Blackstone Audio February 2015

FEBRUARY 2014 FEATURES • 145+ New Releases • 20+ Sole Source Titles • Prices as Low as $35 • Free Replacements & Physical Processing • Publisher Partnerships: Hachette, BBC, HarperCollins • Introducing Christian Audio Titles

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES The Big Seven

Robert Ludlum’s The Geneva Strategy

A Faux Mystery

by Jim Harrison Read by Jim Meskimen

The Covert-One Series, Book 11

by Jamie Freveletti Read by Jeff Woodman

Jim Harrison’s novel The Great Leader was one of the most successful in his decorated career. His darkly comic follow-up, The Big Seven, sends Detective Sunderson to confront his new neighbors, a gun-nut family who live outside the law in rural Michigan.

• The Great Leader appeared on the New York Times extended bestseller list and was a national bestseller with rapturous reviews • Author’s work has been compared to that of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway • Many other Jim Harrison titles are also available from Blackstone, including The Great Leader, Brown Dog, and The Farmer’s Daughter

”Reading Jim Harrison is about as close as one can come in contemporary fiction to experiencing the abundant pleasures of living.”

—Boston Globe, praise for the author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / LITERARY • (bd7g) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0296-2 $90.00 L 978-1-4815-0297-9 $29.95 N 978-1-4815-2682-1 $64.99

Closer Than You Think

by Karen Rose Read by Hillary Huber

Psychologist Faith Corcoran is desperate to escape the stalker who’s made her life a nightmare for the past year—desperate enough to run to her hometown. Her recent inheritance of her grandmother’s house offers sanctuary, but she has no idea just how close to home her fears still are.

• New York Times bestselling author • RITA Award–winning author • Will appeal to fans of Julie Garwood and Allison Brennan • Also available: Watch Your Back, Broken Silence, Did You Miss Me?, No One Left to Tell, You Belong to Me, Kill for Me, Scream for Me, Die for Me, and Silent Scream

• 150,000 print run • National television, radio, print, and online advertising • Social media outreach through the author • Two other Covert-One novels have hit the New York Times bestseller list

”Freveletti turbocharges tension to nonstop levels in this Covert-One thriller.”

—Kirkus Reviews on Robert Ludlum’s The Janus Reprisal

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / ESPIONAGE • (bh49) 11 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4789-5819-2 $105.99

The Tempting of Thomas Carrick

The Cynster Novels, Book 20

by Stephanie Laurens Reader to be announced

Thomas Carrick, one of Glasgow’s most eligible bachelors, is determined to make his own way and not give in to fate. But forces outside his control leave him no choice but to seek help from the last woman he wants to face—the woman to whom he is promised.

• A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of Mary Balogh and Lisa Kleypas • Blackstone Audio offers a large selection of Stephanie Laurens’ works, including Beyond Seduction, Mastered by Love, and The Edge of Desire

”Karen Rose delivers the kind of high-wire suspense that keeps you riveted.”

”Stephanie Laurens plays into readers’ fantasies like a master and claims their hearts time and again.”

—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author

—RT Book Reviews, praise for the author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / SUSPENSE • (9771) 17 hours • 14 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs  978-1-4830-4767-6 $123.00 L 978-1-4830-4768-3 $44.95 N 978-1-4830-8383-4 $99.99

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In Washington, DC, several members of government disappear in a mass kidnapping. Among them is Nick Rendel, a software expert in charge of drone programming. Jon Smith begins a worldwide search to recover him before the kidnappers have the power to carry out drone strikes anywhere in the world.

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL • (9868) 13 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2286-1 $105.00 L 978-1-4815-2287-8 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-8420-6 $79.99

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES The Black Widow

Death of a Liar

by Wendy Corsi Staub Read by Allyson Ryan

The Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, Book 30

by M. C. Beaton Read by Graeme Malcolm

Newly divorced Gaby Duran needs a distraction from her ex-husband. But local singles are going missing after making connections on the dating site InTune … and a predator is searching again for the perfect match.

• Print run 200,000 • New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • Perfect for fans of Mary Higgins Clark and Lisa Gardner • Also available: The Perfect Stranger and The Blind Date

”Taut, tense, and incredibly suspenseful. This chillingly creepy psychological thriller is the perfect page-turner.”

—Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award–winning author, on The Good Sister

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bhyc) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3334-8 $59.99

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a false report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the Scottish Highlands. So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie.

This time, though, she is telling the truth.

• The Hamish Macbeth series is a worldwide success, with previous novels in the series being selected by the Mystery Guild • The BBC recently filmed twenty-one television episodes based on the series staring Robert Carlyle of The Full Monty • M. C. Beaton was the international guest of honor at Bouchercon 2006, and is generally considered one of the greatest mystery writers of her time

”Delightful…Cozy fans are in for a treat.”

—Publishers Weekly on Death of Yesterday

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / COZY • (bh4b) 5.5 hours • 5 CDs  978-1-4789-5825-3 $76.99

The Hunger of the Wolf

Thoughtful

by Stephen Marche Reader to be announced

The Thoughtless Series, Book 4

by S. C. Stephens Reader to be announced Kellan Kyle’s life is comfortably filled with passionate music, loyal band mates, and fast women … until he meets Kiera. But there’s one problem— she’s his best friend’s girl. Just when Kellan thought his emotional defenses were rock solid, Kiera’s indecisive heart wreaks havoc on his soul.

• Reckless, the third book in the Thoughtless series, debuted at #1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists • The author’s fans have been clamoring to read the story from the hero’s point of view. The same narrative approach was done successfully by Jamie McGuire in Walking Disaster, the follow-up to Beautiful Disaster • The author is very active on social media. Her Facebook page has over fifty thousand likes and she has over twenty-three thousand followers on Twitter

Ben Wylie, heir to America’s secondwealthiest business dynasty, is found dead in a remote patch of northern Canada. Far away, in post-crash New York, Jamie Cabot, the son of the Wylie family’s housekeepers, must figure out how and why Ben died. The answer lies in a tortured family history.

• Will appeal to readers of Martin Cruz Smith’s Tatiana and Matt Haig’s The Radleys • National media campaign • Cross-promotion with author’s website: StephenMarche.com • Social media promotion, including Twitter

”The Hunger of the Wolf is a modern masterpiece: The Great Gatsby for the new gilded age.”

—James Frey, New York Times bestselling author

”Wildly addictive, beautifully written, and uniquely captivating.”

—Tracey, New York Times bestselling author, on Thoughtless

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bh4l) 13 hours • 12 CDs  978-1-4789-5862-8 $109.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / LITERARY • (bha5) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2186-4 $90.00 L 978-1-4815-2187-1 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-8416-9 $64.99

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Once and Always

Finding Jake

by Elizabeth Hoyt writing as Julia Harper Reader to be announced

A Novel

by Bryan Reardon Reader to be announced

From her mile-long legs to her razorsharp wit, Maisa Bradley is like nothing Coot Lake, Minnesota, has ever seen.

But an innocent mix-up soon has the Russian mob taking an unusual interest in the sleepy little town—and Maisa facing heated scrutiny from a certain tall, dark, and handsome deputy.

Simon Connolly races to the rendezvous point at his son Jake’s high school, where there has been a shooting. As his worst nightmare unfolds, Simon begins to obsess over the past, searching for answers, for hope. Where is Jake? Is it possible he doesn’t really know his son?

• Print run 100,000

• Print run 50,000

• Writing as Julia Harper, the New York Times bestselling historical romance author Elizabeth Hoyt takes on the bestselling contemporary genre with a fun and flirty new romance

• Will appeal to fans of Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight, Defending Jacob by William Landay, and We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver

• National print and online media campaign

• Offers a fresh look at the tragedy of youth and school shootings, a topical subject

”Lively humor, an enterprising heroine, creative plot twists, and a nail-biting finale make Harper’s debut a worthwhile romp.”

—Publishers Weekly on Hot

”Compelling psychological suspense…A journey into the depths of a parent’s worst nightmare, it is at turns heartbreaking, surprising, devastating, hopeful.”

—Alison Gaylin, USA Today bestselling author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bh4i) 11 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4789-5850-5 $105.99 N 978-1-4789-5852-9 $59.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bhyf) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3340-9 $59.99

Back in the Game

The Forgotten Girls

The Stardust, Texas Series, Book 1

by Lori Wilde Read by C. J. Critt

by Sara Blaedel Reader to be announced

In a forest in Denmark, a ranger discovers the fresh corpse of an unidentified woman. Louise Rick—the new commander of the Missing Persons Department—soon discovers something more disturbing: the woman had a twin, and both girls were issued death certificates over thirty years ago.

When ex-pitcher Rowdy Blanton hires good-girl ghostwriter Breeanne Carlyle to write his tell-all, they are both tempted to play the game of love.

• Print run 300,000

• Print run 75,000

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

• The Forgotten Girls was #1 on the Danish bestseller list with over one hundred thousand copies sold

• Will appeal to fans of Sherryl Woods, Susan Wiggs, and Susan Mallery • Novels about small towns and communities are big sellers

“Lori Wilde has created a rich and wonderful story about the charm of small town life combined with the power and passion of first love. Delicious!”

—Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling author, on The First Love Cookie Club

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bhya) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3330-0 $59.99

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• Sara Blaedel, referred to as the Danish Queen of Crime, has sold over one million of her books in a country of 5.5 million people • Extensive web marketing and online promotion

”One of the best I’ve come across.”

—Michael Connelly

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bh4d) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4789-5830-7 $100.99 N 978-1-4789-5832-1 $59.99

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES The Swimmer

After Birth

A Novel

by Joakim Zander Reader to be announced Klara Walldéen has accidentally seen information so sensitive that someone will kill to keep it hidden. Now, an old spy, once so dedicated that he abandoned his infant daughter, is the only man that can save Klara … and she is the only one that can allow him to lay old ghosts to rest.

• Print run 150,000 • Will appeal to fans of Stieg Larsson, John le Carré, Graham Greene, and other spy thriller masters • The Swimmer was a major bestseller when it was first published in Sweden, and received widespread critical acclaim

”A terrific globe-trotting page-turner, rich with complex conflicts and a big, meaty, chillingly credible conspiracy.”

—Chris Pavone, author of The Expats and The Accident

by Elisa Albert Read by Amy Rubinate

A year has passed since Ari gave birth to Walker, though it went so badly awry she has trouble calling it “birth” to begin with. Unable to manage her new life, everything changes for Ari when Mina, a one-time cult musician who’s nine months pregnant, moves to town.

• Elisa Albert has been compared to Lorrie Moore in the New Yorker, and her Book of Dahlia was an Entertainment Weekly Best Fiction of 2008 pick • Albert takes on postpartum depression and the failure of our culture to take care of its new mothers; this novel adds a loud and significant voice to our culture’s ongoing conversation about these issues • Will appeal to fans of Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin and Anne Enright’s The Gathering

”A voluptuous, hilarious, scaldingly and exhilaratingly honest account of new motherhood, emotional exile, and the complex romance of female friendship.”

—Karen Russell, New York Times bestselling author of Swamplandia!

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / ESPIONAGE • (bhy3) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3316-4 $59.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/17/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (bd57) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0472-0 $69.00 L 978-1-4815-0473-7 $29.95

The Knife

Screening Room

After two American helicopters are shot down in the Middle East, Dutch Shaw and his Special Forces team know they’re going to be sent back in, deep into insurgent territory, where a mysterious new organization has been attracting high-value targets from across the region.

From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller Einstein’s Dreams comes a lyrical memoir of Memphis from the 1930s through the 1960s: the music and the racism, the early days of the movies, and a powerful grandfather whose ghost continues to haunt the family.

Family Pictures

by Alan Lightman Read by Bronson Pinchot

A Novel

by Ross Ritchell Read by Peter Ganim

• Print run 50,000 • Will appeal to readers of Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds and Phil Klay’s Redeployment • Written by a former soldier, The Knife rings true in every way

”The most gripping and thought-provoking novel I’ve read this year, The Knife will enchant, move, and haunt its readers. Ross Ritchell’s gritty prose is stunning.”

• Perfect for readers of Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family • Lightman has written both successful fiction and nonfiction focusing on science, but this memoir reveals another dimension of his talent • Family history will be a good subject for features in southern newspapers and magazines

”The beautiful writing throughout this little gem of a book is an Alan Lightman trademark.”

—Washington Times on Mr g

—Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/5/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / WAR & MILITARY • (bg5c) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-1445-3 $76.00 L 978-1-4815-1446-0 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-8386-5 $64.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS (bd0p) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0486-7 $76.00 L 978-1-4815-0487-4 $29.95

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Wastelands 2

On My Own Two Feet

More Stories of the Apocalypse Edited by John Joseph Adams Stories by George R. R. Martin, Junot Díaz, Hugh Howey, David Brin, Paolo Bacigalupi, Mira Grant, and others Read by various narrators

From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life

by Amy Purdy, with Michelle Burford Reader to be announced Amy Purdy’s powerful memoir urges us to live life to the fullest, because we are all a lot more capable than we could ever imagine.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are our guides through the Wastelands.

• Includes stories from some of the most renowned speculative fiction authors around, including George R. R. Martin and Mira Grant

• Collaborating author Michelle Burford is a New York Times bestselling author and celebrity ghostwriter

• Will appeal to fans of Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, and Jonathan Lethem

• Amy Purdy is the top-ranked female adaptive snowboarder in the US, a threetime World Cup para-snowboard gold medalist, and a Paralympic bronze medalist

”A well-chosen selection of well-crafted stories, offering something to please nearly every postapocalyptic palate.”

—Booklist on Wastelands SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES (bhoc) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-3007-1 $100.00 L 978-1-4815-3008-8 $29.95

• National broadcast and print media campaign AVAILABLE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS • (bim6) 8.5 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9880-7 $76.00 L 978-1-4830-9881-4 $29.95

Cook Your Butt Off!

Diary of an Accidental Wallflower

On the heels of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Pound a Day Diet comes a powerful new program for readers to drop pounds fast.

When pretty Miss Clare Westmore twists her ankle, she is left watching her best friend dance away with her duke. But after spending time in the wallflower line, she realizes she is falling for her doctor instead. When her ankle finally heals, will she return to the dance floor?

Lose Up to a Pound a Day with Fat-Burning Foods and Gluten-Free Recipes

by Rocco DiSpirito Reader to be announced

The Seduction Diaries, Book 1

by Jennifer McQuiston Read by Lana J. Weston

• 150,000 print run • DiSpirito is the author of multiple #1 New York Times bestselling cookbooks

• Print run 150,000

• Author is an award-winning celebrity chef who has appeared on Good Morning America, Rachael Ray, and other major shows

• Will appeal to fans of Sarah MacLean, Cecilia Grant, and Julia Quinn

”DiSpirito…dispels the belief that a slow, steady loss is the best way to lose weight.”

—Publisher’s Weekly on The Pound a Day Diet SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/17/15 HEALTH & FITNESS / WEIGHT LOSS • (bh4c) 5 hours • 5 CDs  978-1-4789-5827-7 $55.99

Break Free from the Hidden Toxins in Your Food and Lose Weight, Look Years Younger, and Get Healthy in Just Twenty-One Days

by Vani Hari Foreword by Mark Hyman, MD Reader to be announced Vani Hari—a.k.a. the Food Babe—invites you to follow an easy and accessible plan to rid your body of toxins, lose weight without counting calories, and restore your natural glow in just twenty-one days.

Prudence

by David Treuer Read by Chris Patton On a sweltering day in August 1942, Frankie Washburn returns to his family’s rustic Minnesota resort for one last visit before he joins the war as a bombardier.

But before the homecoming can be celebrated, the search for an escaped German soldier explodes in a shocking act of violence.

• Prudence is far more ambitious than Treuer’s previous novels • Treuer has received rave reviews for his previous works

• Print run 150,000 • The author’s website receives more than 1.5 million unique visitors per month • The author has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Inside Edition, NBC News, and Fox News

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”One of my favorite new writers!”

—Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / REGENCY • (bhye) 11 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4815-3338-6 $59.99

The Food Babe Way

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 HEALTH & FITNESS / GENERAL • (bh4a) 9 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4789-5823-9 $90.99

• McQuiston’s Second Sons trilogy was extremely successful

”David Treuer’s novel Prudence is a wondrous and mesmerizing narrative—intricate, seductive, and wholly gratifying.”—Toni Morrison SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/5/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / LITERARY • (bcvd) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0417-1 $76.00 L 978-1-4815-0418-8 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-8417-6 $64.99

Tel: 1-800-621-0182 • libraryservices@blackstoneaudio.com • www.BlackstoneLibrary.com

FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES It’s What I Do

El amor en los tiempos del cólera

A Photographer’s Life of Love and War

by Lynsey Addario Read by Tavia Gilbert After September 11, 2001, photojournalist Lynsey Addario got the call to return to Afghanistan and cover the American invasion. She made a decision she would often find herself making—to set out across the world, face the chaos of crisis, and make a name for herself.

• Print run 75,000

by Gabriel García Márquez Reader to be announced

From the Nobel Prize–winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people’s lives together for more than half a century.

• New York Times bestselling author • The Spanish edition of one of García Márquez’s most popular works

• Pulitzer Prize–winning author

”It’s What I Do is as brilliant as Addario’s pictures—and she’s the greatest photographer of our war-torn time.”

—Tim Weiner, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Legacy of Ashes SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/5/15 • EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS (bd7f) 12.5 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0584-0 $105.00 L 978-1-4815-0585-7 $29.95

• Winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, García Márquez is considered one of the most influential writers of the twenty-first century

”Un libro brillante y desgarrador.”—New York Times Book Review AVAILABLE 2/10/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (bg6t) 16 hours • 13 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-1868-0 $118.00 L 978-1-4815-1869-7 $29.95

Three Twisted Stories

Rich Bitch

by Karin Slaughter Read by Kathleen Early

A Simple 12-Step Plan to Decoding Financial Jargon and Having the Life You Want

by Nicole Lapin Reader to be announced

This collection from New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter includes an all-new novella-length story, Go Deep, and two short stories previously released in other collections: “Necessary Women” and “Remmy Rothstein Toes the Line.”

Rich Bitch is not your ordinary finance book. Financial journalist Nicole Lapin knows money and has rewritten the rules with this refreshing and accessible guide to understanding the basics.

• New York Times bestselling author • More than five million copies of Slaughter’s books are in print in the US alone • Blackstone offers a large selection of Karin Slaughter’s titles

“No one writes like Slaughter…She is the best damn anomaly writing books today.” —Huffington Post, praise for the author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/15/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / SHORT STORIES • (bhsb) 2 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8465-7 $28.00 L 978-1-4830-8466-4 $19.95

• Lapin has a strong and growing platform, media and celebrity connections, and is a well-known name in financial journalism • Lapin appears regularly on The Wendy Williams Show, and her own television show is in the works • Lapin is building the Rich Bitch brand by creating a video series, launching products, and more SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE SELF-HELP / PERSONAL GROWTH / SUCCESS • (bhny) 10 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2876-4 $90.00 L 978-1-4815-2877-1 $29.95

Uganda Be Kidding Me

A Memory of Violets

by Chelsea Handler Read by Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler delivers her most hilarious stories ever. Complete with answers to frequently asked traveler’s questions, hot travel trips, and travel etiquette—none of which should be believed—Uganda Be Kidding Me has Chelsea taking on the world, one laugh-out-loud incident at a time.

A Novel of London’s Flower Sellers

by Hazel Gaynor Read by Nicola Barber In 1912 the assistant housemother at a home for London’s flower girls finds the diary of a dead young orphan, and sets out to discover what happened to her sister.

• New York Times bestselling author

• From one of the nation’s most popular female stand-up comedians

• Print run 100,000

• Online advertising campaign

• Gaynor won the Cecil Day Lewis Award for Emerging Writers in 2012

• Will appeal to fans of Life As I Blow It by Sarah Colonna and Yes Please by Amy Poehler

”A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail...Hazel Gaynor is an exciting new voice in historical fiction.”—Kate Kerrigan, New York Times bestselling author of Ellis Island, on The Girl Who Came Home

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/17/15 HUMOR / FORM / ESSAYS • (b7fp) 8 hours • 5 CDs  978-1-4789-0494-6 $54.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 FICTION / HISTORICAL • (bhxr) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4815-3292-1 $59.99

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Welcome to Braggsville

One Night: Unveiled

This dark and socially provocative Southern-fried comedy follows four UC Berkeley students who stage a dramatic protest during a Civil War reenactment.

The story of Livy and M’s passionate love affair comes to a stunning conclusion in the final book in the One Night series.

A Novel

by Geronimo T. Johnson Reader to be announced

• Print run 100,000 • National broadcast and print campaign

• Jodi Ellen Malpas is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Her This Man trilogy has sold over 500,000 combined copies

• Social media outreach campaign

• National print advertising in RT Book Reviews

”Ghastly and funny and gloriously provocative…Johnson’s prose is by turns scathing dark humor, soaring lyricism, and a quietly devastating analysis of every species of injustice.”—Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/17/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (bhy7) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3324-9 $59.99

• Social media advertising and marketing campaign

”Sexy and emotional…intriguing and mysterious.”

—TotallyBookedBlog.com on One Night: Promised SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / EROTICA • (bh4f) 19 hours • 15 CDs  978-1-4789-5838-3 $123.99

Perfect Kind of Trouble The Finding Fate Series, Book 2

by Chelsea Fine Read by Susanna Duff

Sometimes when perfect falls apart, a little trouble fixes everything.

• Chelsea Fine’s books in the Finding Fate series will be published in print for the first time to further capture the rabid new-adult fanbase • Fine’s novels have been praised by New York Times bestselling authors

”By turns humorous and heartbreaking, Best Kind of Broken has become one of my favorites!”

—Cora Carmack, New York Times bestselling author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / NEW ADULT • (bh4g) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4789-5842-0 $100.99

On Your Case

A Comprehensive, Compassionate (and Only Slightly Bossy) Legal Guide for Every Stage of a Woman’s Life

by Lisa Green Read by Lisa Green Television legal analyst and attorney Lisa Green offers a witty, direct, and empowering legal guide for women, filled with accessible information they can employ to understand and respond to common legal issues throughout their lives.

• Print run 50,000 • Lisa Green is primed to be the go-to name for women’s legal issues

”Green knows her stuff, having practiced corporate law before joining NBC News.”

—Library Journal

Creatures of a Day, and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom, MD Reader to be announced

For years, eminent psychotherapist Irvin Yalom has pressed his patients to grapple with life’s two greatest challenges: death, and leading a life worth living. In Creatures of a Day, he and his patients confront the difficulty of these challenges.

• Basic Books’ lead nonfiction title • Will appeal to fans of Richard Dawkins and Milton H. Erickson

”Poignant and beautiful insights from a wise therapist...

Creatures of a Day is just what the doctor ordered!”—Abraham Verghese, New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE PSYCHOLOGY / MOVEMENTS / PSYCHOANALYSIS • (bhgd) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2614-2 $76.00 L 978-1-4815-2615-9 $29.95

The Blind Date

by Wendy Corsi Staub Reader to be announced Elisabeth Kennedy’s life is haunted by the murder of her sister years ago. As her life falls apart, she secludes herself in a belfry apartment. But as more people around her die, Elisabeth realizes her sister’s killer is still out there, and to find him, she will have to come out of hiding.

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of Louise Penny and Patricia Highsmith • Author website: WendyCorsiStaub.com

”Intense! Wendy Corsi Staub once again delivers a masterful psychological mystery that is both chilling and thrilling.”

—Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of Reckless, on The Good Sister

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The One Night Trilogy, Book 3

by Jodi Ellen Malpas Reader to be announced

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Girl in a Band

Boston Strong

Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story—a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, and independence.

Veteran journalists Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge have written the definitive inside look at the Boston Marathon bombing with a unique, Boston-based account of the events that riveted the world.

A Memoir

by Kim Gordon Readerto be announced

A City’s Triumph over Tragedy

by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge Reader to be announced

• Casey Affleck has signed on to star in and produce a film based on this book • Print run 125,000

• This definitive account of the tragedy is based on firsthand accounts

• From the cofounder of one of the most influential bands in the alternative genre

• Will appeal to readers of Stronger and Long Mile Home

”Boston Strong combines tireless research with vivid and panoramic storytelling.”

“Written with the same cool passion she brings to her lyrics” —Kirkus Reviews

—David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize–winning author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / COMPOSERS & MUSICIANS • (bhyg) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3342-3 $59.99

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At Wolf Ranch

Bon Appétempt

The Montana Men Series, Book 1

by Jennifer Ryan Read by Coleen Marlo

A Coming-of-Age Story (with Recipes!)

by Amelia Morris Reader to be announced

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan kicks off her hot new series about the rugged ranchers of Big Sky country and the women they’ll do anything to protect.

Lunch in Paris meets Adulting in this funny and poignant memoir about collapsing cakes and coming of age in your twenties and thirties.

• Print run 150,000 • Jennifer Ryan’s first four books have sold over 200,000 copies combined • Ryan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

”A winner from start to finish!”

—Brenda Novak, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

• Amelia Morris’ blog of the same title was named one of Time magazine’s best blogs of 2013 and Saveur’s best food-humor blog • Morris is producing and serving as the online food personality of the PBS YouTube channel with the Bon Appétempt show

”Amelia Morris’ debut, Bon Appétempt, is one of the most compulsively readable books I’ve picked up in years.”

—Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of Birds of a Lesser Paradise

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For the Love of Pete

Better When He’s Bold

by Elizabeth Hoyt writing as Julia Harper Reader to be announced

The Welcome to the Point Series, Book 2

by Jay Crownover Read by Jameson Adams and Olivia Song

When Zoe Adler’s stepsister and her daughter Pete went into witness protection, she wasn’t supposed to tell anyone. But when a hit man snatches Pete, Zoe jumps into a sexy FBI agent’s car and hangs on. No matter what it takes, she’s going to bring Pete back.

Some men are just better when they’re bold.

• Jay Crownover is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author whose books consistently receive enormous praise from readers • Rabid fans of the Welcome to the Point series are hungry for this sexy new installment “Full of action that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Better When He’s Bad is a sexy thrill ride.”

—Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Better When He’s Bad

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15

• Writing as Julia Harper, the New York Times bestselling historical romance author Elizabeth Hoyt takes on the bestselling contemporary genre with a fun and flirty romance • Harper’s sexy contemporary romance novels have received rave reviews from publications like Publishers Weekly and Booklist

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES • According to the Guardian, Rankin books account for 10 percent of all crime-book sales in the UK

A Question of Blood The Inspector Rebus Series, Book 14

by Ian Rankin Read by James Macpherson When a former soldier and recluse murders two seventeen-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Resurrection Men The Inspector Rebus Series, Book 13

by Ian Rankin Read by James Macpherson

• Over 600,000 copies of Rankin’s novels have been sold to date in the US

With the brilliant eye for character and place that earned him the name “the Dickens of Edinburgh,” Ian Rankin delivers another page-turning Inspector John Rebus novel of intricate suspense.

• Some of the world’s most successful crime writers count themselves as Rankin fans

“Rankin’s novels are skillful, serious, and eminently readable…If you haven’t experienced Inspector Rebus, Resurrection Men is a good place to start.”

”A Question of Blood confirms Mr. Rankin’s place as part of the nouveau-noir pantheon.”—New York Times

—Washington Post

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• There are more than 200,000 copies of this book still in print

Notes of a Native Son

by James Baldwin Read by Ron Butler Notes of a Native Son is the book that established Baldwin’s voice as a social critic, and it remains one of his most admired works. These essays reveal an intimate portrait of Baldwin’s own search for identity.

Tommies, Series 1 1914

by Nick Warburton, Michael Chaplin, and Jonathan Ruffle A BBC Radio 4 production Performed by a full cast

• This book has been hailed as Baldwin’s finest achievement • There has only ever been one other audio edition of this book, and it has long been out of print

A compelling original drama from BBC Radio 4 which follows the lives of those on, and behind, the battlefront of World War I. • World War I stories are always in demand

“A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity.”

• Will appeal to military history buffs and those interested in the personal aspect of war

—Langston Hughes, poet, social activist, and novelist

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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child The Doctor Who Series

by Nigel Robinson Read by William Russell

• The television show is considered one of Britain’s finest programs and won the 2006 British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series, plus numerous other awards

AVAILABLE 2/1/15 FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE (bde3) 4 hours • 4 CDs

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Germany

The Doctor Who Series

by James Goss Read by Colin McFarlane

The Memories of a Nation

by Neil MacGregor A BBC Radio 4 production Read by Neil MacGregor

An asteroid in the furthest reaches of space—the most secure prison for the most dangerous of criminals. Unless the Governor listens to the Doctor, a lot of people will die.

Two teachers investigate the home life of an unusual pupil who knows far more than she should about the past—and the future.

• The longest-running sci-fi show in television history

Doctor Who: The Blood Cell

• Will appeal to fans of Torchwood and Stargate

AVAILABLE 2/1/15 FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE (bde4) 5 hours • 4 CDs

AVAILABLE 2/1/15 HISTORY / EUROPE / GERMANY (bde2) 7 hours • 6 CDs  978-1-4815-0628-1 $49.00

Hot

by Julia Harper Reader to be announced

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When two bumbling crooks stumble into her bank and hold up the place, play-by-the-rules teller Turner Hastings takes advantage of the melee to pull a heist of her own. But when the bank’s president hires a hit man, Special Agent John MacKinnon will have to decide between saving his career and saving Turner.

“The message is clear and significant.”

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• Blackstone offers numerous other BBC productions

more Doctor Who episodes

Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection

by Catherine Price Reader to be announced

—Kirkus Reviews

• Will appeal to those interested in European history, culture, and anthropology

• Blackstone offers numerous BBC productions, including many

Vitamania

Grounded in history but firmly oriented toward the future, Vitamania won’t just change the way you think about vitamins—it will change the way you think about food.

Germany’s past is often seen through the prism of war. This series investigates a six-hundred-year-old history of the nation through its objects.

• Writing as Julia Harper, the New York Times bestselling historical romance author Elizabeth Hoyt takes on the bestselling contemporary genre with a fun and flirty romance • Harper’s sexy contemporary romance novels have received rave reviews from publications like Publishers Weekly and Booklist

”Hot pulls you in from the first sentence and carries you along on a gleeful romp you won’t want to end!”—Stephanie Bond, USA Today bestselling author AVAILABLE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bh4k) 11 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4789-5858-1 $105.99

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist, and Heal Your Family

by Dr. Karyl McBride Read by Dr. Karyl McBride Will I Ever Be Free of You? is the first book to offer a strategy for changing the way divorcing spouses and professionals deal with narcissists in divorce proceedings. This book will appeal to anyone involved in the struggle.

• Will appeal to readers of Christopher Lasch’s landmark book The Culture of Narcissism and Bill Eddy and Randi Kreger’s Splitting

The Autumn Republic The Powder Mage Trilogy, Book 3

by Brian McClellan Reader to be announced The fantastic conclusion to the popular Powder Mage trilogy from a new star in the fantasy genre

• Social media promotion, including Facebook and Twitter • Newsletter to author’s fan base

“This book is just plain awesome...I had a blast.”

”A smart, practical guide to a perplexing problem…

As readable as it is sensible and helpful.”

—Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author, on Promise of Blood

—Terry Real, author of The New Rules of Marriage

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / FANTASY / EPIC (bh4r) 19 hours • 15 CDs  978-1-4789-5886-4 $123.99

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• Print run 100,000

Rich Man, Poor Man A Memoir

by Nick Nolte Reader to be announced In a career spanning five decades, Nick Nolte has been both celebrated and vilified; survived marriages, divorces, and a string of romances; been named the “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine; and suffered public humiliation over his drug issues. Through it all, he has remained true to the craft he loves. In this candid memoir he delivers his most revealing performance yet.

Touch

by Claire North Read by Peter Kenny

• Nick Nolte has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has starred in both independent films and box-office hits

The wildly original and masterfully suspenseful second novel from highly acclaimed author Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.

• Will appeal to readers of Rob Lowe’s Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Alan Alda’s Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, Robert J. Wagner’s Pieces of My Heart, and Keith Richards’ Life

“A tremendously entertaining ride… you’re sure to enjoy the trip.”

—Toronto Sunday Star on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

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Shatter

Hearth Stone

Lamentation

The Joseph O’Loughlin Series, Book 2

by Michael Robotham Read by Sean Barrett

The Home in the Hills Series , Book 1

by Lois Greiman Reader to be announced

The Shardlake Series, Book 6

by C. J. Sansom Read by Steven Crossley

Having devoted his career to repairing damaged minds, Joe O’Loughlin must now confront an adversary who tears them apart—destroying his victims from the inside out.

Award-winning author Lois Greiman welcomes readers back to the quirky small town of Hope Springs, South Dakota, with a new cast of characters in a story that will warm the heart.

As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart in the new installment of C. J. Sansom’s Shardlake series.

“The most suspenseful book I read all year.”

“Lois Greiman is a natural storyteller.”

—Stephen King

—Victoria Alexander, #1 New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author

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Ghetto Bastard

Unlikely Warrior

By K’wan Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

A Jewish Soldier in Hitler’s Army

by Georg Rauch Translated by Phyllis Rauch Reader to be announced

What happens to the children that the world throws away? They become animals.

“Quick and entertaining, K’wan’s latest captures a small slice of modern urban life with a great degree of credibility.”

—Publishers Weekly on Section 8

“C. J. Sansom has an unerring sense of pace and a deft historical touch.”

—New Yorker, praise for the author

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Young Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Nazis, but then came the day he was shipped out to fight on the Eastern front as part of the German infantry—in spite of his own Jewish ancestry.

Unlikely Warrior is the story of his struggle to stay alive and find his way back home.

• Rauch’s memoir was originally self-published in 2006, receiving numerous positive reviews from customers on Goodreads and Amazon • Will appeal to readers of In Deadly Combat by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann and The Forgotton Soldier by Guy Sajer

”With honesty and affection Georg Rauch tells of the love and respect between a mother and son as well as the nightmare experiences of a young soldier.”

—Lake Chapala Review

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Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES • Sykes brilliantly evokes the landscape and people of medieval Kent in this thrillingly suspenseful debut

Plague Land

by S. D. Sykes Reader to be announced In this chilling historical mystery, young girls go missing from a medieval English village and Lord Oswald de Lacy must find the killer before tragedy strikes again. But every step he takes seems to lead him deeper into a dark maze of political intrigue, family secrets, and violent strife.

The Killing Season The Carter Blake Series, Book 1

by Mason Cross Reader to be announced

• Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom, Ariana Franklin, and Susanna Gregory

When Caleb Wardell, the infamous “Chicago Sniper,” escapes from death row, the FBI calls on the services of Carter Blake, a man whose skills lie in finding those who don’t want to be found.

• A medieval mystery with a true eye for historical detail

“Pulse-pounding...Prepare to read all night.”

”There’s a nice, cliché-free sharpness to Sykes’ writing… that suggests a medieval Raymond Chandler at work.”

—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author

—Independent (London)

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• National and regional publicity and review coverage

At the Edge of Uncertainty 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise

by Michael Brooks Read by Sean Runnette

The Lost Treasures of R&B The D Hunter Mysteries, Book 3

by Nelson George Produced by Buck 50 Productions Read by Shayna Small

• Online and social media promotions

The atom, the big bang, DNA—all are ideas that have revolutionized science; and all were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. At the Edge of Uncertainty investigates a new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.

• Targeted print and online advertising

Bodyguard D Hunter takes a gig protecting rapper Asya Roc at an underground fight club in Brooklyn— but things get ugly after an arms deal gone bad.

• National radio tour

“D Hunter is destined to become a classic.”

“An exuberant tour through the world of scientists behaving badly.”

—Mary Karr, New York Times bestselling author

—New York Times on Free Radicals

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Journeys Home

Riot

A Darkling Sea

Inspiring Stories, plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History Featuring Andrew McCarthy and the National Geographic Travel Team Reader to be announced

The Mayhem Series, Book 2

by Jamie Shaw Reader to be announced

by James L. Cambias Reader to be announced

“The reader gets to see the world in a way that only the author can show.”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on The Longest Way Home

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“This book is exactly why every girl has a rock-star fantasy.”

“A stunning debut...James Cambias will be one of the century’s major names in hard science fiction.”

—Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author, on Mayhem

—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award–winning author

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The Opposite of Spoiled

Ritual

Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart about Money

by Ron Lieber Reader to be announced

by Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, with Steven Savile Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

The Opposite of Spoiled shows how to embrace the topic of money to help parents raise kids who are generous and less materialistic.

The year 2017 is coming to a close, and it seems as if the world is about to end. When the power goes out—everywhere—NYC subway electrician Neil Anapa is dragged into a dangerous conspiracy. Can he help save the world from an ancient ritual?

• The second collaboration between Prodigy and Steven Savile • Blends crime fiction with street literature • Will appeal to fans of Miasha, Sister Souljah, and K’wan

“This engaging and important book breaks new ground by suggesting that the next generation deserves to be better at money than we are.”

”Prodigy is a proven storyteller, and his skills spill over into the literature game effortlessly.”

—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

—JaQuavis Coleman, praise for the author

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On the planet Ilmatar, a team of deep-sea diving scientists investigates the blind alien race that lives below.

But tensions soon erupt, leading to a diplomatic disaster that threatens to escalate to war.

After meeting sexy guitarist Joel Gibbon, Dee knows it won’t be long before she has him wrapped around her finger. Dee is determined to drive him just as crazy as he’s made her.

This compelling travelogue recounts Andrew McCarthy’s quest to uncover his family’s Irish history.

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE (bd3w) 5.5 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0523-9 $69.00 L 978-1-4815-0524-6 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-8384-1 $54.99

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Breaking Point

• A New York Times bestseller

Breath of Spring

The Troubleshooters Series, Book 9

by Suzanne Brockmann Read by Patrick Lawlor and Melanie Ewbank

• Blends high-octane action with thrilling romance

The Seasons of the Heart Series, Book 4

by Charlotte Hubbard Reader to be announced

FBI agent Max Bhagat puts nothing ahead of work, including his feelings for Gina Vitagliano. But when news reaches him that Gina has been killed, nothing can keep Max from making a full investigation—and retribution—his top priority. But Gina is still very much alive … and in serious trouble.

• Brockmann is a two-time winner of the RITA Award and a seven-time recipient of awards from RT Book Reviews magazine

A bright season breathes renewed life into a tranquil Amish village, where God shows a troubled young woman the redemptive power of faith and love.

“A great addition to the wonderful Seasons of the Heart romance series.”

”Few authors can weave together multiple romantic threads while keeping each storyline taut and fresh, but Brockmann is a master at doing just that.”

—RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

—Publishers Weekly

AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / CHRISTIAN / ROMANCE (bfws) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4815-1019-6 $29.95

AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / SUSPENSE • (9202) 17 hours • 14 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs  978-1-4815-0825-4 $123.00 L 978-1-4815-0826-1 $44.95 N 978-1-4830-8381-0 $94.99

Phantom Terror

Peacekeepers

Political Paranoia and the Creation of the Modern State, 1789–1848

by Adam Zamoyski Read by Gildart Jackson

by Ben Bova Reader to be announced

Phantom Terror reveals that the years after the French Revolution were the crux upon which the rest of European history would turn.

“This diligently researched, beautifully written, and passionately argued work of scholarship completely convinces.”—Andrew Roberts, New York Times

Tales from Both Sides of the Brain A Life in Neuroscience

by Michael S. Gazzaniga Reader to be announced

In the next century, the United States and Russia have joined forces to form the International Peacekeeping Force.

But many factions resent this orbital police force—and attempt to seize control of the IPF itself.

Michael S. Gazzaniga gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on an unlikely couple— the right and left brain.

“[Bova is] the science fiction author who will have the greatest effect on the world.”

“Gazzaniga…takes us on a lively tour through the latest research on brain evolution.”

—Ray Bradbury, praise for the author

—New York Times on Human

bestselling author of The Storm of War

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AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL (bd4z) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0393-8 $100.00 L 978-1-4815-0394-5 $29.95

Chase Your Shadow

The Allure of Gentleness

The Trials of Oscar Pistorius

by John Carlin Reader to be announced

Defending the Faith in the Manner of Jesus

by Dallas Willard Read by Alan Winter

Chase Your Shadow is the definitive account of the rise and fall of South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his heroic success to the murder charge that put both the man and his country on trial.

“Willard’s passionate insights are thoroughly argued.”

—New York Times on Playing the Enemy

—Library Journal on The Divine Conspiracy

 978-1-4815-3288-4 $59.99

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Reflections from Pope Francis An Invitation to Journaling, Prayer, and Action

by Susan Stark and Dan Pierson Reader to be announced

Revered bestselling Christian author Dallas Willard argues that the best way to spread Christ’s word is to live a life reflective of Jesus himself: a life of love, humility, and gentleness.

“Carlin is an industrious reporter and gifted storyteller.”

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 TRUE CRIME / MURDER / GENERAL (bhxp) 12 hours • 10 CDs

 978-1-4815-1018-9 $100.00 N 978-1-4830-8385-8 $74.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 RELIGION / CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY / APOLOGETICS (bhxu) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3298-3 $59.99

A little over a year into his papacy, Pope Francis is being hailed by the news media, Christians, and nonChristians alike as a refreshing figure in the Vatican. Reflections from Pope Francis features brief excerpts for reflection from Pope Francis’ homilies, speeches, and addresses along with invitation to prayer, writing, and action.

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 RELIGION / CHRISTIANITY / CATHOLIC (bhtk) 10 hours • 2 CDs  978-1-4690-3016-6 $28.99

Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen An Ordinary Family’s Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo

by Lisa J. Shannon Read bu Carrington MacDuffie Illuminating and heartfelt, Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen is an exquisite testimony to the beauty of human connection and strength.

“A much-needed view of how one inspired American can act with hope, drive, and courage.”

—Publishers Weekly on A Thousand Sisters

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / SOCIAL ACTIVISTS (9756) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0312-9 $90.00 L 978-1-4815-0313-6 $29.95

Give It All The Desert Dogs Series, Book 2

by Cara McKenna Read by Tom Weiner With her small Nevada town under siege by a ruthless casino development, bar owner Raina Harper knows that trusting the public face of the corporate invaders is risky.

But Duncan’s no villain, and he soon finds himself in the bad guys’ crosshairs.

• Perfect for fans of Kristen Ashley and Lora Leigh • McKenna has built a strong fan base writing for Ellora’s Cave, Harlequin, and Samhain • Also available: Lay It Down • Author website: CaraMcKenna.com

”McKenna’s voice is gritty and compelling.”

—Maya Banks, #1 New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (9801) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0855-1 $100.00 L 978-1-4815-0856-8 $29.95

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Hack Attack The Inside Story of How the Truth Caught Up with Rupert Murdoch

by Nick Davies Reader to be announced After an editor of the News of the World was caught listening to private voice mails, he was quickly jailed.

But journalist Nick Davies knew it didn’t add up and began to investigate, uncovering the long shadow of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.

• Film rights have been optioned by George Clooney

The Return of Brody McBride

• Author is an award-winning investigative journalist

The McBrides Series, Book 1

by Jennifer Ryan Read by Kaleo Griffith Former bad boy Brody is shocked to discover he’s a father, and he’s more determined than ever to win back the woman and daughters whome he never should have left behind.

• Will appeal to fans of Peter Lance’s Deal with the Devil and Kurt Eichenwald’s Conspiracy of Fools

“A reading experience not easily forgotten.”

“If any one person deserves to place himself squarely at the center of this tale, it is Mr. Davies, who spent three years chipping away at a tower of lies.”

—RT Book Reviews (4 stars) on Saved by the Rancher

—New York Times

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / SUSPENSE (bhy1) 10.75 hours • 9 CDs

AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE TRUE CRIME / WHITE COLLAR CRIME • (bi1y) 15 hours • 12 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8011-6 $118.00 L 978-1-4830-8012-3 $29.95

The Scandalous Lady Wright

Lady Anne’s Deception

Falling for Owen

The Royal Series, Book 21

by M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney Reader to be announced

The Royal Series, Book 22

by M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney Reader to be announced

The McBrides Series, Book 2

by Jennifer Ryan Read by Luke Daniels

Lady Emma knew that her husband was a drunken, jealous brute. His murder had been a blessing, she thought—that is until the constable’s accusing finger pointed to her.

When Lady Anne Sinclair vowed to marry before her spoiled sister, she had no idea she’d end up with the charming Marquess of Torrance.

“Veteran author Marion Chesney delivers top-notch Regency fare.”

—RT Book Reviews, praise for the author

AVAILABLE 2/15/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL (9359) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0547-5 $69.00 L 978-1-4815-0548-2 $29.95

—Publishers Weekly on Our Lady of Pain

—Publishers Weekly on Saved by the Rancher

AVAILABLE 2/15/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL (9327) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4829-8972-4 $49.00 L 978-1-4829-8973-1 $19.95

A Governess of Distinction The Endearing Young Charms Series, Book 4

by M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney Reader to be announced

A search for buried treasure adds adventure to marital mayhem, as two hearts discover that love lies no farther than the nearest kiss.

A young governess dreams of life in a castle in this historical romance by bestselling author Marion Chesney.

“Nobody writes Jane Austen like Marion Chesney…[She] gets it right every time.”

AVAILABLE 2/10/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / SUSPENSE (bhxw) 10.25 hours • 8 CDs

Dylan’s Redemption The McBrides Series, Book 3

by Jennifer Ryan Read by Adam Verner Eight years after her alcoholic father dies, Jessie Thompson reluctantly goes home—only to come face-toface with Dylan McBride, the man who shattered her heart.

“A reading experience not easily forgotten.”

—RT Book Reviews (4 stars) on Saved by the Rancher

—Detroit Free Press, praise for the author

AVAILABLE 2/15/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL (9370) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0531-4 $49.00 L 978-1-4815-0532-1 $19.95

AVAILABLE 2/10/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY (bhxv) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3300-3 $59.99

Babylon Slide

The Darkest London Series, Book 6

by Kristen Callihan Reader to be announced

The Kendrick Chronicles, Book 3

by John Dodds Read by John Lee

Eliza May is being hunted by someone far more dangerous than the man from whom she fled, and now the only man who can help is the one she vowed never to see again.

A sniper assassination in the center of Glasgow, a ritualistic killing in the city’s subway system, and ancient Persian symbols stitched beneath the skin of the victims trigger a complex police investigation headed by Detective Inspector Tom Kendrick.

—Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / PARANORMAL (bh4h) 11 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4789-5846-8 $105.99

 978-1-4815-3302-7 $59.99

Soulbound

“Callihan has a great talent for sexual tension and jaw-dropping plots that weave together brilliantly.”

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“A perfect example of a woman almost destroyed by [a] madman.”

The Endearing Young Charms Series, Book 3

by M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney Reader to be announced

AVAILABLE 2/15/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL (9369) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0539-0 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-0540-6 $29.95

The McBrides of Fallbrook return with reformed bad boy Owen. He’ll do whatever he must to protect the woman who’s captured his heart.

“As ever, Chesney shows herself a master of historical detail and color.”

A Marriage of Inconvenience

“A romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure…[sustaining] her devoted audience to the last gasp.”—Booklist, praise for the authorl

 978-1-4815-3312-6 $59.99

• Will appeal to fans of Denise Mina’s Alex Morrow series and the works of Val McDermid • Part of an expanding new genre • Three of Dodds’ short stories received honorable mentions in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror anthology series

”One of the most promising new writers I have read for some time.

I highly recommend his work.”

—Michael Moorcock, award-winning science fiction author, praise for the author

AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / CRIME • (bd7b) 12 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0248-1 $105.00 L 978-1-4815-0249-8 $29.95

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Bad Girlz 4 Life

• #1 Essence bestselling author

Hard Target

The Bad Girlz Series, Book 2

by Shannon Holmes Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

• Shannon Holmes has been called the king of hip-hop literature

The Elite Ops Series, Book 1

by Kay Thomas Reader to be announced

Tonya Morris, back in the stripping game, begins organizing underground sex parties and is soon rubbing elbows with A-list celebrities. Then her past rears its ugly head—but she won’t go down without a fight.

• Social media promotion

Recovering from an injury, former DEA agent Leland Hollis wants nothing more than a chance to rebuild his life. But when Anna Mercado’s son is kidnapped, Leland agrees to deliver the ransom into dangerous territory.

• Will appeal to fans of K’Wan, Treasure E. Blue, and Anthony Whyte

”This no-holds-barred tale of mistrust and secrecy is full of energy that rivals even the best action films. Holmes’ latest is thoroughly engrossing.”

”Kay weaves the story with mystery and surprises.”

—Publishers Weekly

—RT Book Reviews on Dirty Game

AVAILABLE 2/24/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / SUSPENSE (bhyh) 8.5 hours • 7 CDs

AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / URBAN LIFE • (bhsm) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-3152-8 $100.00 L 978-1-4815-3153-5 $29.95

How to Stay Motivated

Personal Target

• Zig Ziglar is a world-renowned motivational speaker and author

The Goals Program Made for Success Produced by Made for Success Featuring Zig Ziglar How to Stay Motivated provides you with clear and proven techniques to enhance your relationships, improve your self-image, set and achieve your goals, and so much more!

An Elite Ops Novel The Elite Ops Series, Book 2

by Kay Thomas Reader to be announced

• Blackstone offers many more Zig Ziglar titles in the Made for Success collection

In a case of mistaken identity, a cartel kidnaps a woman from former SEAL Nick Donovan’s past. When Jennifer Grayson is put in a foreign brothel, Nick comes to her rescue.

• Will appeal to fans of Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins, and Jim Rohn

“Zig is an example to follow.”

—John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author

 978-1-4815-3344-7 $59.99

“A great read for those who enjoy high-action, sexy suspense novels.”

—Library Journal

AVAILABLE 2/10/15 (bi48) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4830-8408-4 $29.95  978-1-4830-8407-7 $69.00

AVAILABLE 2/24/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / SUSPENSE (bhyj) 8.25 hours • 7 CDs

Becoming the Boss

Cattle Kate

New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders

by Lindsey Pollak Reader to be announced

A Novel

by Jana Bommersbach A Poisoned Pen Press Mystery Reader to be announced

Lindsey Pollak reinvents the concept of management for a new generation, offering a fresh and relevant approach to career success that shows millennials how to become a leader.

Jana Bommersbach’s debut novel bares a legend central to the western experience—the heartbreaking story of Cattle Kate, the only woman ever lynched as a cattle rustler.

“An engaging, smart leadership manual for Generation Y.”

“Bommersbach beautifully recreates the milieu in which Ella struggled to realize her dreams.”

—Publishers Weekly

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

AVAILABLE 2/24/15 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / CAREERS / GENERAL (bhyb) 9 hours • 7 CDs  978-1-4815-3332-4 $59.99

AVAILABLE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL (bi1v) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-7942-4 $100.00

L 978-1-4830-7943-1 $29.95

Gangsterland

Caught Dead

A Novel

by Tod Goldberg Reader to be announced

A Rick Van Lam Mystery The Caught Dead Series, Book 1

by Andrew Lanh A Poisoned Pen Press Mystery Reader to be announced

Sal Cupertine, legendary hit man for the Chicago Mafia, disappears into the identity of Rabbi David Cohen and leads a growing congregation in Las Vegas while aiding the Chicago family in laundering schemes.

“As sharp as a straight razor. But a lot more fun. Count me a huge fan.”

—Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author

AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / CRIME (bi33) 15 hours • 12 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4830-8041-3 $29.95

 978-1-4830-8040-6 $118.00

 978-1-4815-3348-5 $59.99

The Ten Best Days of My Life

by Adena Halpern Read by Jorgeana Marie Alexandra Dorenfield suddenly finds herself in the highest level of heaven after an unfortunate accident. But to stay where she is, Alex must prove she led a fulfilling existence by writing an essay on the ten best days of her life.

“The hereafter is happier than ever in Halpern’s debut novel…Readers into the heavenly have another bonbon to savor.”—Publishers Weekly AVAILABLE 2/15/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / HUMOROUS (bd2s) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4815-0457-7 $29.95

When one of the beautiful Le sisters is killed, Hartford, Connecticut’s Vietnamese community is stunned. Private eye Rick Van Lam and his sidekick Hank Nguyen delve into the families of the Le sisters where they uncover a world of explosive ethnic tension and sinister criminal activity.

 978-1-4815-0456-0 $76.00

• A fascinating look at race and the clashing of cultures • The first book in a suspenseful new series • Also available: Make Believe

”Lanh’s faithful portrayal of the complexity of the human experience demonstrates that people, with their secrets and devious motives, are the most captivating mysteries of all.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) AVAILABLE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS • (bi1w) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-7934-9 $76.00 L 978-1-4830-7935-6 $29.95

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES Having the Time of My Life

by Peter Chapel Reader to be announced Having the Time of My Life is a rich account of Peter Chapel’s life, depicting the people, places, and events that he wishes to remember and acknowledge, the ones that genuinely enriched his life.

• Written in a personable, conversational tone with an infectious enthusiasm for the past • Will appeal to those interested in post–World War II American culture

AVAILABLE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS (bi1x) 22 hours • 17 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs  978-1-4830-7952-3 $123.00 L 978-1-4830-7953-0 $44.95

4 Seconds

Rebound

All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want

by Peter Bregman Reader to be announced

A Boomerang Novel The Boomerang Trilogy, Book 2

by Noelle August Reader to be announced

Peter Bregman offers strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.

“An Intensely smart, insanely readable, and eminently practical guide.”

—Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, on 18 Minutes

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / PERSONAL SUCCESS (bhy8) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3326-3 $59.99

You Can Conquer Cancer, Fourth Revised Edition A New Way of Living

by Ian Gawler Reader to be announced

Alison Quick has a chance to take control of a hook-up site and take down Adam, its sexy proprietor. But Alison soon discovers there’s much more to Adam than meets the eye.

You Can Conquer Cancer offers a truly integrated, holistic approach to cancer—emphasizing nutrition, the power of the mind, social support, and the spiritual dimension of life.

“Interesting plots, dynamic characters and, of course, scintillating sex make this a new-adult title to emulate.”—RT Book Reviews (4 stars) on Boomerang

“A wonderfully practical, inspiring guide both for preventing and healing cancer.”—Joan Borysenko, PhD,

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 • FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY (bcb2) 12 hours • 10 CDs •  978-1-4830-2936-8 $105.00

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/5/15 • HEALTH & FITNESS / DISEASES / CANCER (bhtj) 16 hours • 14 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs  978-1-4690-3019-7 $122.99 L 978-1-4690-3020-3 $44.99

author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

Seduction

Entrusted

A Club Destiny Novel The Club Destiny Series, Book 3

by Nicole Edwards Reader to be announced

A Club Destiny Novel The Club Destiny Series, Book 7

by Nicole Edwards Reader to be announced

Ashleigh Thomas has moved back to Dallas, where she finds herself much closer to the one man she can’t refuse.

Moonlighting as a romance author, she quickly finds herself in his arms.

Handsome and single, Elijah Penn is looking for a polyamorous relationship. He isn’t interested in marriage, just something with a future. Logan and Samantha McCoy—attractive, ambitious, and married—are also looking for a polyamorous relationship. Is it possible the three of them have stumbled upon something that just might be the answer to all of their desires?

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • More than 500,000 copies of author’s books have sold in the US • Author website: NicEdwardsAuthor.com

• More than 500,000 copies of author’s books have sold in the US • Author website: NicEdwardsAuthor.com

AVAILABLE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / EROTICA (bh16) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4815-1733-1 $29.95

 978-1-4815-1732-4 $76.00

The Body Keeps the Score

Eastern Standard Tribe

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel A. van der Kolk Read by Sean Pratt

by Cory Doctorow Read by P. J. Ochlan

Bessel van der Kolk has spent decades working with survivors of traumatic life experiences. The Body Keeps the Score shows how to reclaim lives with innovative treatments.

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• A John W. Campbell Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author

The world is slowly splintering into tribes held together by a common time zone. Art, an up-andcoming interface designer, is working to humiliate the Greenwich Mean Tribe to the benefit of his own people. But in a world without boundaries, nothing can be taken for granted—not happiness, not money, and most certainly not love.

• Will appeal to fans of Lock In by John Scalzi and The Peripheral by William Gibson • Also available: Pirate Cinema, Little Brother, and other Doctorow titles

“I could not put this book down. It is, simply put, a great work.”

“Doctorow lives up to the promise of his first novel.”

—Stephen Cope, author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self

—Publishers Weekly

10/1/14 • PSYCHOLOGY / MENTAL HEALTH (bhox) 16.25 hours • 13 CDs

AVAILABLE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / EROTICA (bh1b) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4815-2797-2 $29.95  978-1-4815-2796-5 $76.00

 978-1-4690-2988-7 $122.99

2/3/15 • FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL • (bi1l) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-7984-4 $69.00 L 978-1-4830-7985-1 $29.95

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FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES In the Midst of Life

Casey, Crime Photographer, Vol. 1

(bhog) 13 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2991-4 $105.00 L 978-1-4815-2992-1 $29.95

(8833) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0256-6 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-0257-3 $29.95

The Sunborn

Wynter’s Journey

(bccb) 12 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0569-7 $105.00 L 978-1-4815-0570-3 $29.95

(biij) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9754-1 $55.00 L 978-1-4830-9755-8 $29.95

Black God’s Kiss

Screen

Fury

(bho8) 7.5 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-3055-2 $69.00 L 978-1-4815-3056-9 $29.95

(bccc) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0478-2 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-0479-9 $29.95

(bho7) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-3063-7 $69.00 L 978-1-4815-3064-4 $29.95

Thirty Years of Treason

Love Became Theirs

A Dangerous Disguise

(bhwn) 4.5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8165-6 $49.00 L 978-1-4830-8166-3 $19.95

(bhwm) 4.5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8104-5 $49.00 L 978-1-4830-8105-2 $19.95

The Hosanna Shout

Money in the Bank

The James Miracle, Tenth Anniversary Edition

by Jason F. Wright Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/17/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / RELIGIOUS

(bigb) 3.5 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9384-0 $30.00 L 978-1-4830-9385-7 $19.95

The Lux Radio Theatre, Vol. 1 Classic Radio Collection A Hollywood 360 collection Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille Featuring a full cast AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / GENERAL

Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

by Ambrose Bierce Read by J. Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, and Stefan Rudnicki AVAILABLE 2/10/15 FICTION / WAR & MILITARY

by Gregory Benford Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / HARD SCIENCE FICTION

(8832) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-0401-0 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-0402-7 $29.95

by C. L. Moore Read by Gabrielle de Cuir AVAILABLE 2/24/15 FICTION / FANTASY / SHORT STORIES

Excerpts from Hearings before the House Committee on Un-American Activities 1938–1968; Complete Set Selected and edited by Eric Bentley Excerpts by various authors Read by a full cast AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE HISTORY / UNITED STATES / 20TH CENTURY (9550) 41 hours • 34 CDs • 3 MP3 CDs  978-1-4830-4084-4 $160.00 L 978-1-4830-4085-1 $59.95

The Attributes of God

by A. W. Pink Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/1/15 RELIGION / CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY / GENERAL (bg83) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-1538-2 $49.00 L 978-1-4815-1539-9 $19.95

by Barry N. Malzberg Read by Stefan Rudnicki AVAILABLE 2/17/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / EROTICA

by Barbara Cartland Produced by Made for Success Read by Anthony Wren AVAILABLE 2/17/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL

The Moroni Traveler Series, Book 7

by R. R. Irvine Read by Jeffrey Kafer AVAILABLE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS (b4b8) 7.5 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-4864-2 $69.00 L 978-1-4830-4865-9 $29.95

Classic Radio Collection A Hollywood 360 collection CBS Radio productions Performed by Staats Cotsworth and a full cast AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / CRIME

The Scallop Shores Series, Book 3

by Jennifer DeCuir Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/10/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

by Henry Kuttner Read by Stefan Rudnicki AVAILABLE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL

by Barbara Cartland Produced by Made for Success Read by Anthony Wren AVAILABLE 2/17/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL

by P. G. Wodehouse Read by Simon Vance AVAILABLE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / HUMOROUS (bfzi) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-1058-5 $76.00 L 978-1-4815-1059-2 $29.95

Guess Who’s Coming to Kill You

Kiss and Kill

Kill as Directed

by Charles W. Runyan writing as Ellery Queen Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL

by Ellery Queen Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL

(b49d) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-62460-441-6 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-0498-0 $19.95

(b49p) 5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-62460-449-2 $49.00 L 978-1-4830-9873-9 $19.95

(b49n) 5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-62460-445-4 $49.00 L 978-1-4815-0508-6 $19.95

by Ellery Queen Reader to be announced AVAILABLE 2/1/15 • EXCLUSIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL

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Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team Six Operator Adam Brown

By Eric Blehm Read by Paul Michael Biography & Autobiography / Military (ai5x) 10.5 HOURS • 8 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8998-0 $90.00 L 978-1-4830-9305-5 $29.95

AVAILABLE NOW

LEADERSHIP 101

The 101 Series Written by John C. Maxwell Read by Sean Runnette

Business & Economics / Leadership (aiax) 2.5 HOURS • 2 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9306-2 $28.00 L 978-1-4830-9355-0 $19.95

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 1/6/15

FIGHT BACK WITH JOY

AVAILABLE NOW

Celebrate More. Regret Less. Stare Down Your Greatest Fears

By Margaret Feinberg Read by Margaret Feinberg

POSSIBLE

A Blueprint for Changing How We Change the World Written by Stephen Bauman Reader to be announced

Joy is stamped on coffee mugs, sewn onto decorative pillows, even displayed on dish soap. But what if there’s a deeper power and purpose to this mighty virtue?

Through vulnerable storytelling, a difficult diagnosis, and a good dose of humor, Margaret Feinberg reveals how joy is more than whimsy. It’s the weapon you can use to fight life’s battles. Fight Back with Joy will help you expand your joy threshold, escape fear and regret, overcome depression, and more, using biblical strategies to become more winsome, cheerful, and thankful. You can practice radiant joy and embrace a life that’s richer and fuller than you’ve ever known before.

Religion / Christian Life / Inspirational (bi34) 5 HOURS • 4 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8548-7 $49.00 L 978-1-4830-8549-4 $19.95

Religion / Christian Life / Social Issues (bi6n) 6.5 HOURS • 5 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8622-4 $55.00 L 978-1-4830-8673-6 $29.95

AVAILABLE 2/17/15

AMERICA’S PASTOR

ROMANS 8–16 FOR YOU

Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation Written by Grant Wacker Read by Bob Souer

Written by Timothy Keller Read by Maurice England Religion / Christian Life / Personal Growth (bi6g) 7 HOURS • 6 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8550-0 $69.00 Lu 978-1-4830-8621-7 $29.95

Biography & Autobiography / Religious (bige) 12 HOURS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9820-3 $105.00 Lu 978-1-4830-9821-0 $29.95

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS The Official Companion to the PBS Series

by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Foreword by David Altshuler Read by Bill Andrew Quinn An illuminating exploration of who we are, how we lost track of our roots, and how we can find them again AVAILABLE NOW • EXCLUSIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE / ETHNIC STUDIES / GENERAL (9496) 15 HOURS • 12 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-1748-8 $100.00 L 978-1-4830-1749-5 $29.95 N 978-1-4815-0095-1 $69.99

The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909, the centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

ROOTS

LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

The Saga of an American Family

The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

by Alex Haley Introduction by Michael Eric Dyson Read by Avery Brooks

by Nelson Mandela, with Richard Stengel Foreword by Kofi Annan Afterword by Sharon Gelman Read by Michael Boatman

One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots, galvanized the nation and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue.

AVAILABLE NOW • ABRIDGED FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / HISTORICAL (8761) • 15 HOURS • 12 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-0272-9 $118.00 L 978-1-4830-0273-6 $29.95

AVAILABLE NOW BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PRESIDENTS & HEADS OF STATE (b0ej) • 28 HOURS • 23 CDS • 2 MP3 CDS  978-1-4789-8708-6 $139.99 Lu 978-1-61113-166-6 $84.99 N 978-1-6111-3167-3 $84.99

MALCOLM X

THE HALF HAS NEVER BEEN TOLD

A Life of Reinvention

Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

by Manning Marable Read by G. Valmont Thomas

by Edward E. Baptist • Read by Ron Butler

Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of our boldest advocates for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew.

AVAILABLE NOW • EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / CULTURAL HERITAGE (6000) 22 HOURS • 17 CDS • 2 MP3 CDS  978-1-4417-6682-3 $123.00 L 978-1-4417-6684-7 $44.95 N 978-1-4417-6687-8 $89.99

The Half Has Never Been Told reveals the alarming extent to which slavery shaped our country politically, morally, and most of all, economically, offering not only a radical revision of the history of slavery but a disturbing new understanding of the origins of American power.

AVAILABLE NOW • EXCLUSIVE HISTORY / UNITED STATES / GENERAL (9973) 20 HOURS • 16 CDS • 2 MP3 CDS  978-1-4830-3067-8 $123.00 L 978-1-4830-3068-5 $44.95

TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE

NOTES OF A NATIVE SON

By Solomon Northup Based on a lifetime of research by Dr. Sue Eakin Read by Louis Gossett Jr.

by James Baldwin • Read by Ron Butler

AVAILABLE NOW BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / CULTURAL HERITAGE (7877) 8 HOURS • 7 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4829-1617-1 $76.00 L 978-1-4829-1618-8 $29.95

Notes of a Native Son is the book that established Baldwin’s voice as a social critic, and it remains one of his most admired works. These essays create a cohesive sketch of black America and reveal an intimate portrait of Baldwin’s own search for identity as an artist, as a black man, and as an American.

AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE LITERARY COLLECTIONS / AMERICAN / AFRICAN AMERICAN (bhnv) 6½ HOURS • 5 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2844-3 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-2845-0 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-9830-2 $54.99

Young adult & children’s February Homecoming

Unleashed

The 100 Series, Book 3

by Kass Morgan Reader to be announced

The Uninvited Series, Book 2

by Sophie Jordan Reader to be announced

Weeks after landing on Earth, the Hundred have created a sense of order amid their wild surroundings. But their delicate balance comes crashing down with the arrival of new dropships from space. Now the Hundred must fight for their freedom, or risk losing everything they love.

Davy swore she would not let the kill gene in her DNA define her … but then she killed a man. Now on the run, Davy must decide whether she’ll be ruled by the gene or if she’ll follow her heart and fight for her right to live free.

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

• A New York Times bestselling series and a hit television show on the CW

• Dystopian novels are a hugely popular trend in young adult literature

• Popular genre: perfect for fans of survival tales and dystopian adventures like The Hunger Games and Across the Universe

• Perfect for fans of James Patterson’s Confessions of a Murder Suspect and Veronica Roth’s Divergent series

• Will appeal to fans of Veronica Roth, Marie Lu, and Suzanne Collins

• Also available: Uninvited

”It’s easy to be drawn in by the Lord of the Flies-style tension that builds as the teens struggle to set up a new society on a battered Earth, and by the smoldering romances that hang in the balance.”

”A riveting, disconcerting vision of a near-future corrupted by genetic profiling.”

—Rachel Vincent, New York Times bestselling author, on Uninvited

—Publishers Weekly on The 100

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / GENERAL • (bh4u) 7.5 hours • 6 CDs  978-1-4789-8700-0 $76.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 JUVENILE FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION • (bhyl) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3352-2 $59.99

Red Queen

A Wicked Thing

In a world divided by blood—those with red and those with silver—Mare Barrow is destined to serve the Silver elite. Fate leads her to the royal palace, where she discovers a special ability.

Except … her blood is red. As Mare is drawn into the Silver world, she risks everything to aid the Red rebellion— and pits herself against her own heart.

One hundred years after falling asleep, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince and a broken kingdom that has been dreaming of her return. She should be living happily ever after. But as Aurora understands all too well, the truth is nothing like the fairy tale.

by Victoria Aveyard Reader to be announced

by Rhiannon Thomas Reader to be announced

• Print run 150,000

• Perfect for fans of Megan Shepherd’s The Madman’s Daughter, Heather Dixon’s Entwined, and Rosamund Hodge’s Cruel Beauty

• Will appeal to fans of Kiera Cass’ The Selection, Kristin Cashore’s Graceling, and Rae Carson’s The Girl of Fire and Thorns

• With the hugely successful Ever After High series from Mattel, the reimagined fairy tale genre is popular with teens right now

• Winter 2015 Epic Read Group Tour with Cynthia Hand and Jasmine Warga

• New York Comic-Con featured promotion and program advertising

”Aveyard weaves a compelling new world, and Mare and the two men in her life evolve intriguingly as class tension rises.”

”Rhiannon Thomas has taken the familiar and the clichéd and turned it into a tense, fast-paced read full of plot twists and revelations, set in a world at once intriguing and perilous.”

—Kirkus Reviews

—Sherry Thomas, award-winning author of The Burning Sky

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 JUVENILE FICTION / FANTASY & MAGIC • (bhy0) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3310-2 $59.99

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SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 JUVENILE FICTION / FAIRY TALES & FOLKLORE / ADAPTATIONS • (bhym) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3354-6 $59.99

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Young adult & children’s February The Last Time We Say Goodbye

My Heart and Other Black Holes

The last time Lex was happy was when she had a family that was whole, a boyfriend who loved her, and a caring group of friends. Now Lex’s brother is gone, and Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn’t have to be real to keep her from moving on.

Physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with her death, but she’s not sure she can do it alone. As she and her “suicide partner” fill in each other’s broken lives, Aysel must choose between dying or convincing him to live so they can discover their potential together.

by Cynthia Hand Reader to be announced

by Jasmine Warga Reader to be announced

• Print run 100,000

• Print run 75,000

• New York Times bestselling author

• Perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Julie Anne Peters, and Laurie Halse Anderson

• Will appeal to fans of Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why, Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall, and Gayle Forman’s If I Stay

• Major librarian and educator outreach

”One of the most addictive books I’ve read in a while.”—

”Addresses serious issues with complexity and humor…thoughtfully presented.”

Richelle Mead, New York Times bestselling author, on Unearthly

—School Library Journal

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / DEATH & DYING • (bhxx) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3304-1 $59.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / SUICIDE • (bhxz) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3308-9 $59.99

Zom-B Bride

Mr. Cooper Is Super!

B Smith has been reunited with Mr. Dowling, the murderous maniac clown. Mr. Dowling disgusts her, but B thinks she can see a way to control him—and maybe even save the world.

In this first book in the new My Weirdest School series, A. J.’s third grade teacher Mr. Granite is retiring after a million hundred years. That means there’s a new teacher, but Mr. Cooper is even weirder than Mr. Granite!

The Zom-B Series, Book 10

by Darren Shan Read by Emma Galvin

• Darren Shan is a New York Times bestselling author who has sold over twentyfive million copies of his books worldwide • Zombies remain a popular theme in film and television

The My Weirdest School Series, Book 1

by Dan Gutman Reader to be announced

• The My Weird School series has sold over eight million combined copies • Also available: Ms. Todd Is Odd

”Shan executes the transition from normalcy to wholesale terror masterfully.”

”Fans of the previous, hugely popular series will continue to enjoy the kids’ banter, the lowbrow humor, and the antics of the wacky adults who run the show.”

—Publishers Weekly on Zom-B

—Booklist on Miss Child Has Gone Wild!

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 • EXCLUSIVE JUVENILE FICTION / HORROR & GHOST STORIES • (bh4t) 5 hours • 4 CDs  978-1-4789-5894-9 $55.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 JUVENILE FICTION / SCHOOL & EDUCATION • (bhyi) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3346-1 $59.99

Listen, Slowly

Masterminds

A California girl born and raised, Mai can’t wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother. Not knowing the language or the customs, Mai must find a balance between her two completely different worlds.

Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. One day he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something crazy happens, changing everything. Soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity.

by Thanhhà Lại Reader to be announced

• Print run 100,000 • Thanhhà Lại is a New York Times bestselling author and winner of both the National Book Award and the Newbery Honor • National media campaign and online trade advertising

by Gordon Korman Reader to be announced

• Gordon Korman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many popular novels for children and teens • Will appeal to young fans of James Patterson and Jeff Kinney

“A touching tale of preteen angst and translation troubles.”

”A terrific page-turner, full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up.”

—Kirkus Reviews

—James Patterson

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/17/15 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / MULTIGENERATIONAL • (bhy5) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3320-1 $59.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/3/15 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / GENERAL • (bhxq) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3290-7 $59.99

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Young adult & children’s February NERVE

by Jeanne Ryan Reader to be announced When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers the game knows her. Teamed up with the sizzling-hot Ian, Vee at first finds the game exhilarating, as fans cheer them on. But things take a twisted turn when Vee and Ian are directed to a secret location for the grand prize round..

• Optioned for film by Lionsgate

Shivers!

• Perfect for fans of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, Patrick Carman’s Dark Eden, and Robison Wells’ Variant

The Pirate Who’s Afraid of Everything

by Annabeth Bonder-Stone and Connor White Reader to be announced

• Author website: JeanneRyan.com

Shivers battles a giant squid, discovers hidden treasures, and saves his parents from the clutches of evil.

• Will appeal to fans of The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series by Caroline Carlson and Stick Dog by Tom Watson

”Ryan’s story is thought-provoking and unsettling…

The ending goes off with a bang and a twist.”

• National media campaign • Educator targeted advertising

—Publishers Weekly

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/24/15 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / PIRATES (bhyk) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3350-8 $59.99

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Better Than Perfect

Monstrous

Purple Heart

by Melissa Kantor Reader to be announced

by MarcyKate Connolly Reader to be announced

by Patricia McCormick Reader to be announced

Juliet Newman has it all: a perfect family, a handsome boyfriend, and a foolproof life plan. But when her dad moves out and her mom loses it, Juliet begins to wonder: What if perfect isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?

The city of Bryre suffers under the magic of an evil wizard. Kymera comes at night with a cloak disguising her wings, bolts in her neck, and a spiky tail. Her mission is to rescue the missing girls of Bryre.

When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital, the death of an Iraqi boy haunts his thoughts. Matt thinks he was somehow involved and soon discovers that the notion of guilt is a very complicated matter.

“Kantor perceptively illustrates the pressure that accomplished teens put on themselves to achieve perfection.””

—Kirkus Reviews

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/17/15 • JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / DEATH & DYING (bhy4) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3318-8 $59.99

Drowned The Drowned Series, Book 1

by Nichola Reilly Reader to be announced Coe is one of the few remaining teenagers on the island of Tides, a place where dry land dwindles at every high tide. The only priority for her society is survival.

“A thrilling, brilliant read!”

—Aprilynne Pike, New York Times bestselling author

AVAILABLE 2/3/15 • EXCLUSIVE JUVENILE FICTION / DYSTOPIAN (bg5e) 10 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4815-1454-5 $29.95

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“A marvel of storytelling alchemy.”

—Anne Ursu, award-winning author of Breadcrumbs

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 2/10/15 JUVENILE FICTION / FANTASY & MAGIC (bhxy) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4815-3306-5 $59.99

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

AVAILABLE 2/17/15 JUVENILE FICTION / HISTORICAL / MILITARY & WARS (bhy6) 4.5 hours • 4 CDs  978-1-4815-3322-5 $49.99

What I Learned from a Penguin

Over the Edge The Jennie McGrady Mysteries, Book 9

by Patricia H. Rushford Reader to be announced

A Story on How to Help People Change

by Daniel G. Amen, MD, and Jesse J. Payne Reader to be announced

Jennie McGrady has just arrived in her grandmother’s hometown when she learns that the mayor’s teenage daughter has been murdered.

A rhyming story about how to help people change and think positive!

“Daniel Amen continually demonstrates why he is truly one of the most original thinkers in medicine today.”

“The heroine is a mentally strong character and exhibits independence, smarts, and perseverance.”

—Barry Spears, PhD, author of The Zone, praise for the author

—School Library Journal, praise for the series

AVAILABLE 2/17/15 JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / VALUES & VIRTUES (bhok) 2 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2959-4 $28.00 L 978-1-4815-2960-0 $19.95

In Too Deep

Lavella

The Jennie McGrady Mysteries, Book 8

by Patricia H. Rushford Reader to be announced

by Chad Tuthill Performed by a full cast

Jennie McGrady’s chemistry teacher turns up dead from a drug overdose in an apparent suicide—but Jennie smells foul play.

“McCormick raises moral questions without judgment and will have readers examining not only this conflict but the nature of heroism.”

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In the land of Antropia, the Black Witch Kurolyn has enslaved people and animals alike. Two brave mages made the ultimate sacrifice when they sent their unborn daughter through time and space to the other side, so that she might one day return to liberate her people. Now the time has come for Lavella to fulfill her destiny.

• Edgar Award–nominated author

• Sleeping King Productions fully delivers the emotional impact needed to fulfill the author’s vision by combining brilliant soundscapes and music to bring stories to life • Will appeal to fans of audio theater and adventure stories • Website: SleepingKingProductions.com

• Over a quarter million copies of Rushford’s youth series have sold worldwide

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