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When Tilly's brother, Tom, who she hasn't seen for 20 years, turns up on her doorstep she knows trouble will not be far behind. Tom's search for the truth brings heartache and changes their lives forever. Old wounds reopen, relationships fracture, loyalties fray and no one escapes the consequences. Tensions rise when disaster strikes and Tilly finds herself torn between fighting for Tom while supporting her headstrong daughter, Martha, whose world is falling apart.

Kano Yuri is tired of her stifling, directionless life. After a bitter fight with her mother, she runs away—searching for solace, or maybe just a way out. When she takes shelter in an abandoned air-raid bunker overnight, she never expects to wake up...in wartime Japan. Stranded in a past she doesn't understand, Yuri meets a young Kamikaze pilot preparing for his final mission. He's kind, courageous, and heartbreakingly doomed. As their connection grows, Yuri finds herself torn between the world she came from—and the boy who makes her want to stay.

Wall Street and Easter Island come crashing together in this epic and cautionary story of two lost civilizations: one perilously lost in the present and the other tragically lost in the past, each on their journey to find peace, sustainability, and resilience. Rookie New York derivatives trader, Alec James, has a fateful encounter with Roshanak Amari, the most beautiful woman he has never seen, knowing only her eyes from behind the enigmatic veil of the Middle East.

Augsburg, 1462: Linas Gemahl ist tot, ihre Zukunft als Witwe ungewiss. Einzig der Verkauf von Heilmitteln schafft ihr ein spärliches Auskommen. Aus Angst, ihre große Liebe, den Wundarzt Ulrich, mit ins Unglück zu stürzen, verbietet sie sich ihre Gefühle für ihn. Eines Tages wird sie auf dem Heimweg vom Markt angegriffen und nur wenig später entgeht sie nach einem nächtlichen Überfall nur knapp dem Tod. Lina wird klar: Jemand trachtet ihr nach dem Leben. In ihrer Not sucht sie Unterschlupf bei dem berüchtigten Herrn der Bettler. Doch treibt er ein falsches Spiel?

"Echoes of Love" is a tale that unfolds amidst the serene backdrop of the picturesque town of Willowbrook, where the paths of two souls, Emily and Daniel, intersect in a chance encounter. From the moment they meet, a spark ignites between them, drawing them together in a whirlwind of shared dreams and aspirations.

He only offered her passage to Alaska. But they end up fighting for something bigger along the way... Maggie McDougal is determined to save her family’s land after her parents’ sudden deaths. And if that means leaving the sandy shores of Lake Michigan and traveling across the country to Washington Territory in search of her brother so he can claim the land, then so be it. Anything is better than watching the land she loves fall into her uncle’s greedy, conniving hands. The trouble is, when the ship that her brother works on arrives in Bellingham, her brother isn’t on it.

Quebec, Canada, 1847. While trying to escape the Potato Famine, shipwrecked Irish immigrant Breanna Clarey awakens injured and alone on an unfamiliar beach. To make matters worse, she has been separated from her family, and her friend, Crow, is lying dead at her feet. But when Dawson Roberts, a reclusive fisherman with a guarded past and big dreams for his future, finds Breanna, he puts his plans on hold to offer her shelter and help find her family. But life for an Irish immigrant isn't easy.

Dr. Quinn meets Bridgerton in this new series from USA Today bestselling author Naomi Rawlings. Jonas Redding never wants to be a lawman again. He’s spent a decade as a US Marshal, wearing a tin star on his chest and chasing dangerous criminals across the great state of Texas. But when a case goes wrong, Jonas finds himself standing over two tombstones—his mother’s and his fiancée’s. Resolved to protect his sister from meeting the same fate, Jonas cuts off all communication with her, changes his name, and heads north to the vast, untamed Alaskan wilderness.

The featured stories are Christmas Sealed with a Kiss and Which that Season Brings—two delightful tales which reimagines Jane Austen’s timeless classic, combining just enough of the old to satisfy your want of nostalgia and enough of the new to quench your desire for another romantic escape with Darcy and Elizabeth. About Christmas Sealed with a Kiss Discover what might have happened if instead of going to London on business the very next day, Charles Bingley had decided to remain in Hertfordshire? Indeed, what if Netherfield had not gone unoccupied throughout the Christmas season?

A London season is the last thing bright, beautiful Emmaline Devereux wants. Her grandfather knows he is dying and insists that she find herself a husband and secure her future. The only husband Emmaline would consider is her friend’s dark and imposing brother. But Emmaline has a past that, if revealed, will undoubtedly bring disgrace to her and those with whom she associates. Dare she risk pursuing her heart’s desire? Lucius, Earl of Avondale, with a secret of his own, has sworn to not marry until he is forty but fate brings Emmaline to his door.

In May, 1899, a hundred and fifty unassuming envelopes are delivered to households across the city. Most of them will be picked up by butlers and carried on silver trays to their recipients. All of them contain invitations to the wedding of Lady Eleanor Serrs to Mr. Ryce Penn.

Henry Bennet is a second son born in 1739. His father, Thomas Bennet, concentrates all of his energy on his heir, James, who is more than 10 years older than Henry. The father has no use for his daughter, Felicity, who is 6 years Henry’s senior.

Manche Anfänge sind bittersüß.Im Jahr 1814 rettet ein junger Mann während eines Schneesturms eine Frau — und verliebt sich auf den ersten Blick in sie. Doch sie ist auf der Flucht vor einer arrangierten Ehe mit einem grausamen Mann. Können sie der Gefahr trotzen, oder wird ihre zarte junge Liebe zerstört, noch ehe sie Wurzeln schlagen kann?

O romance conta a história de Don Alfonso Pereira e dos indígenas huasipungos de sua fazenda. Endividado, ele se vê obrigado a sair da capital (Quito) para trabalhar na fictícia cidade de Tomachi, onde se encontram seus empreendimentos rurais. Seu tio, Júlio Pereira, que é também um de seus credores, propõe um negócio que pode salvá-lo: reorganizar a fazenda de modo a torná-la apta à exploração do petróleo.

Lily Mae Dodge flees Wyoming by night to find her mother, who sent her west on an orphan train ten years ago. After she's arrested in Chicago, help comes from a man with a rare vision impairment whom she only just met on a train. Francis Basnett is a roustabout for the famous Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, where he helps Lily gain employment. Their friendship grows into more, and it seems Lily is closer than ever to finding her mother. . .until the night a rogue troop train slams into the stalled circus train, killing dozens and splintering hope.

Sie will ihre Freiheit. Er will keine Komplikationen. Doch auf dem Weg zu einem Erbe geraten sie in ein Spiel aus Gefahr, Verlangen und Verrat ... Als Miss Lydia Montague erfährt, dass ihre exzentrische Tante ihr ein Landgut vermacht hat, glaubt sie, endlich die Unabhängigkeit gefunden zu haben, nach der sie sich ihr ganzes Leben gesehnt hat. Doch es gibt einen Haken: Um ihr Erbe anzutreten, muss sie gemeinsam mit dem ebenso unnahbaren wie berüchtigten Maximilian Ashcombe, Duke of Hasting, nach Devonshire reisen.

Irland, 1845: Während Hunger und Verzweiflung das grüne Herz Irlands zermürben, wächst die junge Gracelin O'Malley auf dem bescheidenen Anwesen ihrer Familie heran. Als der plötzliche Tod ihrer Mutter den O'Malley-Clan in tiefe Trauer und an den Rand des Ruins stürzt, ist Gracelin noch ein Kind. Mit nur fünfzehn Jahren beschließt sie, ihre Familie vor dem Hungertod zu bewahren: Sie heiratet den reichen, verwitweten Lord Bram Donnelly.

When the luxurious overnight passenger train from Calais to the Riviera, known as the Blue Train, arrives in Nice, a guard goes into the compartment of American heiress, Ruth Kettering and attempts to wake her. Unfortunately, she will never wake up, as she is dead, having been killed by a heavy blow to her head, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious ruby, known as the 'Heart of Fire', is missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, but detective Hercule Poirot, who also just happens to be a passenger on the train, is not convinced.

Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.

The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.