57 Results for : snobbish
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Cinderella: Faerie Tale Collection , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 271min
A girl with a secret and a prince on a mission.... When Prince Anthony spies Eleanoria Woodston outside her family home dressed as a servant, he knows something is amiss. Pretending to be John, his cousin's outrider, he decides to take matters into his own hands and figure out why Ella hasn't been seen at court. And, more importantly, why the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the kingdom dresses like a pauper. Ella has had her own bout of trials, including losing her beloved father and facing the wrath and jealousy of her stepmother and stepsisters. Becoming a servant doesn't seem all that bad until the handsome John comes into her life, now he appears to be upsetting everything. Never before has she been so unsettled. Just his presence is making her dream of a life beyond this one. When John invites Ella to the ball and she grudgingly accepts, he wonders if he's truly losing his mind. How would he ever pull off pretending to be John while obviously hosting the ball as Anthony? Especially when the stubborn girl has made it quite obvious she would never attend a ball with a snobbish prince. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jane Oppenheimer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/056890/bk_acx0_056890_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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August Fire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 616min
Sparks fly: The day that Stephanie and Doyle meet, circumstances fight against romance. She thinks him rude, crude, and bossy, and while he loves her long legs, he thinks she seems snobbish and cold. However, he feels she has interesting possibilities, and she thinks he is a sexy hunk. How important are first impressions?Danger unites: Rescuing trapped livestock and pets brings them face to face with the arsonist who set the rangeland fire. Surviving the fire together ignites the passions each has been ignoring. Something about near death experiences and passion.... The rugged high desert and mountains of Colorado set the scene for adventure, danger, and fiery passions. Can they stay ahead of the arsonist and develop a solid relationship in the bright light of day?Trust: Growing trust in the face of adversity, just how strong is this new relationship. Can each of them get beyond past betrayals and pain? Will the final chapter be a wedding, or a fond farewell? Riverview is home to Stephanie and now to Doyle. The small Colorado town and its citizens reflect small ranch towns across the United States and the values and closeness of the residents who support each other when times are tough. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Assouad. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122437/bk_acx0_122437_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Butcher Bird , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 726min
Oswald de Lacey is growing up fast in his new position as Lord of Somershill Manor. The Black Death changed many things, and just as it took away his father and elder brothers, leaving Oswald to be recalled from the monastery where he expected to spend his life, it has taken many of his villagers and servants. However, there is still the same amount of work to be done in the farms and fields, and the few people left to do it think they should be paid more - something the King himself has forbidden. Just as anger begins to spread, the story of the Butcher Bird takes flight. People claim to have witnessed a huge creature in the skies. A newborn baby is found impaled on a thorn bush. And then more children disappear. Convinced the bird is just a superstitious rumour, Oswald must discover what is really happening. He can expect no help from his snobbish mother and his scheming sister, Clemence, who is determined to protect her own child but happy to neglect her stepdaughters. From the plague-ruined villages of Kent to the thief-infested streets of London and the luxurious bedchamber of a bewitching lady, Oswald's journey is full of danger, dark intrigue and shocking revelations. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ewan Goddard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/000852/bk_hodd_000852_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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No Turning Back: Kathleen Turner, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 705min
Kathleen Turner has goals. She moved to Indianapolis to start seeing to them, but things aren’t going quite as well as she’d hoped. She’s a runner for a high-powered law firm in town, not the most prestigious of positions, but it and her part-time bartender gig at least pays the bills. And one of the senior partners is a dreamboat in that obscenely rich, disturbingly good looking, slightly snobbish sort of way. It’s the middle of the night when Kathleen hears fighting coming from her neighbor Sheila’s apartment. As disturbing as that is, it’s the ominous sound of silence afterwards that keeps Kathleen from falling back to sleep. Slipping from bed with the intention of making sure everything is okay, Kathleen knocks on her friend’s door, only to find Sheila murdered, her naked body sprawled on sheets stained crimson with her blood. Shock and horror are followed by gritty determination when it becomes clear that Sheila’s death isn’t random and it isn’t the result of a jealous boyfriend. It’s the opening gambit in a web of murder, deceit, conspiracy, and fraud that stretches to the law firm for which Kathleen works. Maybe to the very office that Blane Kirk commands. And Kathleen Turner, law office runner, can trust no one if she wants to survive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angela Dawe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/005279/bk_brll_005279_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Alpha's Promise: Alpha Doms, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 419min
A dominant alpha. A tempting human. An impossible attraction. After one loser boyfriend too many, Melissa Bell swore she was done with bad boys, but when her ex puts her life in danger it is a buff, tattooed, dirty-talking alpha shifter who shows up to save her. More disturbing still, her rescuer makes it clear that he regards Melissa's safety as his personal responsibly, and defying his instructions soon earns her an embarrassing spanking. Though she should be furious, her body's reaction to the tough, handsome wolf's stern dominance demands more. It doesn't take long for Cody to wish he'd never made an alpha's promise to protect Melissa, yet for some reason he can barely control himself around her. His inner wolf craves the beautiful human in spite of her snobbish attitude and constant sass, and when she is writhing over his knee, it is all he can do not to mark her and mate her right then and there. Each moment he spends with the alluring, feisty girl only increases his hunger for her, but Cody promised himself long ago that he would never take a human as his mate. Will his pride push Melissa away forever, just when he realizes he can't live without her? Publisher's note: The Alpha's Promise is a standalone book set in the same world as The Alpha's Hunger. It includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sierra Kline. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/085444/bk_acx0_085444_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dreamland , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 792min
The year is 1911 when 20-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America’s Playground. The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of America’s richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family. But soon, it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and it’s not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of. Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal, and deadly secrets. And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamor of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything...even murder. Extravagant, intoxicating, and thumping with suspense, best-selling Nancy Bilyeau’s magnificent Dreamland is a story of corruption, class, and dangerous obsession.Praise for the book:"Achingly believable." (Publishers Weekly)"This fast-paced, engrossing novel from Bilyeau...gives readers an up-close and personal view of New York’s Gilded Age." (Library Journal)"Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Dreamland is a rollicking ride." (Fiona Davis, best-selling author of The Chelsea Girls)"A marvelous book!" (Ellen Marie Wiseman, best-selling author of What She Left Behind and The Life She Was Given) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cicely Long. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/192298/bk_acx0_192298_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Last Enchantments , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 625min
The Last Enchantments is a powerfully moving and lyrical audiobook. A young American embarks on a year at Oxford and has an impassioned affair that will change his life forever. After graduating from Yale, William Baker, scion of an old line patrician family, goes to work in presidential politics. But when the campaign into which he's poured his heart ends in disappointment, he decides to leave New York behind, along with the devoted, ambitious, and well-connected woman he's been in love with for the last four years. Will expects nothing more than a year off before resuming the comfortable life he's always known, but he's soon caught up in a whirlwind of unexpected friendships and romantic entanglements that threaten his safe plans. As he explores the heady social world of Oxford, he becomes fast friends with Tom, his snobbish but affable flat mate; Anil, an Indian economist with a deep love for gangster rap; Anneliese, a German historian obsessed with photography; and Timmo, whose chief ambition is to become a reality television star. What he's least prepared for is Sophie, a witty, beautiful and enigmatic woman who makes him question everything he knows about himself. For listeners who made a classic of Richard Yates's A Good School, Charles Finch's The Last Enchantments is a sweeping audiobook about love and loss that redefines what it means to grow up as an American in the twenty-first century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Luke Daniels. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001718/bk_aren_001718_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Rescued by the Jaguar , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 209min
A curvy Mexican billionaire whose money can't buy her love + a powerfully masculine American jaguar shifter firefighter + a world trying to tear these fated mates apart = one fiery romance!Billionaire Octavia Mateo is the toast of the Cancun business world. On the outside, she's got everything. But inside, she feels empty. Her snobbish uncle keeps trying to set her up with wealthy men, but Octavia - and her inner jaguar - have never felt so much as a spark of passion. Yet...Black jaguar Luke Covas is a brave, strong, down-to-earth firefighter, a man who takes things as he finds them. But when he's separated from his crew during a deadly fire on the border, he's forced to become a jaguar to survive. But the trauma leaves him unable to shift back, wounded and alone, not even knowing what country he's in. Until Octavia finds him.On the surface, the wealthy woman and the courageous firefighter have nothing in common. But their souls call to each other, culminating in a night of wild passion that convinces them that they're meant to be together. But can they survive a gauntlet of awkward dinner parties, a scheming uncle trying to separate them, and a deadly fire? What will it take for the two jaguar shifters to stay together when they're literally worlds apart? This is a burning hot, stand-alone BBW jaguar shifter romance. No cliffhangers! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lewis Bailey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122396/bk_acx0_122396_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Awakened : The Oracle Chronicles, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 343min
She's the Oracle, and he's a witch bound to protect her. On the run from the vampire king, will their forbidden romance lead to love or to the grave?Willow Stevens dreams of stardom are eclipsed by the real nightmares of a sinister man haunting her dreams. Unbeknownst to her, Eli Walker, her hot but snobbish co-worker, may know the reason nightmares plague her, but their history shows he is more prone to reject her, than help her. Then Willow passes out at work only to wake in Eli's apartment. There she has her chance to learn more about her heritage. But, knowing why the vampire king stalks her doesn't make the nightmares disappear. If anything, they become more real as she now faces off against a slew of creatures she'd always believed were myth.That Eli is one of those creatures is just her luck. Secret witch guild or not, his natural ways are casting spells her heart can't escape. As a Protector his only focus should be her safety. Anything else is forbidden. He plans to stay on task, but some women break a man, or tempt him to break the rules.Can Eli keep Willow alive and safe from the vampires long enough for her to grow her own powers or will both cast aside rules for a reckless passion that will only lead to danger?Awakened is the first installment in The Oracle Chronicles series. This interracial, paranormal romance is a great mix of magic and adventure.***This book is part of a series and ends in a cliffhanger.*** ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lacy Laurel, Tanner De Bruyne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/217139/bk_acx0_217139_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Paris All Your Own: Best-Selling Women Writers on the City of Light , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 503min
A collection of all-new Paris-themed essays written by some of the biggest names in women's fiction, including Paula McLain, Therese Anne Fowler, Maggie Shipstead, and Lauren Willig, edited by Eleanor Brown, the New York Times best-selling author of The Weird Sisters and The Light of Paris. "My time in Paris," says New York Times best-selling author Paula McLain (The Paris Wife), "was like no one else's ever." For each of the 18 best-selling authors in this warm, inspiring, and charming collection of personal essays on the City of Light, nothing could be truer. While all of the women writers featured here have written books connected to Paris, their personal stories of the city are wildly different. Meg Waite Clayton (The Race for Paris) and M. J. Rose (The Book of Lost Fragrances) share the romantic secrets that have made Paris the destination for lovers for hundreds of years. Susan Vreeland (The Girl in Hyacinth Blue) and J. Courtney Sullivan (The Engagements) peek behind the stereotype of snobbish Parisians to show us the genuine kindness of real people. From book club favorites Paula McLain, Therese Anne Fowler (Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald), and anthology editor Eleanor Brown (The Light of Paris) to mystery writer Cara Black (Murder in the Marais), historical author Lauren Willig (The Secret History of the Pink Carnation), and memoirist Julie Powell (Julie and Julia), these Parisian memoirs range from laugh-out-loud funny to wistfully romantic to thoughtfully somber and reflective. Perfect for armchair travelers and veterans of Parisian pilgrimages alike, listeners will delight in these brand-new tales from their most beloved authors. Read by Kimberly Farr, Cassandra Campbell, Susan Denaker, Emily Rankin, and Alana Kerr Collins ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: full cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/003175/bk_peng_003175_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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