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Born from Love
- A Single Mother by Choice
- Narrated by: Katrina Medina
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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As an overachiever, Lania thought she could make all her dreams come true by working hard, but she learned that love and getting married before 30 were not variables she can control. In her relationships, she had been the best friend, the rebound, and the other girl.
When she turns 31, Lania moves to Albuquerque and confides in a new obstetrician who encourages her to consult a fertility specialist. Some days, she is eager to start the process to become a mother on her own, choosing a donor and injecting herself with hormones. Other days, she misses the road not taken and the love story that could have been.
As she moves forward with her decision to have a child, she experiences criticisms from Catholic family members, discrimination at work, and pregnancy complications. After Lania receives the results of a genetic test, she learns how strong a mother must be to hold on to her dream.
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Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land’s unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he’s been left an old friend’s entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community’s destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.
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4.5 The Wanderer Stars
- By whatcha.listening.to on 11-09-17
By: Robyn Carr
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Little Matches
- A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark
- By: Maryanne O'Hara
- Narrated by: Maryanne O'Hara
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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When their only child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the age of two, Maryanne O'Hara and her husband were told that Caitlin could live a long life or be dead in a matter of months. Thirty-one years later, Caitlin lost her battle with this devastating disease following an excruciating two-year wait on the transplant list and a last-minute race to locate a pair of healthy lungs. The sudden spiral of events left Maryanne in an existential crisis, searching to find an answer to the eternal question: Why we are here?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't know who needs to read it...
- By H. Hill on 04-18-23
By: Maryanne O'Hara
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The Natural Mother of the Child
- A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood
- By: Krys Malcolm Belc
- Narrated by: Krys Malcolm Belc
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Krys Malcolm Belc has thought a lot about the interplay between parenthood and gender. As a nonbinary, transmasculine parent, giving birth to his son Samson clarified his gender identity. And yet, when his partner Anna adopted Samson, the legal documents listed Belc as "the natural mother of the child." The Natural Mother of the Child journeys both toward and through common perceptions of what it means to have a body and how that body can influence the perception of a family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Kathryn Bradley on 03-04-23
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The Surrogate
- A Novel
- By: Toni Halleen
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski, Laurie Catherine Winkel, Andrew Eiden, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 611
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 560
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Ruth is a no-nonsense 40-something journalist from the Midwest desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. Their hope rests with Cally, a 19-year-old who wants to go to college - but doesn’t have the cash. The arrangement seems perfect for everyone. But within a day of the baby’s birth, Cally has a change of heart - and engineers a harrowing escape from the hospital with the newborn. When Ruth and Hal discover that Cally and their daughter are gone, a whole series of doubts and secrets is revealed, and the difference between right and wrong is no longer clear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular - Couldn’t put this book down!
- By Cindi on 01-10-22
By: Toni Halleen
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Lethal Intent
- By: Cara C. Putman
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
When the judge she's clerked for dies, Caroline Bragg starts over as in-house counsel for a pharmaceutical start-up working on innovative adult stem cell research with the potential to save thousands of lives. But when her charismatic new boss ignores her legal advice, Caroline's left unsettled. Then the company launches into headlines when a furious family demands answers regarding how the start-up used their deceased relative's cells for innovation - with neither informed consent nor agreement for compensation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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“Oh Brandon”...who talks like this?..I’m from Jersey
- By Pat P. on 05-01-21
By: Cara C. Putman
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- LRS
- 12-13-20
Inspirational
"Born from Love" made me laugh and cry. I love how her answer came from the Virgin Mary.
The narrator did a wonderful job. It made me feel like the story was happening to me.
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- Mariana
- 12-10-20
Easy to listen
The story really reels you in and you just want to keep on listening! The narrator is truly impressive, she’s able to change her voice from female to male and it really brings life to the characters! Definitely recommend!
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- Alonso Cardenas
- 12-08-20
Loved it! Couldn’t stop listening
Inspiring, commendable true story of a PhD in biomedical engineering, vulnerable, heartwarming journey to becoming a mother.
Alonso Cardenas MD
Child and adolescent psychiatrist
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- Maria Beraza
- 02-18-21
great acting, lacking story
Actress performing is amazing. She does a wonderful job of making intresting a story that lays more on the tolerable side. Maybe was expecting too much of this story but to me was corny and predictable.
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- Meredith
- 12-18-20
Unique Story and Great Voice
Really enjoyed this story. A great journey to motherhood. A great read unlike other stories out there.
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