57 Results for : snobbish
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The Bite That Binds: Deep in Your Veins Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 649min, (USK 18)
It's just over a week until Sam will be Binding with Jared, and the only thing she wants is to spend that time relaxing and preparing for the ceremony. Unfortunately, she seems to be asking too much of fate, because suddenly she's lumbered with a number of distractions that have the potential to postpone, or even cancel, the Binding.There's a guarded fiance to crack, a complicated assignment to deal with, Jared's ex to alienate, and a bunch of snobbish Master Vampires to win over - or offend, whichever. On the upside, things couldn't possibly be any worse, could they? Actually, yes they could.Due to a cruel twist of fate, something strange is happening to Sam - something that is changing her in ways she doesn't like or understand. With the help of Jared and those closest to her, she has to not only handle the threats to the Binding Ceremony, but find a way to fix what has been done to her - and fast. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Justine Eyre, P.J. Ochlan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011799/bk_tant_011799_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Butler to the World (eBook, ePUB)
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAS SEEN ON LED BY DONKEYS'Brilliant' Marina Hyde, Guardian'A savage analysis of Britain's soul. As essential as Orwell at his best'Peter Pomerantsev'Horribly brilliant'James O'BrienHow did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men? From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to enabling Gibraltar to become an offshore gambling haven, meet Butler Britain...The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even had the costume. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet.Butler to the World reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. We pride ourselves on values of fair play and the rule of law, but few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. We are now a nation of Jeeveses, snobbish enablers for rich halfwits of considerably less charm than Bertie Wooster. It doesn't have to be that way.- Shop: buecher
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The White Rose , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 933min
Passion, infidelity, social climbing, and one very special white rose weave a seductive narrative in this intelligent and tender novel. At 48 Marian Kahn, a professor of history at Columbia, has reached a comfortable perch. Married, wealthy, and the famed discoverer of the eighteenth-century adventuress Lady Charlotte Wilcox, she ought to be content. Instead she is horrified to find herself profoundly in love with 26-year-old Oliver, the son of her eldest friend. When Marian's cousin, the snobbish Barton, announces his engagement to Sophie, a graduate student in Marian's department, Marian, Oliver, and Sophie find their lives woefully entangled and their hearts turned in unfamiliar directions. All three of them will learn that love may seldom be straightforward, but it's always a gift. From the West Village to the Upper East Side, from the Hamptons to Millbrook, The White Rose is at once a nuanced and affectionate reimagining of Strauss' beloved opera, Der Rosenkavalier, and a mesmerizing novel of our own time and place. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eliza Foss. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/001998/bk_hach_001998_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Persuasion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 481min
The last novel completed by Jane Austen before she died at 41, Persuasion is often thought to be the story of the author's own lost love. Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has three daughters: Elizabeth, who shares his haughty vanity and, at 28 has found no one good enough to marry; Mary, who has, with some condescension, married the son of the local squire; and admirable Anne, who "was nobody with either father or sister". This is the story of a second chance, the reawakening of love between Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whom eight years earlier she had been persuaded not to marry, due to his lowly station in life. Wentworth returns from the Napoleonic Wars with prize money and the social acceptability of naval rank. He is now an eligible suitor acceptable to Anne's snobbish father and his circle, and Anne discovers the continuing strength of her love for him. The happy ending is a contrast to the real outcome of Austen's own romantic aspirations. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nadia May. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001512/bk_blak_001512_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Immortal , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 443min
Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave Evie drowning in loneliness. Evie's only lifeline is Sebastian, a rebellious, mocking, dangerously attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie's feelings for Sebastian grow with each secret meeting, she starts to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie, she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. And as the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate. Gillian Shields's electrifying tale will dazzle readers with suspense, mysticism, and romance. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Durante. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/002225/bk_harp_002225_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Death of a Scriptwriter: Hamish Macbeth, Book 14 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 383min
Patricia Martyn-Broyd, now in her seventies, has retired to the Highlands. She hasn't written a word in years and her books are out of print. But now a television company is about to film her last detective story, featuring the aristocratic Scottish detective Lady Harriet Vare. Even better, a London publisher is bringing the book into print. Even though the snobbish Miss Martyn-Broyd doesn't care to mix with the locals she can't help but share her excitement with local policeman Hamish Macbeth. Imagine her horror when Miss Martyn-Broyd discovers that Lady Harriet Vare is portrayed as a pot-smoking hippy, that the screenwriter is known for his violent and scurrilous scripts and that Lady Harriet is going to be played by the scene-stealing trollop Penelope Gates. But a contract is a contract, Ms Martyn-Broyd quickly learns and when she is accused of murdering the scriptwriter and the leading lady, she turns to her one friend in Lochdubh, Hamish Macbeth, to help her. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Monteath. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016110/bk_adbl_016110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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An Introduction to Pleasure: Mistress Matchmaker Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 513min
Lysandra Keates is running out of options. Her father is dead, her mother is ill, and her efforts to find respectable employment have ended in failure. With her small savings bleeding away, she swallows her pride - and her terror - and turns to Vivien Manning, an infamous courtesan, to match her with a wealthy protector. For years, Viscount Andrew Callis has lived a monastic existence at his country estate, hardening his body against the snobbish, lazy young man he once was, hardening his heart against grief over the deaths of his wife and infant son. When Vivien asks him to spend one month training a young woman in the ways of a mistress, his mind resists . . . but his body responds with an ache he thought long dead. As Andrew begins his gentle tutelage, he finds himself falling under the spell of Lysandra's innocent charms. And as they give in to the powerful hunger, the last thing Andrew ever expected, or wanted, forms between them. An emotional connection that could carry them well past the training period - if only Andrew can open his heart to the possibility of love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carmen Rose. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/003422/bk_tant_003422_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Crossroads: The Chance City Series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 416min
Carter “Wheels” Ellis is handsome, strong, funny, and kind - and he owns an adorable Capuchin monkey named Ollie. However, women have never considered him as a serious beau since he's a paraplegic. Wheels has come to accept that he'll most likely never find a wife.But Nora Guthrie has strong feelings for Wheels. She appreciates all of his fine qualities, and he makes her heart beat faster whenever she's near him. Surprised by her attraction, Wheels wonders if they're compatible on a romantic level. The two friends embark on a romantic journey together. Mayor Carly Branson both despises and desires Ray Stratton. He's conceited, cocky, and too handsome for words - which comes in handy in his profession as a male prostitute.Ray can't stand Carly. She's snobbish and judgmental, yet utterly beautiful and captivating. The sparks that fly between these two could light up the night sky, and they're drawn to one another despite their mutual hate. Or could it be love?Four people come to important crossroads in their lives. Will they travel down the right path that leads to happiness, or will they take a wrong turn and end up lonely and heartbroken? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jay R. Smith Audio Publishing. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122118/bk_acx0_122118_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Riders on the Storm: Sam McCain, Book 10 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 315min
In 1967, a brutal murder in the midst of an anti - Vietnam War group sparks an investigation by Sam McCain, in Ed Gorman's most politically charged mystery yet. When we last saw Sam McCain he had been drafted to fight the war in Vietnam. But Sam's military career ended in boot camp when he was accidentally shot in the head and forced to spend three months in a military hospital to recover. Sam has now returned to his hometown of Black River Falls, where he works as a lawyer and part-time investigator for the court of the snobbish but amusing Judge Esme Whitney. Two of Sam's oldest friends are caught up in the same battle. Veteran Steve Donovan brutally belittles and finally savagely beats his old friend, veteran Will Cullen, when Cullen announces he‘s joined the anti-war group. When Cullen is found murdered, the obvious suspect is Steve Donovan, but Sam has serious doubts about the man's guilt. At least three people had reasons to murder Cullen, and Sam begins to suspect he'll discover even more as his investigation heats up, in this dynamic new politically charged mystery novel by a veteran of the form. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Barrett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/006999/bk_blak_006999_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bewitching , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 889min
What's a duke to do when a carefully selected bride rejects him rather than marry without love? He salvages his pride by marrying the next woman who falls into his arms. Joyous Fiona MacQuarrie bewitched the Duke of Belmore the moment she appeared from nowhere and knocked him over...literally. Joyous MacQuarrie is a Scottish witch whose powers of white magic are not always easy for her to control. When Alec's pride makes him choose to marry her, Joy turns the life of the most serious and snobbish duke in England upside down. Too soon Alec finds his well ordered and controlled life a mess, because he married a witch - one who turns him to fire when he kisses her, who charms everyone around her, and threatens to destroy both their lives as scandal looms over her. Too late, Joy discovers she's desperately in love and not even the strongest magic can seem to turn her into a proper duchess, or make her husband love her. Passion holds them spellbound in an irresistiblely funny and tender tale of two opposite but lonely hearts. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anne Johnstonbrown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/005004/bk_acx0_005004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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