Prize for the Fire: A Novel by Rilla Askew

Prize for the Fire: A Novel by Rilla Askew

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/862362 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/862362] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prize for the Fire: A Novel Author: Rilla Askew Narrator: Ruth Redman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 22, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: In 1537, amidst England's religious turmoil, fifteen-year-old Anne Askew is forced to take her dead sister’s place in an arranged marriage The witty, well-educated daughter of a Lincolnshire knight, Anne is determined to free herself from her abusive husband, harsh in-laws, and the cruel strictures of her married life. But this is the England of Henry VIII, where religion and politics are dangerously entangled. A young woman of Anne’s fierce independence, Reformist faith, uncanny command of plainspoken scripture, and—not least—connections to Queen Katheryn Parr’s court cannot long escape official notice, or censure. In a deft blend of history and imagination, award-winning novelist Rilla Askew brings to life a young woman who defied the conventions of her time, ultimately braving torture and the fires of martyrdom for her convictions.

Arabella the Traitor of Mars by David D. Levine

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/776912 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/776912] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arabella the Traitor of Mars Series: #3 of Adventures of Arabella Ashby Author: David D. Levine Narrator: Bianca Amato Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 3, 2024 Genres: Action & Adventure Publisher's Summary: Arabella is now a hero, but her new status brings attention that could threaten all she holds dear, in this final cosmic adventure. Finally and truly husband and wife, Arabella Ashby and Capt. Prakash Singh are lauded as heroes in England after defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Venus. When they are invited to the Brighton palace of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a Martian- and Venusian-inspired architectural marvel, the mechanically-bent Arabella finds herself drawn to the prince’s steam-powered Merlin chair and two-wheeled Draisine. But the Prince has motives other than mere entertainment for their visit. He offers Singh a great opportunity, divulged under a cloak of secrecy. In his dual role of captain and spy, Singh will be sent to Mars to help bring the planet under British control, a mission that will pit Arabella’s love and loyalty for her home against the most powerful realm in the universe.

We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative by George J. Borjas

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818273 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818273] to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative Author: George J. Borjas Narrator: Jim Seybert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 26, 2024 Genres: HR & Admin Publisher's Summary: We are a nation of immigrants, and we have always been concerned about immigration. As early as 1645, the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to prohibit the entry of 'paupers.' Today, however, the notion that immigration is universally beneficial has become pervasive. To many modern economists, immigrants are a trove of much-needed workers who can fill predetermined slots along the proverbial assembly line. But this view of immigration's impact is overly simplified, explains George J. Borjas, a Cuban American, Harvard labor economist. Immigrants are more than just workers—they're people who have lives outside of the factory gates and who may or may not fit the ideal of the country to which they've come to live and work. Like the rest of us, they're protected by social insurance programs, and the choices they make are affected by their social environments. In We Wanted Workers, Borjas shows that, in the grand scheme, immigration has not affected the average American all that much. But it has created winners and losers. The losers tend to be nonmigrant workers who compete for the same jobs as immigrants. And somebody's lower wage is somebody else's higher profit, so those who employ immigrants benefit handsomely. In the end, immigration is mainly just another government redistribution program.

Frank and the Big Mistake by Martha Brockenbrough

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/801049 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/801049] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frank and the Big Mistake Author: Martha Brockenbrough Narrator: Christopher Gebauer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Frank and Sunny’s humans are bringing home their nibling for a visit. But what exactly is a “nibling”? Frank says it’s a small bite of something, and Sunny thinks that sounds delicious.But then there is a knock on their door, and this nibling is a far cry from what they expected! Nelly has strong ideas about how to play and what constitutes fun, including a nauseating basket ride around the house and a mandatory play wedding—with costumes!—between Frank and Captain Keith, the parrot.How will the friends survive the terror of a little girl?

The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743485 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743485] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lies We Leave Behind Author: Noelle Salazar Narrator: Patrick Zeller, Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 5, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: “Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . .  . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front. Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather. Driven by a deep personal need to help in the war effort, she is conflicted when an injury results in her reassignment to the relative comfort of the English countryside. Love has never been part of her plan, but despite herself, she falls for an officer with three bullet wounds, startling blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor. For the first time, Kate sees a future far from the horrors of war and hate. But before she can pursue it, a secret from her past calls her to duty, and she'll have to travel back into danger one more time to rescue a part of herself she'd left behind. But will she make it back? And will that future still be waiting for her if she does?