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Dom of Ages: Collars and Cuffs, Book 7 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 609min, (USK 18)
Eli may only be 30, but he has had enough of pretend submissives. When he spies Jarod in a BDSM club, everything about the man screams submission. So what if Jarod is probably 20 years older than Eli. What does age matter, anyway? All he can see is what he's always wanted - a sub who wants to serve. Jarod spent 24 years with his Master before fate took him. Four years on, Jarod is still lost, so when a young Dom takes charge, Jarod rolls with it and finds himself serving again. But he keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop. Because there's going to come a point when Eli realizes he's a laughingstock in the club. Who would want to be seen with a 50-year-old sub? After several missteps, Eli realizes that in order to find happiness, they will need friends who will understand. At a friend's insistence, he visits Collars & Cuffs, where they are met with open arms. As they settle in to their new life, Eli begins to see things differently and he dares to think he can have it all. Until a phone call threatens to take it all away. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joel Leslie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/077709/bk_acx0_077709_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Carnival of Snackery
There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it's navel-gazing you're after, you've come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers jumping to his death. There's a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party-lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs. These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in fine hotel dining rooms and odd Japanese inns, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background-new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you can say at the start of the book, you can't by the end. At its best, A Carnival of Snackery is a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin.- Shop: buecher
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Playing for Pizza: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 412min
Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds, Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback: for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player, any former NFL player, at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers, at least until a better offer comes along, and he heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma, not even where it is, has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001261/bk_rand_001261_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Crown of Myth (Part I): The Fae Queens Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 114min
An invitation to a magical Fae kingdom of eternal night. A fairy tale that comes true once every full moon. A human girl prophesized to end an ancient darkness. A handsome Fae prince who fulfills every happiness.Myth decides to end her life when a horrible prank makes her the laughingstock of the whole school. But a desperate wish made upon the moon and the arrival of a mysterious fae change everything. The fae has come for Myth, the princess foretold to end the impending darkness that threatens the magical fae kingdom of Yearning.At Yearning, Myth meets Prince Vesper, the hot fae prince who promises Myth nothing but happiness. All she needs to do is be his princess and help him defeat the darkness.Once every full moon for three mortal days, Myth gets to live the life of a fairy tale princess in Yearning, even punish those who made her life so miserable. But behind all that bliss, Myth feels something is amiss. Despite all the love Prince Vesper showers her with, she knows he isn’t telling her everything. What dark secrets lie behind Yearning? What is Vesper hiding? Will Myth unravel them before it’s too late?The Crown of Myth is the first book in The Fae Queens series, a paranormal romance/urban fantasy series that's a cross between a Fae romance and dark fairy tale. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Bolden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/121789/bk_acx0_121789_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Man Rides Through: Volume II of Mordant's Need , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1790min
In The Mirror of Her Dreams, the dazzling first volume of Mordant’s Need, New York Times best-selling author Stephen R. Donaldson introduced us to the richly imagined world of Mordant, where mirrors are magical portals into places of beauty and terror. Now, with A Man Rides Through, Donaldson brings the story of Terisa Morgan to an unforgettable conclusion. Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager, the merciless armies are marching against the kingdom of Mordant. In its hour of greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to Mordant from a Manhattan apartment by Geraden’s faulty magic. Together, Geraden and Terisa discover undreamed-of talents within themselves—talents that make them more than a match for any Imager... including Vagel himself. Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death. Branded as traitors, they are forced to flee the castle for their lives. Now all but defenseless in a war-torn countryside ravaged by the vilest horrors Imagery can spawn, Geraden and Terisa must put aside past failures and find the courage to embrace their powers—and their love—before Vagel can spring his final trap. PLEASE NOTE: A Man Rides Through: Volume II of Mordant's Need opens with Book Three, as it continues the story begun in The Mirror of Her Dreams: Volume I of Mordant's Need. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003981/bk_adbl_003981_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 604min
Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom. Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town-a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell. In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer. Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching, Beth Hoffman's sparkling debut is, as Kristin Hannah says, "packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor, and good old-fashioned heart." It is a novel that explores the indomitable strengths of female friendship and gives us the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jenna Lamia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/001418/bk_peng_001418_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 695min
A captivating biography of the eccentric author, filmmaker, and innovator, L. Frank Baum. Enchanting generations of fans, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first published in 1900, was written by a man whose life was nearly as adventurous as his heroine Dorothy's legendary trip. Ambitious and always drawn to the unconventional, L. Frank Baum was not just the author of more than sixty books; he was at the forefront of moving picture technology and championed women's rights. A unique celebration of Baum's life, The Real Wizard of Oz explores the eventful times in which Baum lived (1856-1919), which influenced nearly every aspect of the Oz tales - from the Civil War to Hollywood (which was emerging as a mecca for creative hopefuls) to the gulf between America's heartland, with its tornado alleys and its cities teeming with "Tin Man" factory workers. Baum, who died in 1919, two decades before MGM re-created his vision in eye-popping Technicolor, was a remarkable entrepreneur. He also developed the story for Broadway and created The Oz Film Manufacturing Company, convinced that he had found the perfect medium for children's stories - an audacious idea that made him a laughingstock among film distributors. Capturing the origins of an enterprise that continues to reach lucrative new heights - most recently with the smash success of Wicked - this audio book is a lively tour of a fascinating era and its most intriguing storyteller. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brooke Heldman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/oasi/001373/bk_oasi_001373_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 592min
As the BBC's North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately. In the 18 months it's taken for a reality star to go from laughingstock to leader of the free world, Jon has travelled the length and breadth of the United States, experiencing it from a perspective that most of us could only dream of: he has flown aboard Air Force One, interviewed President Obama and has even been described as 'a beauty' by none other than Donald Trump. Through music, film, literature, TV and even through the food we eat and the clothes that we wear we all have a highly developed sense of what America is and through our shared, tangled history we claim a special relationship. But America today feels about as alien a country as you could imagine. It is fearful, angry and impatient for change. Reflecting on his journey across the continent to cover the most turbulent race in recent history, Jon Sopel lifts a lid on the seething resentments, profound anxieties and sheer rage that found its embodiment in a brash, unpredictable and seemingly unstoppable figure. In this fascinating, insightful portrait of American life and politics, Jon sets out to answer our questions about a country that once stood for the grandest of dreams but which is now mired in a storm of political extremism, racial division and increasingly perverse beliefs. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jon Sopel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002923/bk_rhuk_002923_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hot Dish (Lost & Found, #4) (eBook, ePUB)
Ever been rescued from a cave full of bears by a hot billionaire? I was, and let me tell you, it's not as sexy as it sounds. Chloe Angrov had one thing going for her: she liked to bake. And she was good at it. Having just opened her own bakery in her tiny mountain town, she knew people would flock to it as they always loved her baked treats. But no one came. What's a bakery owner to do? Give up? Never. She didn't run when her hero, the man who rescued her from bears, broke her heart. And she wouldn't walk away now. Not even when that hero moved in down the block and seemed to be the only person enjoying her cookies. Konrad Love was a big-city billionaire. His life was filled with excess, women, and flashy everything. Then he stumbled into a cave and helped the young woman out. Talk about an ego boost. Only it wasn't. Not when he ended up peeing on the bear. And a few other things he did that he wanted to forget. Now he was the laughingstock of that small town and hated by the feisty woman who saw his backside. After buying the town's rundown inn and deciding to fix it up, he realized he didn't know how to hammer a nail. He had to prove to her, to the town, he wasn't crazy. How's the town billionaire supposed to mend a broken building while winning over the woman who hates his guts?- Shop: buecher
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Version Control: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1132min
The acclaimed author of The Dream of Perpetual Motion returns with a compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our friendships, our love lives, and our sense of self. Rebecca Wright has reclaimed her life, finding her way out of her grief and depression following a personal tragedy years ago. She spends her days working in customer support for the Internet dating site where she first met her husband. But she has a strange, persistent sense that everything around her is somewhat off-kilter: She constantly feels as if she has walked into a room and forgotten what she intended to do there; on TV, the president seems to be the wrong person in the wrong place; her dreams are full of disquiet. Meanwhile, her husband's decade-long dedication to his invention, the causality violation device (which he would greatly prefer you not call a "time machine") has effectively stalled his career and made him a laughingstock in the physics community. But he may be closer to success than either of them knows or can possibly imagine. Version Control is about a possible near future, but it's also about the way we live now. It's about smart phones and self-driving cars and what we believe about the people we meet on the Internet. It's about a couple, Rebecca and Philip, who have experienced a tragedy, and about how they help - and fail to help - each other through it. Emotionally powerful and stunningly visionary, Version Control will alter the way you see your future and your present. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: January LaVoy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004493/bk_rand_004493_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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