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A long lost relative escapes to Clover Springs, but it's not the happy reunion anticipated by her sister. She's escaped with her life—but brought baggage that jeopardizes her future. When her past threatens her once more, Clover Springs rallies around to help.

January 1942. With female conscription now in place, the spitfire production line at the Bell Works Factory is busier than ever. When sisters Val and Kay arrive, singers who bring glamour as well as talent, they are soon entertaining their co-workers after long shifts on the factory floor. Audrey is delighted to have caught the eye of a new male supervisor. But is he all that he seems? With romance, heartbreak, painful goodbyes as well as joyful reconciliations all around, one thing is for sure – the women pull together to keep the spirits up of one and all and do their bit for the war.

Lo que comienza como un matrimonio catastrófico se convierte en un torbellino de emociones cuando descubren que tras sus desplantes se esconde una pasión irresistible que no pueden comprender. Pero ¿puede el amor florecer entre dos almas destinadas a odiarse? Sumérgete en la lujuriosa y seductora atmósfera del Londres de 1812, donde el Club de los Caballeros Piadosos, una hermandad de aristócratas libertinos, despierta nuevos deseos y tentaciones. ¿Podrán Adam y Roxanne resistir la pasión que los consume?

Lady Winifred, the young Dowager Countess of Sedgewick, has already had one husband. She doesn't want another. And if Freddie ever did change her mind on the matter, she most certainly would not marry a ruthless, dominating, and heartless block of ice like the Duke of Plimpton. The Duke of Plimpton has already had one wife who did not love, or even like, him. Unfortunately, it seems he will have to take another. Because there is only one real candidate when it comes to Plimpton's next duchess, and that is Lady Winifred Sedgewick.

Scarlett Wilcox is willing to live out her life as a spinster if it means being able to continue her medical research to help a friend in need. After all, few husbands would tolerate her dressing as a man to attend lectures at the Royal Academy of Science. If the Duke of Torrance finds her such a specimen, she'll agree to a marriage in name only, much to the dismay of her elder sister, the Viscountess. When she's unmasked at a lecture on ophthalmology, Scarlett prepares to be disgraced, but she's saved by Trinidadian-born physician Stephen Carew who claims her as a cousin.

Bearnard Sinclair está atrapado en un compromiso con Isobel Sutherland, una indeseable solterona que vive recluida en su viejo castillo. Pero cuidado, ¡ella es una bruja malvada y deformada que adora a Satanás y lanza maldiciones sobre cualquiera que se cruce en su camino! Acompaña a Bearnard Sinclair, el mayor de los hermanos, en su viaje a través de los paisajes más impresionantes de Escocia mientras descubre el verdadero amor en esta historia llena de acción y romance.

In the decaying grandeur of the schloss, Laura drowns in loneliness. But fate arrives with a carriage crash, delivering the enigmatic Carmilla to her doorstep. Their connection is instant, a wildfire scorching through the desolate halls. Stolen touches blossom into forbidden nights, and a hunger awakens within Laura – a hunger mirrored in Carmilla's gaze. As desire consumes them, a dark truth seeps through the cracks in their stolen paradise. A string of unexplained illnesses plagues the village's young women.

La primera vez que la vio en aquel poblado del desierto, mientras aguardaba su llegada, supo que esa mujer sería todo un desafío. En cuestión de minutos, Malik comprendió que Catherine Beauclerk se adentraría bajo su piel con una fuerza devastadora, trastornando su vida con sus preciosas sonrisas y su lengua indomable. A pesar de ello, su deber era escoltar a esos ingleses hasta Mascate y guiar la extensa caravana de camellos a través de los lugares más seguros de An-Nafud.

Tras perderlo todo en un doloroso divorcio, decide regresar al lugar donde creció, la casa de su bisabuela Scarlett Stanton, una famosa escritora que murió dejando una novela inconclusa. Noah Harrison, es el atractivo y arrogante autor de bestsellers que la editorial designó para terminar el manuscrito. Aunque a ella no le entusiasma la idea, ahora él y Georgia están obligados a trabajar juntos para encontrar el mejor final de la obra.

Nicholas Cameron Worthington es el cuarto conde de Blakwey, pero su nombre y su título están manchados con sangre. Nadie en el reino posee mejor puntería que él, pero el último duelo mantenido con el marqués de Bell, ha eliminado cualquier posibilidad de tener un compromiso con lady Rawhide, y Nicholas necesita con urgencia una esposa… Ella nunca se disculpa, nunca perdona, y nunca olvida. Por eso, cuando se le presenta la oportunidad, Serena no lo duda ni un instante…

Tonight, Dugan planned to make sure the lass venturing out to peek at her future got what she was looking for. One moonlit encounter. That was all it might ever be, and yet, Dugan craved more. At the end of the harvest, Samhain bonfires had been held under the moon for as long as anyone remembered. Were they sinful? Perhaps. But they were fun, and Dugan intended to give himself another chance to see the lass he'd encountered at the well.

Maddie Fairfax may be young, but on this Oregon-bound wagon train, the pioneers welcome help from the self-trained nurse. Until Dr. Jason Goodwin joins up with their company. The doctor portrays a frosty exterior, but Maddie may be the only one who sees the profound loneliness that haunts him. After losing his wife and children in a terrible accident, Jason has vowed not to open his heart again. But when Maddie takes on the care of three young orphans, Jason finds himself entangled in the lives of the makeshift family.

Sin embargo, el jefe de los Rasi se niega a concederle su mano y Nader tiene que conformarse con la pequeña Shana. Una mocosa insulsa y demasiado atrevida que le produce un profundo rechazo. Shana bin Rasi no es la esposa que hubiera elegido, pero no le queda más remedio que casarse con ella por el bien de ambas tribus, aunque eso signifique pasarse toda la vida ignorando a su joven mujer.

Weihnachten war nie verruchter … Der Earl of Edgemore, Blake Fox, tut was ihm gefällt und würde es sich nicht träumen lassen sich dafür zu entschuldigen. Sein einziger Schwachpunkt ist seine Schwester, Lady Minerva. Er hat keine Ahnung, dass das Biest Kuppelei im Sinn hat und Weihnachten die perfekte Möglichkeit dafür bietet. Hat Blake eine Chance gegen seine vorwitzige Schwester, Mistelzweig und Weihnachtszauber?

Hollis Tremblay has no memory of why he's out in the wilderness alone or whether the woman with him is his wife. She's beautiful and her rosy outlook makes everything seem brighter, even the dangers they face . . .When Hollis's memory crashes back, he realizes that Abigail is the sister his childhood best friend charged him with looking after across the dangerous westward journey. Abigail might be a ray of sunshine, but she's strictly forbidden. Especially to him.

ملحمة التحرر من القلب والجسد، إنها رواية عن الحب المستحيل، لقد فرق القدر بين العاشقين، لكنه لم يفرق بين القلوب، فتاة وهبت قلبها وجسدها لحبيب، لكنها رفضته وتمردت على كبريائها عندما أدركت أنه ليس ملكها وحدها، ومن ناحية أخرى تصف الكاتبة كفاح الشعب الكوري في مواجهة الاستعمار الياباني.

The Invisible Lariat recalls the story of a family that harbors resentments so deep the members are homicidal. Their saga starts in Kentucky in the early 1800s when young Douglas finally does the unthinkable in the very moment his mother is fighting for her life. The result of that night sets the background for the next twenty years of adventures lived by his brother, William, his daughter, Rose Mary, and Sam. This adventure captures the growing pains of a nation expanding through the lens of people who lived it.

Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. But their blissful reunion is shattered....

This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry; he's also chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield: the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his dreams....

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister - the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a sham.