Educated

By Tara Westover

Narrated by Julia Whelan

In this gripping memoir, Tara Westover unveils her remarkable journey from a survivalist family in the mountains of Idaho, preparing for the apocalypse, to a scholar in some of the world’s most prestigious universities.

An unregistered child with no formal education or healthcare, she navigates the tumultuous terrains of family extremism and violence, eventually finding escape at the age of 16.

This tale of resilience underscores the life-changing power of education and the sacrifices it demands. A captivating account from one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019.

Part of Your World

By Abby Jimenez

Narrated by Julia Whelan

In this modern-day fairy tale from the author of the New York Times bestseller “Life’s Too Short,” Alexis Montgomery finds herself in a whirlwind romance following a daring wager.

She’s a stylish city woman, while he (Daniel Grant) is a handsome carpenter a decade her junior. Their worlds couldn’t be more different, yet the spark between them is impossible to ignore. As Alexis grapples with her growing feelings for the laid-back Daniel, she’s faced with a tough decision—can she find a balance between her sophisticated world and his?

A captivating tale of love and choices, perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry.

The Iron Flower

By Laurie Forest

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Enter an enthralling journey with Elloren Gardner and her allies as they defy the odds, liberating a Selkie and a military dragon. Their heroic acts plunge them deep into an Erthia-wide rebellion against the oppressive Gardnerian regime, led by the iron-fisted Mage Council.

As the resistance strains under the weight of burgeoning Gardnerian forces at the University, Lukas Grey, the unyielding commander, emerges from the shadows. Despite Elloren’s attempts to keep her distance, Lukas is unshakably convinced that she is the successor to the Black Witch’s formidable magic, a legacy that could shape Erthia’s future. A tale of resilience, power and the fight for freedom.

The Women

By Kristin Hannah

Narrated by Julia Whelan

‘Women can be heroes, too’. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances “Frankie” McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation.

Raised on California’s idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America.

Amplitude

Dimension Space, Book 3

By Dean M. Cole

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Amplitude completes the Dimension Space Trilogy.

Angela’s reset bought us a new chance, but with the event set to repeat itself, can she and Vaughn save their comrades?

In Houston, Director Randal McCree races against the clock as he frantically struggles to save a scrabbled-together team. The survivors will have to join forces if Angela is to enact her plan to take the battle to the enemy.

Once united, can the survivors make the enemy pay for what it did to all of Earth’s life? If you enjoyed Solitude and Multitude, you’ll love the action and plot twists in this apocalyptic epic.

The Giver of Stars

By Jojo Moyes

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Alice Wright doesn’t love her new American husband.

Nor her domineering father-in-law or the judgmental townsfolk of Baileyville, Kentucky.

Stifled and misunderstood, she yearns for escape and finds it in defiant Margery O’Hare and the sisterhood bringing books to the isolated and vulnerable.

But when her father-in-law and the town turn against them, Alice fears the freedom, friendship and new love she’s found will be lost . . .

Of Blood and Bone

By Nora Roberts

Narrated by Julia Whelan

They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed.

Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before – the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions.

Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted – and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden.

The Great Alone

By Kristin Hannah

Narrated by Julia Whelan

‘A woman has to be tough as steel up here. You can’t count on anyone to save you and your children. You have to be willing to save yourselves’

Thirteen-year-old Leni is coming of age in a tumultuous time. Caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, she dares to hope that Alaska will lead to a better future for her family, and a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown.

As Leni grows up in the shadow of her parents’ increasingly volatile marriage, she meets Matthew. And Matthew – thoughtful, kind, and brave – makes her believe in the possibility of a better life.

Until the End of The World

By Sarah Lyons Fleming

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Cassie Forrest isn’t surprised to learn that the day she’s decided to get her life together is also the day the world ends. After all, she’s been on a self-imposed losing streak since her survivalist parents died: she’s stopped painting, broken off her engagement to Adrian and dated a real jerk.

Rectifying her mistakes has to wait, however, because Cassie and her friends have just enough time to escape Brooklyn for her parents’ cabin before Bornavirus LX turns them into zombies, too. This is difficult enough, but Cassie’s tag along ex-boyfriend and her friend’s bratty sister have a knack for making everything, even the apocalypse, more unpleasant.

Thank You for Listening

By Julia Whelan

Narrated by Julia Whelan

For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger.

On her return home, Sewanee discovers one of the world’s most beloved romance novelists wanted her to perform her last book—with Brock McNight, the industry’s hottest, most secretive voice.

Sewanee doesn’t buy what romance novels are selling—not after her own dreams were tragically cut short—and she stopped narrating them years ago. But her admiration of the late author, and the opportunity to get her grandmother more help, makes her decision for her.

And After

By Sarah Lyons Fleming

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Cassie Forrest could almost believe life at Kingdom Come Farm is perfect, with Adrian and her friends at her side and spring on the way. The spring thaw also means millions of defrosting zombies, however, and if the past year has taught her anything, it’s that life in this new world is highly imperfect.

When Safe Zones throughout the country begin to disappear and the zombies at the fences grow in number, Cassie clings to the hope that if she has the people she loves most, it will be all right. But the highly imperfect world makes only one guarantee – zombies never die, never stop, and are never satiated.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRou

By V. E. Schwab

Narrated by Julia Whelan

When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there’s always a price – the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone.

Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse, she learns to fall in love anew every single day.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

Narrated by Julia Whelan & cast

Reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship and a great forbidden love.

Funny Story

By Emily Henry

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic-with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads -Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection.

The Witness

By Nora Roberts

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive.

Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance security systems designer, her own protection is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. Unfortunately, that seems to be the quickest way to get attention in a tiny southern town.

While local police chief Brooks Gleason suspects that Abigail needs protection from something, he is accustomed to two-bit troublemakers, not the powerful and dangerous men who are about to have him in their sights.