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    The Element of Fire: Ile-Rien Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 849min
    The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. As the weak King Roland, flattered and misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, guards the safety of the realm. But now rumors arise that Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne. And Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade's true desires are cloaked in mystery. Is she in league with the wizard Grandier, or is she laying claim to the throne? It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen's Guard and Ravenna's former lover, to sort out who is friend and who is foe in a deadly game to keep the Dowager Queen and the kingdom she loves from harm. But is one man's steel enough to counter all the magic of fayre? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/003278/bk_tant_003278_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1143min
    At the age of 16, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines. When he died, in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China - behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male. In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, the telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like “death by a thousand cuts” and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated women’s liberation and embarked on the path to introduce parliamentary elections to China. Chang comprehensively overturns the conventional view of Cixi as a diehard conservative and cruel despot. Based on newly available, mostly Chinese, historical documents such as court records, official and private correspondence, diaries, and eyewitness accounts, this biography will revolutionize historical thinking about a crucial period in China’s - and the world’s - history. Packed with drama, fast paced, and gripping, it is both a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern China and an intimate portrait of a woman: as the concubine to a monarch, as the absolute ruler of a third of the world’s population, and as a unique stateswoman. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pik-sen Lim. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/002288/bk_boli_002288_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mystery of the Red Rose (Sherlock Holmes Fantasia, #1) (eBook, ePUB)
    Sherlock Holmes is the world's greatest detective. Holmes has solved some of the toughest cases out there, but this may be the most difficult yet. When a wealthy dowager is found dead in a locked room with only a single red rose beside her, Sherlock must team up with Doctor John Watson to discover who is responsible and why. But Holmes has secrets that Watson accidentally uncovers during the investigation. And some secrets are never meant to be revealed. And what connection does the mysterious girl Leila have to the case?
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    Representing the Life and Legacy of Renée de France
    Representing the Life and Legacy of Renée de France ab 138.99 € als pdf eBook: From Fille de France to Dowager Duchess. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus,
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    The Dragon Empress
    The Dragon Empress ab 8.49 € als epub eBook: Life and Times of Tz'u-hsi 1835-1908 Empress Dowager of China. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Biographien & Autobiographien,
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    Shadows of Doubt: Traditional Regency Romance: Loring-Abbott, Volume 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 411min
    Andrew Abbott was the last man standing; all of his friends had succumbed to leg shackles. Now that he had sold out from the army, he was unsure how he wanted to spend the rest of his life. His father proposed sending him back to restore their burned plantation in America, but just as he was set to leave, he met the woman of his dreams. Gwendolyn Lambert's family was reduced to penury after her father was disgraced and killed in a duel. Gwen and her invalid mother survive on a mere pittance in the city of Bath. Her mother's cousin, the Dowager Duchess of Loring, is determined to see Gwendolyn taken care of and restored to her rightful place, but she does not have any use for society after her family was treated ill by them. But the savvy dowager has a few tricks up her sleeve, including her handsome and charming grandson. Unfortunately, she did not count on him being sent to America or Gwendolyn's father's family coming back into the picture. The entire Loring-Abbott clan becomes involved in a scheme to bring Andrew and Gwendolyn together, but will they be able to overcome being separated by oceans, storms, and the interference of scheming mamas? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jack Wynters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/044491/bk_acx0_044491_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Outrageous Confessions of Lady Deborah , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 490min
    Lady Deborah, the dowager countess of Kinsail, has enough secrets to scandalise you for life! But no one has yet guessed that the famously icy-hearted widow is also the author of the shamelessly voluptuous romances currently shocking the ton! Only now she has another secret identity, one that she will risk her life to keep - accomplice to Elliot Marchmont, gentleman, ex-soldier and notorious London thief. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Franklin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/001683/bk_howe_001683_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Memoirs Of Elizabeth Farnesio
    Memoirs Of Elizabeth Farnesio ab 38.99 € als gebundene Ausgabe: The Present Queen Dowager Of Spain (1746). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Gebundene Ausgaben,
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    The Case of the Dangerous Dowager: Perry Mason Series, Book 10 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 364min
    When Matilda Benson solicits the help of Perry Mason, her request seems simple enough: cruise to a gambling ship moored just beyond the twelve-mile limit and buy back the IOUs signed by Miss Benson's niece. But after Mason reaches the floating casino, he discovers problems aplenty - most notably the ship's owner with a bullet hole through his head. Strangely enough, Matilda and her niece are also on board that night...when someone tosses a gun over the railing. Does Perry Mason's client have something to hide? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alexander Cendese. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/008480/bk_brll_008480_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Closed Hearts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 256min
    Even though Lady Grace only knows a few vulgar phrases in French, once taught to her by a mischievous childhood friend, she somehow pulls off pretending to be a seamstress from France to The Dowager Duchess of Greystone. Fortunately for Mademoiselle Blancher, as she styles herself, the Dowager doesn't speak a word of the language. So Grace is able to hide her true identity until her dear cousin Beatrice sends her a message, begging her to return to London. The poor woman, it seems, needs saving from the same fate Lady Grace had found herself facing two years earlier: a forced marriage to the ever-so-vile Duke of Chesham. From afar, Viscount Worthington has admired Lady Jane's feisty, foul-mouth seamstress, Mademoiselle Blancher, but a man of his rank doesn't socialize with a woman of her class unless he means to make her his mistress. But Robert wants so much more than a brief fling. Since such a thing would prove impossible, he keeps his distance, only exchanging glances as they occasionally pass one another in the hallways of Greystone Hall. When Lord Worthington discovers the seamstress needs his help, though, he's quick to offer his aid. And so, on the road to London, he get to learn all of Grace's secrets. Unfortunately, some come with danger, others with heartbreak, and, if Robert and Grace are lucky enough, some will come with love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leena Emsley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/091850/bk_acx0_091850_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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