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Larken: Graceling Hall Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 297min
The sole survivor of a train accident, young Larken Burke is dubbed the Miracle Orphan. Four years later, however, her life is far from fortunate. Because of her emotional and physical scars, she believes she's not marriageable. With little hope for the future, she agrees to wed a gentleman she's never met. Unfortunately, his aloof manner proves difficult to bear. Marked by romantic tragedy and the loss of his brother, Brandon King has forsworn marriage. Obliged to take in a ward, he advertises for a mail-order bride to raise the boy. Since the union is to be a marriage in name only, his criteria are youthful age, a certain level of intellect, good breeding, and that the girl shouldn't be so ill-favored she would embarrass him in society. To his dismay, he gets more than he'd bargained for. Will it take a miracle for Mr. and Mrs. King to fall in love, or is their marriage another accident waiting to happen? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039271/bk_acx0_039271_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 209min
Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As an RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her 20 years of hands-on experience guiding hundreds of parents and their toddlers. No Bad Kids is a collection of Janet's most popular and widely read articles pertaining to common toddler behaviors and how respectful parenting practices can be applied to benefit both parents and children. It covers such common topics as punishment, cooperation, boundaries, testing, tantrums, hitting, and more. No Bad Kids provides a practical, indispensable tool for parents who are anticipating or experiencing those critical years when toddlers are developmentally obliged to test the limits of our patience and love. Armed with knowledge and a clearer sense of the world through our children's eyes, this period of uncertainty can afford a myriad of opportunities to forge unbreakable bonds of trust and respect. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Janet Lansbury. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/024712/bk_acx0_024712_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Scottish Duke , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 562min
New York Times best-selling author Karen Ranney returns with the first novel in a new series about dashing, charismatic dukes - and the women who tame them. Though raised as a gentleman's daughter, Lorna Gordon is obliged to take a position as an upstairs maid at Blackhall Castle when her father dies. Alex Russell, the Duke of Kinross, is the most tempting man she's ever seen - and completely unattainable until, at a fancy dress ball, Lorna disguises herself as Marie Antoinette and pursues an illicit tryst, with scandalous consequences. Months after his mysterious seductress disappears, Alex encounters her again. Far from the schemer the distrustful duke assumed her to be, Lorna is fiercely independent and resourceful. She's the one woman capable of piercing his defenses. But when danger threatens Lorna, Alex must prove himself not just the lover of her fantasies but the man who will fight to protect her. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005645/bk_harp_005645_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The King of Lavender Square , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 803min
Saskia watches the lives of others from her eyrie in Lavender Square with a lonely fascination. While the teacher, the recluse, the advertising whiz kid and the African woman and her young son run, rush, dart, and dash, she knows for sure that she will never have anything worth dashing to. But sometimes all it takes is a little magic to bring people together. And in Lavender Square, where the lavender grows in mysterious abundance and colors the air with a musky sense of love, magic is never very far away. The neighbours who once passed each other by in detached universes find themselves thrown together when they are obliged to take care of young Patrick Kimba. His mother is seriously ill, and no one knows when or if she is ever coming home. At first they resist the tiresome interruption, until quite by accident Patrick’s dream of becoming a football star and finding his long-lost father becomes theirs, and their lives and heartaches become woven together in a new and unexpected pattern. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Virginia Ferguson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115990/bk_acx0_115990_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Home Front: A Memoir from WWII , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 377min
It's the 1940s. World War II. A New England farm boy is growing up during wartime. That's what Home Front: A Memoir from WWII is about. You'll share his experience - the blackouts, the rationing, the fears, the patriotism, and the unity everyone felt. As the men go off to war, you follow Douglas, our young narrator, as he grows to an obliged maturity, sharing with others, enduring the scarcity of the depression, the fear and patriotism during World War II and then the exuberance in that brief, post-war period when America felt safe and when the middle class was born.After the war, with the GI Bill, VA loans, and fully stocked storeshelves,the country was all about getting back to normal. But, you'll learn, for some normal was gone. Home Front chronicles a farm family and how normal evaded its reach.Home Front also includes Voices from the Home Front where you can learn about 37 Americans who share their home front stories in their own words. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: C. D. Peterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/141485/bk_acx0_141485_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Love and Revolution: Moon over Carolina , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 655min
In South Carolina, particularly in Charles Town, in January 1775 preparations for war are well underway, Peggy Monaghan's two brothers drill with the militia, and Peggy's two best friends have much to discuss over tea, except when Peggy is expected to stay a few months each year on her father's indigo plantation. As war clouds gather, a number of the wealthy young South Carolinians sent abroad for their education have left off swashbuckling through society in London and Edinburgh and are coming home to join the Patriot cause. Among them is Ned Forsythe, the youngest brother of Peggy's close friend Anne, but, having been obliged to marry in England, he almost at once goes north to join the Continental Army and escape the wagging tongues of Charles Town. An impending attack by British warships in early summer of 1776 brings him back, and, inevitably he and Peggy fall in love in a world complicated by two more British attacks, the brutal British occupation, and the iron clad code of honor that held sway in the society of the 18th century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Beverly Enwall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/007600/bk_acx0_007600_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?: Another John Pickett Mystery (John Pickett Mysteries Book 10) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 538min
When one of his colleagues witnesses a robbery in which one of the participants, a child, bears a striking resemblance to a certain Bow Street Runner, John Pickett realizes he has a young half-brother who has been “apprenticed” to a criminal gang. The brutal murder of the pursuing constable makes the crime far more serious than a simple robbery would be - and 10-year-old Kit is linked to the crime by the toy soldier he dropped while fleeing the scene. In spite of his tender years, he will certainly hang unless Pickett can extricate him before fellow Bow Street Runner Maxwell solves the case. For the first time in his career, Pickett is obliged to work against one of his fellows, dogging Maxwell’s steps and trying to anticipate his next move in order to get to the boy first. Pickett’s investigation will take him back to the rookeries of London, where his own childhood was spent. But can he return to his old haunts without being pulled back into his old way of life? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joel L Froomkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/223161/bk_acx0_223161_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Last Nights of the Frangipani Hotel: The Actor's Circle, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 136min, (USK 18)
All James wanted was a little solitude at his favorite resort: bright sunshine overhead, soft, white sand underfoot, and a hammock to read in while the warm breeze rustles through the coconut palms and almond trees. However, when an old acquaintance shows up, and James is obliged to share "his" beach, a profound exchange over a bottle of rum leads to a lust-fueled encounter in the dark. Reeling from the intensity of the drunken tryst, James decides to cut his vacation short rather than face what he's kept hidden under mountains of denial. However, his escape is thwarted when Rudie, handsome and plainspoken, calls him out on his behavior and makes him see that life needn't be spent running away from his desires. Set at a rundown old resort on a small Caribbean island, The Last Nights of the Frangipani Hotel is a story about letting go of fear and learning that passion and love can be found in the most unexpected of places. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick J. Russo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/081524/bk_acx0_081524_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Magical Seas: A Rowan Gray Mystery Books 1-3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1071min
Starting a new life isn’t easy, but for Rowan Gray it’s especially hard. The Michigan native finds herself fresh out of work and signs on to be the ship photographer on The Bounding Storm, a cruise ship that anchors in Florida while sailing the tumultuous seas on a weekly basis.It’s a new world for the passionate spitfire, but the same old problem rears its ugly head when she boards. You see, Rowan can see death omens in her camera, and when they pop up, she feels obliged to save those in the grim reaper’s crosshairs.Quinn Davenport is a former military man enjoying an easy stint as head of security on The Bounding Storm. As soon as he crosses paths with Rowan, he realizes she’s different. He has no idea how much until it’s too late to turn back.Together, this duo must fight against fate - and their hormones - to keep The Bounding Storm safe.This omnibus includes the first three books in the Rowan Gray mystery series. Titles include Welcoming Seas, Murky Seas, and Stormy Seas. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kate Marcin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122849/bk_acx0_122849_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Queen's Gambit , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 863min
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Elizabeth Fremantle’s historical novel Queen’s Gambit, read by the actress Georgina Sutton. The court of Henry VIII is rife with intrigue, rivalries, and romance - and none are better placed to understand this than the women at its heart. Katherine Parr, widowed for the second time aged 31, is obliged to return to court but, suspicious of the aging king and those who surround him, she does so with reluctance. Nevertheless, when she finds herself caught up in a passionate affair with the dashing and seductive Thomas Seymour, she believes she might finally be able to marry for love. But her presence at court has attracted the attentions of another.... Captivated by her honesty and intelligence, Henry Tudor has his own plans for Katherine and no one is in the position to refuse a proposal from the king. So with her charismatic lover dispatched to the continent, Katherine must accept the hand of the ailing egotistical monarch and become Henry’s sixth wife - and yet she has still not quite given up on love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Georgina Sutton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000389/bk_pauk_000389_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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