The heat’s dialing up, and we’re turning up the volume on these July audiobooks! Our newest Sweet Listens features a hockey and second chance romance, a mystery thriller, and a brilliant literary debut.
We at THP are known for our range of book genres, and these July audiobooks have quite the variety. Here are four audiobook recommendations to beat the heat and enrich your summer!
Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful listening and checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.
The Final Score By Lana Ferguson
Hockey romances are in! Though the NHL season has ended for now, you can still get your fill with The Final Score by Lana Ferguson! It has a frenemies-to-lovers romance between Abigail “Abby” Thompson, a grad student studying psychology, and Jack Baker, an infuriatingly flirty hockey player who happens to be her best friend’s brother and brother’s best friend. (Yes, really!) After an incident at her apartment building, Abby reluctantly rooms with Jack in his spare bedroom. But the proximity and surprisingly heartfelt conversations lead to a budding friendship and perhaps something even more complicated.
Release date: July 7
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What Lies Beneath The Flowers By Natasha Diaz
The next July audiobook is Natasha Diaz’s new mystery thriller, What Lies Beneath the Flowers! Best friends Pippa and Bidi set out to solve the case of missing socialite, Estella Aubergine. They hope to collect the generous reward money that could save Pippa’s family store and jumpstart Bidi’s city council campaign. As they enter Estella’s world and search for clues at the renowned Beaumont Academy, Pippa and Bidi find more questions than answers. Their trust and friendship get tested in ways they’ve never been before. And worse, someone seems to be watching their every move.
Release date: July 14
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Song For Another Home By Bora Lee Reed
For literary fiction lovers and history buffs, we recommend Song from Another Home by Bora Lee Reed. Set in 1950 during the Korean War, this audiobook follows two points of view: 14-year-old Oksoon and her older cousin Junho. Oksoon and her family must flee their home in the North and travel south despite the bitter temperatures and war-torn streets. Meanwhile, Junho finds refuge at an orphanage far in the South, where he writes letters asking for donations from American missionaries and benefactors. It’s a moving tale of survival, duty, and family—one we didn’t want to pause.
Release date: July 21
Pre-order Song for Another Home here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BORA LEE REED:
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Destination Funeral By Paige Harbison
Finally, we recommend Paige Harbison’s Destination Funeral, read by the author herself! Didion hasn’t been to her mother Babe’s home on Mercy Island in years, nor has she seen her sister Sammie. But Babe’s will leaves the beach house to the two sisters and surprisingly, their former friends Matt and Austin. Unable to agree on a decision, they find themselves in a time loop, reliving the day before the funeral without any instructions on how to get out. The estranged friend group must work through their drama, bad blood, and uncomfortable truths, including Didion and Austin’s rocky breakup all those years ago.
Release date: July 21
Pre-order Destination Funeral here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PAIGE HARBISON:
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