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Barbara Caruso
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One early morning in 1754 an Indian raid on a small New Hampshire settlement shatters all young Miriam Willard’s hopes and dreams. Suddenly she and her family are victims of the French and Indian War. Forced to march north to Canada, they will either be held captive by the Indians or sold to the French as slaves. After the nerve-wracking experience of running an Indian gauntlet, Miriam is sold to a wealthy French family in Montreal. Held captive for a ransom that may never arrive, she longs for the handsome young soldier she left behind. When her boldness and independence get her thrown out on to the hostile streets, she must use her wits to survive until she can find a way home.
This Newbery Award-winning author of The Bronze Bow used the lives of real people to inspire her vibrant recreations of history. Narrator Barbara Caruso captures the novel’s compelling characters and strong sense of place to present an informative and insightful history lesson.
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- By Tiffany Cunningham on 04-17-21
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The Taker
- By: Alma Katsu
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 471
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 427
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Story4 out of 5 stars 427
On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. He is inexplicably drawn to her...despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too dark for my taste
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By: Alma Katsu
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You May Kiss the Bride
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- By: Lisa Berne
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 84
Wealthy and arrogant, Gabriel Penhallow knows it's time to fulfill his dynastic duty. All he must do is follow "The Penhallow way" - find a biddable bride, produce an heir and a spare, and then live separate lives. It's worked so well for generations, certainly one kiss with the delectable Livia Stuart isn't going to change things. Society dictates he marry her, and one chit is as good as another as long as she's from a decent family.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slow Story. EXCELLENT SUPERB NARRATION!
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By: Lisa Berne
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Fierce Eden
- By: Jennifer Blake
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
Beautiful young widow Elise Laffont embraces her freedom during the daylight hours, running the farm she loves so dearly, but the night brings with it painful reminders of the torment she endured at the hands of her abusive husband. Fate may have taken her husband, but it hasn't erased the scars he left, and Elise wonders if she will ever be able to bear the touch of a man again. From the moment he laid eyes on the beautiful widow, Reynaud Chevalier wanted her. When disaster offers him the chance to claim her as his own, Reynaud seizes the opportunity to bind Elise to him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Endearing Romance - Distracting Narration
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By: Jennifer Blake
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Gone with the Wind
- By: Margaret Mitchell
- Narrated by: Linda Stephens
- Length: 49 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15,013
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,867
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12,872
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold. Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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not to miss audible experience
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 340
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Story4 out of 5 stars 296
Gregory Maguire proves himself to be “one of contemporary fiction’s most assured myth-makers” (Kirkus Reviews) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his ingenious and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella fairy tale. Perhaps best known for his dark and breathtaking Oz series The Wicked Years—including the novel Wicked, which inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical—Maguire is a master at upending the ordinary to help us see the familiar in a brilliant new light.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Very Human Story!
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By: Gregory Maguire
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All the Ever Afters
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- By: Danielle Teller
- Narrated by: Jane Copland
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 231
In the vein of Wicked, The Woodcutter, and Boy, Snow, Bird, a luminous re-imagining of a classic tale, told from the perspective of Agnes, Cinderella’s "evil" stepmother. We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful newlywed Princess Cinderella roil the kingdom, her stepmother, Agnes, who knows all too well about hardship, privately records the true story...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I was expecting...
- By IonyWinter on 07-15-19
By: Danielle Teller
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Archangel
- Samaria, Book 1
- By: Sharon Shinn
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 477
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 342
A tale of the distant future by the author of The Shape-Changer's Wife brings listeners to a world in which the fate of all life rests on the voice of an angel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An All-TIme Favorite
- By Carol on 02-27-11
By: Sharon Shinn
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Pirates
- By: Linda Lael Miller
- Narrated by: Jeanine Bartel
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
Phoebe Turlow needs to get out of Seattle and forget about the man she just divorced, her dwindling finances, and the lonely nights that stretch ahead of her. But she can't foresee what awaits her on Paradise Island. Duncan Rourke is known to historians as "the pirate patriot". He's been dead for two centuries - or at least he's supposed to be, until Phoebe Turlow steps out of a van, into a run-down island hotel, and into his world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Spoiled An Interesting Story
- By twocats on 06-04-20
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Push Not the River
- By: James Conroyd Martin
- Narrated by: Dawn Harvey
- Length: 19 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 200
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4 out of 5 stars 174
Push Not the River is the rich story of Poland in the late 1700's - a time of heartache and turmoil as the country's once peaceful people are torn apart by neighboring countries and divided loyalties. It is then, at the young and vulnerable age of seventeen, that Lady Anna Maria Berezowska loses both of her parents and must leave the only home she has ever known.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Save your time; buy something else.
- By AMS on 10-22-15
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Celia Garth
- By: Gwen Bristow
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
A bustling port city, Charleston, South Carolina, is the crossroads of the American Revolution, where supplies and weapons for the rebel army must be unloaded and smuggled north. From the window of the dressmaker's shop where she works, lovely Celia Garth, recently engaged to the heir to a magnificent plantation, watches all of this thrilling activity. When the unthinkable occurs and the British capture and occupy Charleston, bringing fiery retribution to the surrounding countryside, Celia sees her world destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable listen
- By Stevon on 05-09-21
By: Gwen Bristow
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Midnight Angel
- Stokehursts, Book 1
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Story4 out of 5 stars 133
A noblewoman of frail beauty and exotic mystery fakes her own death to escape the gallows. And now she must flee. In disguise and under a false identity, she finds unexpected sanctuary in the arms of a handsome and arrogant yet gallant British lord—who must defy society to keep her safe . . . and overcome a tragic past to claim her as his own.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Can't finish. Made me cringe.
- By Lillian on 02-23-22
By: Lisa Kleypas
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-19
Calico Captive:
I love this book!
It’s very interesting, and has a great narrator! I think it’s a must read!
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- Stacey
- 10-14-24
I had never really studied the French and Indian war!
The narrator does an excellent job narrating with French accents! I was impressed. I was very unfamiliar with the French and Indian war so this was so educational for me and I hope to go through it again with my kids. It’s so eye opening to get a glimpse into this time period, clashes of cultures, and see what the early settlers and natives endured. I am so thankful for the original journals that Susanna wrote, documenting her struggle and giving us (centuries later) a glimpse into her world
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