Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.

After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.

Life.

Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon’s surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.

They search for life. They find death.

About the Author: Jeremy Robinson is the author of six published novels including his hard cover thriller, PULSE and INSTINCT, which are part of his Chess Team series. His books have been translated into eight languages.

About the Narrator: Jeff Kafer is an amazing narrator and winner of the 2008 Voicey Award for Best New Voice.

PRAISE FOR BENEATH:

“Here’s a near-future space adventure that’s as frightening as it is smart. Jeremy Robinson’s BENEATH is packed with believable tech, a page-turning story and an alien intelligence so creepy, you’ll pray NASA never makes it past the moon.”
–J.C. Hutchins, author of PERSONAL EFFECTS: DARK ART and 7th SON: DESCENT

“Jeremy Robinson hits his stride in BENEATH. His story-telling is as tight as ever, delivering thrills that raise the heart rate and science detail that gets the mind cranking just has hard. An evocative blend of Crichton and Clarke, BENEATH is destined to become an instant new media classic.”
–Phil Rossi, Best Selling author of CRESCENT, HARVEY, and EDEN

“Isolation, cold, and the unknown: Like The Thing, Into the Void taps into those fears, and a couple more we never know we had. Robinson strips away all that we hold dear, sends us into the deep dark, and dares us to make our way out of it.”
–Mur Lafferty, author of PLAYING FOR KEEPS and award-winning podcaster of I SHOULD BE WRITING and the HEAVEN series

“Robinson grabbed my attention in the first chapter, and kept hold of it. BENEATH isn’t your run of the mill way distant future fantasy sci-fi. It reads like its real, like it could happen today…but we hope and pray it doesn’t.”
–Basil Sands, author of 65 BELOW and FAITHFUL WARRIOR

“Masterful Craftsmanship…a chilling tale that finally answers the question: Are we alone?”
–thenovelblog.com

PRAISE FOR ROBINSON:

“There’s nothing timid about Robinson…”
– Jeff Long, NY Times bestselling author of THE DESCENT and YEAR ZERO

“How do you find an original story idea in the crowded action-thriller genre? Two words: Jeremy Robinson.”
– Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of CONTAGIOUS and INFECTED

“Jeremy Robinson is an original and exciting voice.”
– Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT

The winter of 1963 was the coldest winter of the century in the UK, at a time when post-war austerity and social class divisions made for a miserable life for many people. These were the days of back boilers, bubble and squeak, paraffin oil stoves, gas works, steam trains, and starting handles. The 1960s technological and social revolution hadn’t happened yet.

Ronnie and Jenny Delaney live in the south coast town of Poole, close by the gas works. They get by – Jenny works in the local pottery and Ronnie runs a paraffin delivery round, helping to keep his grateful customers warm. But then something unexpected turns up on the paraffin round: an eyeball. It doesn’t take Ronnie long to work out that it’s got something to do with his past as a small-time crook, back in the East End of London. Someone’s messing him about. He can handle it. Or so he thinks.

But things start to get complicated, and he quickly finds himself way out of his depth. It’s going to take someone cleverer than Ronnie to get to the bottom of this one. And that someone is closer than he could ever have imagined …

The first five episodes are out. You get to choose between a custom feed — you control how often episodes are released — and the default feed, where you get everything we have as we have it. Either way, you’ll get the complete audiobook as soon as Peter has uploaded all the episodes!

INTERVIEWS

JP O’Donnell

Fatal Gamble is complete on Podiobooks.com.

Dr. Joseph P. O’Donnell is a board-certified pediatric dentist who has been involved in clinical practice and dental education for more than thirty-five years. Dr. O’Donnell is an Associate Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. O’Donnell has authored a number of scientific articles pertaining to pediatric dentistry and special needs patients. However, for the past several years, he has pursued his long-time interest in creative writing. Under the pen name of JP O’Donnell, he has written two mystery novels, Fatal Gamble and the sequel, Deadly Codes: A Gallagher Novel. Both books have been awarded the distinction of Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice by his publisher, iUniverse.

For more information about the books of JP O’Donnell, please visit his website: www.jpodonnell.com.

Michael Thomas Cunningham

Christy is complete on Podiobooks.com.

Michael Thomas Cunningham resides in Bristol Tennessee. He holds a BA in English as well as a Master’s in Business Administration. When he is not writing or podcasting, he spends most of his time worrying about why he’s not writing or podcasting.

Website for the book is ChristyNovel.com.

Feedback line is 877-50-NOVEL.

Email address is author@christynovel.com

Erin O’Briant

Glitter Girl is complete on Podiobooks.com.

Erin O’Briant is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and the author of the novel Glitter Girl. She is a writing teacher and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College.

Contact Erin at e_obriant@yahoo.com

Check out her site at www.erinobriant.com

News

The Boom Effect

The auction to raise funds for Sonic Boom was started by a group of podcasters and writers as a way for these communities to show support for the Morris family. Tee Morris is a beloved founding father of the podcasting community; co-creator of Podiobooks.com, writer of four social media books, and the first novelist to serialise his novel. On the 5th of January 2010 Tee found himself facing raising his daughter (with the alias of Sonic Boom) alone, after the sudden, shocking death of his wife Natalie. Check out http://www.theboomeffect.org/ for auction items to raise funds for Sonic Boom. All items will be auctioned on the webathon on 27th of February

Blog Talk Radio

Blog Talk Radio returns. Every other Thursday at 6pm Pacific time you can catch Rhonda and one of our great authors LIVE. The new season kicks off with voice talent Jeffrey Kafer on Thursday, February 11 at 6pm Pacific. Set a reminder now.

Podioracket Presents- Visionaries

We have gathered together 16 fabulous short stories by Podiobooks.com authors. The anthology debuts on Podiobooks.com on February 12.

We’re setting things into high gear right off the bat with five amazing authors.

J.C. Hutchins brings us Day 3 from his the world of 7th Son:Descent, followed by Brian Holtz’s never before aired short story Jeremy’s Potential, then we add a dash of humor to lighten things up with Patrick McLean’s Parsec Winning Death of a Dishwasher. Paul E. Cooley, a master at the short story, swoops in with Canvas. He’s followed by crowd favorite Seth Harwood with Junius, the precursor to his novel Young Junius, which was just picked up for publication. Whew!

New Releases

Bundle of Trouble: A Maternal Instincts Mystery by Diana Orgain Mystery

The Secret World Chronicle, Book Three: World Well Lost by Mercedes Lackey and Steve Libbey Science Fiction

Now Complete

Griffin’s Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore Fantasy

The Dreamer’s Thread by Starla Huchton Fantasy

Released in Full

Due to the recent wave of authors releasing their full work all at once we are adding this new category.

The Crypt Book 01: The Crew by Scott Sigler Science Fiction

The Innerglow Effect by Craig Robertson Fiction

Space craft start disappearing, but the authorities can’t figure out why, who or what is behind this. There is much fear in the Glaceons family, especially as the eldest son is now a qualified interstellar pilot and regularly traveling through space. Ed and Paul are once again thrown into the thick of things, what is it with these two and disappearances, last time it was their dad. Can they solve the mystery and even more important can they save the lives of those who disappeared along with the space craft. Dare you join Ed and Paul as they try to solve the mystery of The Invisible Foe.

Not suitable for under 12’s as some romantic elements.

Music: Activation by D J Stylez and Listen To The Beating Of My Heart by Catriona. Both available from musicalley.com

Sound Effects from Freesound Project, soundsnap & our own studios.

Knowing the way Steve likes to release his books here, we’ll have the second half of the book live in days. There are many episodes, so you’ll probably find it most convenient to take a custom feed and let our system send you one episode at a time. Every day, if you like. Or if you want to download all you can however you want, the default feed may be your best bet.

Drug companies continue to come out with powerful new medicines. Some produce wondrous responses while others have unforeseen side effects. A new antidepressant, rushed through FDA approval, may be causing its users to see themselves die, while at the same time allowing them to live to tell the tale. Join Paul, a physician, and Pablo, a priest, as they work together to make sense of the bizarre reports they are receiving. The two try to understand not only what the Innerglow Effect is, but what it means. If what they are hearing is to be believed, the enormous implications will change the lives of every man, woman, and child. Reincarnation and virtual immortality are just a beginnings of the implications they have to sort though. Read how they try and help those seeking consolation while dealing themselves with the terrible burden they would have to bare if an afterlife was a certainty. How would you react? Could you handle the Innerglow Effect? Find out by reading this riveting story of imagination and hope, written by this rising star of American fiction.

And yes, you read that right. This serialized audiobook is complete at 10 episodes. Pick a default or custom feed and listen away!

A far-future military/scifi endeavor from New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler.

It is the best-kept and worst-kept secret in the Planetary Union navy. The PUV James Keeling, a warship that does things that no other ship can do. It is a weapon, and a liability. The rumor is that eighty percent of the people assigned to the Keeling die before their two-year stint is up. That rumor is the reason for the ship’s nickname — The Crypt, a vessel full of the dead.

Those with a promising career, those with connections, those that can can avoid service on the Keeling do just that. But still, the ship must fight, and for that, it needs a crew. The navy assigns the worst of the worst: cowards, thieves, murderers, rapists or those with nowhere else to go, no way to opt out. Your choice is simple: be executed for your crimes, or serve two years on the keeling. If you make it out alive, your record is wiped clean and you get a fresh start.

For this crew of just over 100 souls, it will be the longest two years they have ever faced. What is this ship? Where did it come from? And why, oh, why, won’t everyone stop screaming…

Thanks to the Producer of DøøM, all episodes of this book are now live. Get your feed customized or by default and enjoy!

Continuing the action and intrigue of the first two books, World Well Lost joins the ensemble cast of metahuman characters as they struggle against the growing powers of the Thule Society as well as Echo’s own waning popularity. Famed fantasy and sci-fi author Mercedes Lackey and newcomers Steve Libbey, Dennis Lee, and Cody Martin bring this superhero-themed braided novel podcast series to life with characters such as the Seraphym, Red Saviour, John Murdock, and Red Djinni.

You know the drill. Custom feeds for those who like one episode at a time over time. Default feeds for those who want as much as they can all at once. Either way, it’s a free audiobook!

First-time mom Kate Connolly may have found the perfect work-from-home Mommy job: Private Investigator. After all, the hours are flexible, she can bring the baby along on stake-outs, and if you’re going to be up all night anyway, you might as well solve some crimes.

Kate imagined she’d spend her maternity leave crooning lullabies and snuggling her beautiful new baby. But then she receives a disturbing phone call telling her that a body has been pulled from San Francisco Bay, and the police think it may be her brother-in-law.

Now, in addition to trying to solve the mystery of how one six-pound baby can generate ten times her weight in laundry, Kate finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation with multiplying victims. And when her husband is detained in connection with the crimes, Kate must crack the case faster than you can say “diaper rash” to keep her little family together…

The first five episodes are available with more on the way. Listen for free here. And if you want to hold it in your hand, you can buy a print copy from Amazon.com.

The first novel of Alluvion, the Hidden Realm series.

Velinor, a seeker, believer, and member of the Travelers, journeys with young Jade to seek the Orb of Chandrylon and the Crimson Cross – weapons with which to fight the the most powerful sorcerer ever known in Alluvion. With the assistance of his companions Aramil, Dantanious, the dwarf Oren, and Gathylon (a golden dragon of the House of Wentmane), Velinor and Jade traverse the forests, mountains and plains of Alluvion on their quest, battling rival tribes, goblins, dragons, and the machinations of Aramil’s evil uncle, Tirden, King of the Celides, on the way.

This serialized audiobook debuts on the site with six episodes and more on the way. Get your own custom feed to enjoy the book on episode at a time. Of if you’re a manual person, the default feed will eventually have all the episodes, too.

But that now has been done, so you can enjoy the book in it’s entirety. And, I’m happy to report, Veronica is busting her tail to bring us Book Three in the coming weeks! So bone up on the prior books in this series by Mercedes Lackey and Steve Libbey now and get ready.

Set in the early 19th Century England, Trapping A Duchess tells the story of formerly affianced couple, whose marriage-to-be ended when Sophie left Andrew humiliated at the altar. The two would be more than pleased to never have to see one another again until they come face to face while rivaling for the affections of two members of the same family.

Tempers – and desires – flare as the pair does their best to outwit one another. But fate has other plans, including a seduction that changes everything.

Michele has loaded all 20 episodes to our system. If you want them one at a time, take one of our free custom feeds. Or if you want to pound them all — you’ll need to make some tweaks to your podcatcher — the default feed may work better. Either way, it’s a free audiobook!

With this morning’s uploads, Ravenwood is complete. Get all 16 episodes at your leisure!

Attraverso 39 storie di fate, spiriti di natura, e bambini, i Fiori di Bach vengono raccontati e insegnati. L’ ascolto stesso delle storie porta ad una armonizzazione della energia disarmonica di quel fiore.

Testo e voce di Silvia Cecchini, musiche di Maria Ragelova Popova.

We’re making all 13 episodes of this book available right now. Grab a custom feed and you’ll get all episodes delivered to you daily, weekly or whatever frequency you choose. The default feed works, too, if you want to futz around with your podcatcher to get all the episodes.