Mercy by Ian Haramaki

The Goodby People by Gavin Lambert

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825296 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825296] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Goodby People Author: Gavin Lambert Narrator: Philip Battley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 28, 2025 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: First published in 1971, The Goodby People is perhaps the greatest novel ever written about post-Manson, pre-Disney Los Angeles. 'The bisexual draft dodger living on the skids, the glamorous young widow in search of enlightenment, the skinny gamine from out of town who wants to make it in the movies . . .'* These are the people who inhabit Gavin Lambert's mordant portrait of Southern California at the end of the 1960s: forever swapping addresses, lovers, and dreams. They live in extraordinary, suffocating wealth; or else flirting with a Mansonesque cult; or else in a fantasy where golden-age actresses make ghostly visitations to comment on their daily life. All that binds them together is their common sense of aimlessness—and the clear, judgment-free eye of a British author trying his best to be a friend to each. Cool, incisive, yet essentially kind, and very much ahead of its time, The Goodby People unfolds 'in the yawning chasm between real life in Los Angeles and the fantasies manufactured by its dominant business' (*Gary Indiana), and stands as Gavin Lambert's masterpiece. Contains mature themes.

Mercy by Ian Haramaki

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/820818 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/820818] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mercy Series: #1 of Church of the Eclipse Author: Ian Haramaki Narrator: Lance West, Curtis Michael Holland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 28, 2025 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Queer Indie Awards 2023 Winner A PRIEST AND HIS ANGEL . . . Father Ilya Pavlovich Sokolov is a lonely priest and pariah of his small town. Tasked with killing an injured monster in the woods, Ilya is certain of his death. Instead, he heals the monster's injury and lifts its curse, revealing a handsome, memory-less man. Cocksure Danya is a man lost in an unfamiliar world. He struggles to recall his past life, flashes returning as he and Ilya grow closer. Soon, his appearance begins to change once more, but not into a beast—instead, Danya grows into something just like the Sun that Ilya has worshiped all his life. With complicated pasts between them, the two must work together to deal with the corruption of Ilya's own church, as well as their blooming feelings for one another. Contains mature themes.

A Lethal Walk in Lakeland by Nicholas George

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/829340 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/829340] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lethal Walk in Lakeland Author: Nicholas George Narrator: Donald Corren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 21, 2025 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Former San Diego detective Rick “Chase” Chasen has found a welcome change of pace on walking tours in the British countryside. But England’s green and pleasant land can hide all kinds of surprises—including murder … Chase has two compelling reasons for returning to England—a group walk along the famed Coast to Coast trail in the picturesque Lake District, and a chance to further his relationship with Mike, the handsome Devonshire coroner he met on his last trip. The walkers, including Chase’s dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau, assemble at a Cumbrian hotel and begin their adventure with the traditional “baptism of the boots” in St. Bee’s Bay. But they’ve barely begun traveling eastward with their genial guide than the group dynamic turns unexpectedly rocky. The problem is the Uptons—a wealthy family who have arrived from Texas, and whose squabbling antics continually overshadow the bucolic surroundings. Brock Upton, tall and commanding, is traveling with his pint-sized wife and his three siblings, along with a family friend. Every member of the party cites a different reason for joining the tour, and Chase’s instincts tell him they’re all lying. Brock’s heart condition hinders their progress through the Lake District’s hills and dales. But that proves the least of their problems when one of the Uptons is fatally poisoned. Years of secrets and grudges emerge, along with a decades-old family mystery. And only Chase’s investigative expertise can find the answers—and uncover a killer in their midst before tragedy befalls the tour again …

Whisper to the Wind by Marianne K. Martin

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825292 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825292] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whisper to the Wind Author: Marianne K. Martin Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 14, 2025 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Trailblazing author, Marianne K. Martin asks, 'How much are you willing to sacrifice to protect your students and the woman you love?' in this powerful and timely novel. Johanna Beals decided sixteen years ago to sacrifice everything to raise her daughter Kayla as a single mother. She knew it was the right decision even when it led to lonely nights and broken relationships, and even when adolescent secrets challenged their mother/daughter bond. But the decision to go it alone seems easy compared to the one she is about to face. Secrets and bouts of teenage angst don't only challenge parents. English teacher, Miya James, has dealt with her fair share of them over the years. But Kayla Beals seems to be whispering to the wind, an act that stirs uncomfortable memories of Miya's fractured childhood. As the school year progresses, she finds she wasn't prepared for this student, for her mother, or for the sparks that add fuel to the teeming atmosphere of unrest, bullying, and homophobia that leaves her school district grappling with life-changing decisions for everyone involved.

Last Resort by Morgan Brice

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825231 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/825231] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Resort Series: #3 of Treasure Trail Author: Morgan Brice Narrator: John Solo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 14, 2025 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Weird things are happening again in Cape May and the ghosts of old mobsters never rest easy. Erik Mitchell gets a strange delivery of antique poker chips with odd markings tied to a casino that burned a century ago. Ben Nolan finds a dead guy in one of his rental units—turns out the guy's been missing for twenty years and is linked to a long-lost treasure. The ghostly energy of the old Commodore Wilson hotel juices up all the town's spirits, and a stranger shows up with an unhealthy interest in both cases. Ben and Erik have just moved in together, and they're still navigating the next step as partners and blending their lives. Murder, missing persons, hidden treasure, and haunted poker chips. Can Ben and Erik put the pieces together to solve the case, or when the cards are dealt, will they be left holding the dead man's hand? Contains mature themes.