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    WINNER of the 2012 BEST FIRST NOVEL Spur Award from Western Writers of America!!A murder arranged as a suicide...a missing deed...and a bereft daughter whose sheltered world is shattered. August, 1869: Lily Granville is stunned by her father's murder. Only one other person knows about a valuable California gold mine deed - both are now missing. Lily heads west on the newly opened transcontinental railroad, determined to track the killer. She soon realizes she is no longer the hunter but the prey. As things progress from bad to worse, Lily is uncertain who to trust - the China-bound missionary who wants to marry her, or the wandering Texan who offers to protect her...for a price. Will Lily survive the journey and unexpected betrayal? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Samuel Fleming. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004734/bk_acx0_004734_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    You need to know who your husband really was.... When Paula Gadd’s husband of almost 30 years dies, just days away from the seventh anniversary of their son Christopher’s death, her world falls apart. Grieving and bereft, she is stunned when a young woman approaches her at the funeral service and slips something into her pocket. A note suggesting that Paula’s husband was not all that he seemed.... When the two women eventually meet, a series of revelations challenges everything Paula thought they knew, and it becomes immediately clear that both women’s lives are in very real danger. Both a dark, twisty slice of domestic noir and taut, explosive psychological thriller, After He Died is also a chilling reminder that the people we trust the most can harbour the deadliest secrets....  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Reanne Farley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051097/bk_adbl_051097_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Rosie Jackson is beginning to slowly come to terms with a new life and a new future at the age of 65. Rosie is bereft when her husband, Mike, dies. She misses him terribly; even though he wasn't the love of her life, she feels lonely in her grief, despite being close to her two grown-up daughters. With time away from the family florist business, Rosie has the space to think about the past and what might have been. She remembers a summer with first love Peter as one of the happiest times of her life, but her memories are bittersweet. After a chance encounter with Peter 47 years later, they both begin to wonder 'what if?' and whether it's never too late for second chances in love.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Franklin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/001115/bk_twuk_001115_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A newly reissued edition of an Agatha Christie - writing as Mary Westmacott - 'Crime of the Heart' novel about a woman on the verge of suicide. "In Celia we have more nearly than anywhere else a portrait of Agatha." (Max Mallowan) Bereft of the three people she has held most dear - her mother, her husband and her daughter - Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lewis Hancock. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/000993/bk_hcuk_000993_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Young Lord Charville and Katerina Carradine were once devoted childhood companions, their significant social class difference never impeding on their friendship. Now adults, their paths in life have gone separate ways and things are very different. Lord Charville's life has come to a standstill after his wife's death. He is bereft with guilt that he was responsible for her death leaving their young son Edmond without a mother. Katerina is well aware of her station in life and is now governess to Edmond. When further tragedy strikes Lord Charville with his parents passing, he becomes Duke of Chattersby with 10,000 a year. Will this change in situation alter his secret devotion for Katerina? Can Katerina overcome her sisterly affection for the Duke and make a life-altering decision? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/060169/bk_acx0_060169_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dark has nearly consumed the planet. Men and beasts have been stripped of their minds, their bodies twisted to serve the Master's will. Her army now numbers in the trillions and is led by two supreme generals. Even the mages have no power to stop her. Driving the survivors to a last bastion of freedom, she calls for the decimated army to surrender. But mankind stands defiant. From the ashes of nations the people have united, and together they brace for the impending storm. Bereft of retreat or refuge, they hold to a single hope - that the Oracle can destroy the Dark before everyone is slaughtered. Facing the end, the Oracle must rise to her birthright and find that which can cleanse the Earth of darkness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/podm/000255/bk_podm_000255_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Two couples' lives become scandalously entwined in this novel by best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand, the 'queen of the summer novel' (People). Nantucket writer Madeline King has a new novel coming out, and it's got best seller potential. But Madeline is terrified, because in her desperation to revive her career she's done something reckless: reveal the truth behind an actual affair involving her best friend, Grace. And that's not the only strain on Madeline and Grace's friendship. One fateful night the two women argue, voicing jealousies and resentments that have built for 20 years. Bereft of each other, they get caught in the snares of a mysterious and destructive stranger. The Rumour is an irresistible novel about the power of gossip to change the course of events and the desire of people to find their way back to what really matters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laurel Lefkow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/000962/bk_hodd_000962_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Nel Higgins is the 16-year-old daughter of Frank Higgins, a deranged Lutheran pastor. After Nel’s mother passes away, she finds herself and her sister, Annie, at the mercy of her father in Yankton, Dakota Territory, 1876. Bereft and frightened, Nel knows, deep in her heart, that neither she nor Annie will survive unless they can escape his evil clutches. Then, when unforeseen circumstances lead to Frank's sudden death, the two girls soon board the famous riverboat, the Far West. Once on board, Nel finds herself following the path of American destiny toward Fort Abraham Lincoln, Custer’s Last Stand and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Fans are comparing this historical romance novel to Forever Amber and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. It is filled with action, adventure, sorrow, and joy and showcases the strength, fortitude, and danger of the American frontier. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lori VanScyoc. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/117093/bk_acx0_117093_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Fallen, but not defeated.Betrayed by those she trusted, Isalla was cast down from the heavens and into the heart of the hells. Bereft of her wings, the angel was rescued by Kanae, a demoness who challenges Isalla's belief of what demons should be. She has little choice but to accept Kanae's help, with as far from her homeland as she is, and slowly she begins to understand, then even admire Kanae.Unfortunately, the forces in the shadows have not forgotten Isalla, and they are willing to target anyone close to her, no matter how highly placed they may be. As their long reach threatens to snuff out Isalla's life, Kanae proves a stalwart ally, and willing to face any danger beside her.It's an immense surprise to Isalla that in the depths of the hells she can find hope, allies, and possibly even love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sarah Beth Goer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/153547/bk_acx0_153547_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Biweekly marriage proposals from men who can't see beyond her (admittedly breathtaking) looks are starting to get on Lady Clara Fairfax's nerves. Desperate to be something more than ornamental, she escapes to her favorite charity. When a child is in trouble, she turns to tall, dark, and annoying barrister Oliver Radford. Though he's unexpectedly found himself in line to inherit a dukedom, Radford's never been part of fashionable society, and the blonde beauty, though not entirely bereft of brains, isn't part of his plans. But Clara overwhelms even his infallible logic, and when wedlock looms, all he can do is try not to lose his head over her. It's an inconvenient marriage by ordinary standards, but these two are far from ordinary. Can the town's most adored heiress and London's most difficult bachelor fall victim to their own unruly desires? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kate Reading. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/004842/bk_harp_004842_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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