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    Formerly Amish, Tilly Lantz Barrows and her younger sister Ruth Lantz find themselves plagued by the memories of their family's trauma when they return to Eden Valley for their parents' landmark wedding anniversary. Each woman carries a burden of past guilt, unknown to the other, along with unresolved relationships with their six married brothers...and aging parents. Headstrong Tilly urged Ruth to flee the People as well, welcoming her into the fancy English world. Neither had joined the Amish church. Tilly has since married and is the mother of identical twin girls. But Ruth remains single, still smarting from a failed courtship with her first beau. When she sees Will Kauffman again, old feelings resurface, leaving her to ponder anew how things might be different had she stayed in Lancaster County. Meanwhile, Tilly is faced with a life-altering discovery that calls everything she knows into question. As past meets present, Tilly and Ruth struggle to find redemption and embrace acceptance. Can they face the future in the light of a past they can't undo. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christina Moore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/008039/bk_reco_008039_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Michelle Diaz has been married to Richie since she was 16years old.Now in her early 30s, their marriage is crumbling, but neither are ready to admit it.Deeply unhappy with her relationship and smarting at the entitled behaviour of their only child, Dillon, she realises life isn’t as fun as it should be, and the only way to move forward is to leave the past behind her.Finally deciding she can take no more, she throws Richie out of the house, and after laying down the law with Dillon, meets Carol Chase, a close friend of her sisters’. Their meeting is the catalyst for change, and after spending a drunken night full of fun and laughter, they end up in bed.Initially confused, having never slept with a woman before, Michelle decides to embrace this new side to her nature and embarks on a mind-blowing, passionate, and adventurous affair with Carol.Contented, and feeling hopeful for the future, life is about to throw Michelle a curveball that could derail her future happiness.From the best-selling author of Where My Heart Lies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Claire Storey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/231320/bk_acx0_231320_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Amanda's old school friends can't believe it when the social climbing queen of preen, Satan's very own PR girl, pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird. Who cares that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse trainers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one calor gas heater - she'll be titled! Something must be done. Gentle, decent Fraser is clearly ignorant of her wiles, and Mel and Fran, still smarting from the memory of all the mean things Amanda put them through in their days at Portmount Comprehensive, set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century. So between fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran's deadly manoeuvres with the opposite sex under control and trying to win her own war of love with the elusive but gorgeous Alex, Mel finds herself attending a wild Scottish stag night and a hen night from hell and preparing for a wedding that's everything you'd wish on your worst enemy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000986/bk_twuk_000986_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In Swimming to Catalina, ex-cop turned Manhattan attorney and investigator Stone Barrington is back, still smarting from his sudden breakup with brilliant, beautiful magazine writer Arrington Carrington, who has left him to marry Hollywood's hottest male star, Vance Calder. Then Calder calls Stone for help: Arrington has vanished without a trace, and Calder, refusing to call the police, wants Stone to find her. Arriving in LA with little to go on, Stone soon finds himself in the deepest kind of trouble as he nearly drowns in a sea of lost leads and empty clues that take him from Bel Air to Malibu to Rodeo Drive. In a town where the sharks drive Bentleys and no one can be trusted, Stone must use all his wits to find Arrington and keep his head above water...without losing it. Drenched in Hollywood glitz and glamour, and filled with the dizzying plot twists and turns that have made his novels New York Times best sellers and international sensations, Swimming to Catalina is Stuart Woods' fastest paced, most riveting and unabashedly fun thriller. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tony Roberts. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005397/bk_harp_005397_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In Swimming to Catalina, ex-cop-turned Manhattan attorney and investigator Stone Barrington is back, still smarting from his sudden breakup with brilliant, beautiful magazine writer Arrington Carrington, who has left him to marry Hollywood's hottest male star, Vance Calder. Then Calder calls Stone for help: Arrington has vanished without a trace, and Calder, refusing to call the police, wants Stone to find her. Arriving in L.A. with little to go on, Stone soon finds himself in the deepest kind of trouble as he nearly drowns in a sea of lost leads and empty clues that take him from Bel Air to Malibu to Rodeo Drive. In a town where the sharks drive Bentleys and no one can be trusted, Stone must use all his wits to find Arrington and keep his head above water, without losing it. Drenched in Hollywood glitz and glamour, and filled with the dizzying plot twists and turns that have made his novels New York Times best sellers and international sensations, Swimming to Catalina is Stuart Woods' fastest paced, most riveting, and unabashedly fun thriller yet. Language: English. Narrator: Tony Roberts. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/000523/bk_harp_000523_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    What do you get when you cross a bad-boy blues guitarist with a town full of folk bent on revenge? Murder, that's what! When Jonny Sauvage, sexy blues guitarist from New Orleans, goes on tour in France with his band, he makes a return trip to the small seaside town of Beaucoup-sur-Mer. Golden lad and classic bad boy, he's happy to play his music and sow his wild oats everywhere he can. Penzi, the resident white witch and champion in the fight of good against evil, may like him, but not everyone's a fan. First there's the mayor, who catches him cozying up to his daughter. Then there are the townsfolk, still smarting from his antics when he last blew into town. And if that wasn't enough, his girlfriend and band members are sick of being messed around, too. Beneath the surface charm, it seems, Jonny's still a spoiled, self-absorbed, and conniving young man. But karma has a way of catching up with people like Jonny. And when it does, will Penzi be able to restore equilibrium using her innate intelligence and newly acquired magic skills? If you love stories about witches, magic, and talking cats and dogs, all spiced up with a dollop of danger, you'll love following along with Penzi and Felix, her shape-shifting sidekick, as they fight the good fight against evil in the small French seaside town of Beaucoup-sur-Mer.
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    Love is in the air in the colourful Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, where Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly has finally proposed to the darling of his youth, Kitty O’Hallorhan. There’s a wedding to be planned, but before O’Reilly can make it to the altar, he and his young colleague, Barry Laverty, M.B., must deal with the usual round of eccentric patients—and crises both large and small. Being a G.P. in a place like Ballybucklebo often means more than simply splinting broken bones and tending to aches and pains. It can also mean helping a struggling young couple acquire their first home, clearing the name of a cat accused of preying on a neighbor’s prize pigeons, and encouraging a bright working-class girl who dreams of someday becoming a doctor herself. And, if you’re Barry Laverty, still smarting from a painful breakup, there might even be a chance for a new romance with a lovely school teacher, if her passionate political convictions don’t get in the way. Much has changed in Ballybucklebo, and bigger changes are in store, but the lives and practices of these Irish country doctors remain as captivating and irresistible as ever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Keating. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001506/bk_aren_001506_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Seeds of Christianity go to Rome.The Emperor is dead. Long live the Emperor! Claudius is gone and Nero now wears the crown. Jews are returning to Rome meaning Simon Peter can resume his missionary work among the Romans. Shemu'el and Rivkah and their family have set sail for Rome in hopes of joining Peter and re-uniting with Atticus and Marcelina. Meanwhile, a revolt breaks out on the Empire's western fringes. Led by Queen Boaddicea of the Iceni, she aims to right the wrongs done to her and, in process, wrest the new Province of Britannia from Roman hands.Then a huge conflagration leaves most of Rome in ashes. When voices rise in the street accusing Nero being the incendiary, he searches for a scapegoat. His wife Poppea, still smarting from Atticus' rejection of her advances, suggests he blame the Christians. She realizes too late that like Pandora, she has unleashed a demon she cannot control.The Christians construct the first catacomb and its niches quickly fill as more and more believers are slain for their faith. As the numbers climb, Shemu'el realizes they have a traitor in their midst. But how can he identify this false Christian who's selling out his friends to save his own skin? Author's notes included. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ruth Elsbree. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/017988/bk_acx0_017988_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Destry Caldbeck, smarting from being jilted at the altar, travels to Ireland on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. While visiting Dowth Mound, an ancient Neolithic site outside of Dublin, she encounters a group of students and their instructor. Dr. Conor Daderga is everything an Irishman should be; enormous, muscular, red-headed, and dead sexy. He's also loud, booming, animated, and brilliant. Destry goes exploring the mound while listening to Dr. Daderga's lesson to his students in the background. Dowth is thought by scholars to be a burial mound and while nosing in the ancient chambers, Destry experiences ghostly voices from ages past. Rushing from the mound, she runs straight into Dr. Daderga. Conor, having seen the gorgeous American with the bright eyes when she first arrived at the mound, is thrilled to have a chance encounter with her. Destry and Conor share a moment of complete, utter attraction before ancient incantations and ghostly visitations begin to lend clues to their past lives as an ancient king and queen, cruelly separated by an evil wizard. Soon, they find themselves caught up in a maelstrom of time shifts, landing them back in the Dark Ages of Ireland's history where they discover a high king's destiny. Share the adventure. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018393/bk_acx0_018393_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The only thing bigger than the storm in Michelle's heart is the blizzard raging across the Alberta prairie outside her window. Finding an injured stray dog is the last thing she needs. Add to the mix the handsome new vet who is taking over her beloved Doc’s practice and peace of mind is not in the picture. Cale Benjamin is too nice to be for real. Michelle is still smarting from being jilted by her high school sweetheart fiancé and not in the mood to trust any man, let alone one as drop dead gorgeous as Dr. Cale Benjamin DVM. The injured stray, Storm, keeps putting Michelle in Cale’s path whether she likes it or no. She is distressed to find that the handsome young vet is sliding past her carefully erected defenses and into her heart. A few well placed nudges from Doc’s match maker wife, Mary, help the young doctor’s cause, but will it be enough to make the lady rancher allow him into her life?If you like Janet Dailey's Tyler's Texas series you'll enjoy Storm's Refuge.Christmas Storm won fourth place in the 2013 Oklahoma Romance Writers of America International Digital Awards in the Contemporary Novel category ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Georgia Bragg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/152491/bk_acx0_152491_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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