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Stolen Beginnings
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
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Marian Deacon has always been overshadowed by her cousin Madeleine, a glamorous, selfish model who will stop at nothing to reach the top. But their ordinary lives suddenly change with the arrival of Paul O'Connell, a handsome, charismatic writer who draws them into the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Hastings and the glamour and danger of her life in Italy and New York.
Stolen Beginnings is a compelling story of what happens when girls become women, and when love—and fate—get in their way.
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Alex Hyde is the leaders' leader. An executive coach par excellence, she's the person the great and the good turn to when the pressure gets too much; she can change the way they think, how they operate, she can turn around the very fortunes of their companies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Was the narrator Nurse Turner?
- By Sally on 12-24-17
By: Karen Swan
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Texas Rich
- By: Fern Michaels
- Narrated by: Erin Yuen
- Length: 25 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 205
Young Billie Ames naively fell for the exciting pilot Moss Coleman at the Philadelphia Navy Yard during World War II. Within a few months, she was pregnant, married, and traveling across the country to Austin...to the 250,000-acre spread known as Sunbridge and into the tantalizing world of the Texas rich. In a vast land dominated by the industrious Colemans, Billie fights to maintain control of her life and her marriage.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Awful Southern Accent
- By Tina Peters on 03-24-16
By: Fern Michaels
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Duet
- By: Kimberley Freeman
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,099
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 897
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 892
From the London pop scene, to the opera stages of Europe; from a tiny Greek island, to a stifling manor house full of secrets and deceptions; from the sun-drenched Queensland coast, to the silent outback; Angela and Ellie are two women both looking for something. One in search of her identity and her memory; the other in search of the love that she had and lost; theirs is a duet whose last note will not be sung until the heart-stopping climax, when a shadow from the past returns to claim them both.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gosh that was a great story!
- By Anonymous User on 06-10-09
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False Pretenses
- By: Catherine Coulter
- Narrated by: Renee Raudman, Paul Costanzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 645
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 579
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 576
Meet Elizabeth Carleton, a fascinating woman who is not only a famous concert pianist, but is also married to a wealthy international business tycoon, Timothy Carleton. She is the envy of all until her perfect life falls apart literally in a heartbeat: Timothy Carleton is stabbed in the chest with an ice pick and Elizabeth is accused of his murder. Things rapidly go from bad to worse until a surprise witness appears to give her an airtight alibi. The jury finds her not guilty. The only thing is: She’s never met the man who testified on her behalf.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not her best work
- By Terri on 01-21-15
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The World We Found
- By: Thrity Umrigar
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4 out of 5 stars 110
Best-selling author and PEN and Beyond Margins Award finalist Thrity Umrigar’s acclaimed novels “resonate with rich prose and vibrant depictions of India” ( Booklist). In The World We Found, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta - once friends at the University of Bombay - reconnect 30 years later when Armaiti is diagnosed with cancer. Coming together, all four women are forced to reexamine their lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good story but performance not so much!
- By Alisha on 09-13-15
By: Thrity Umrigar
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Mixed Messages
- By: Linda Lael Miller
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Mark Holbrook was a legend. A tall, rugged, imposing legend. He'd won a Pulitzer, interviewed kings and queens, presidents, and movie stars. Carly Barnett, on the other hand, was a former-beauty-queen-turned-advice-columnist. Not exactly on the same level. Still, Carly was determined to prove that she was more than a pretty face. Mark wasn't sure the beautiful and spirited Carly had what it took to be a reporter, but he was sure that he wanted her. And Mark never denied himself what he wanted.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Full of cliches
- By SIMARA on 07-06-24
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What My Best Friend Did
- By: Lucy Dawson
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4 out of 5 stars 117
Alice's life has become a bit boring lately. Her friends are busy getting married and having babies, but she's not ready for those changes in her own life - not even sure she still loves her boyfriend. Then she meets Gretchen. A brand-new, fun and unencumbered friend. Gretchen knows how to have a good time, and she also has a totally gorgeous brother. Before she knows it, Alice has been swept up into her new best friend's world. But Gretchen has a dark secret. Will Alice learn the truth before she throws her old life away?
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3 out of 5 stars
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hmm
- By Claire Lieber on 03-11-19
By: Lucy Dawson
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Gods Behaving Badly
- By: Marie Phillips
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 445
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4 out of 5 stars 289
Being immortal is not all it once was. Yes, the 12 Greek gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st century, but they are crammed together in a London town house: and are none too happy about it. Even more disturbing, their powers are waning.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Delightful fantasy
- By Mike From Mesa on 12-29-07
By: Marie Phillips
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The Brightest Star in the Sky
- A Novel
- By: Marian Keyes
- Narrated by: Caitriona Keyes
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 79
The Brightest Star in the Sky follows seven neighbors whose lives become entangled when a sassy and prescient spirit pays a visit to their Dublin townhouse with the intent of changing at least one of their lives. But what will this metamorphosis be and who will the sprite choose?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible sound quality, worse narration
- By Jan on 02-23-10
By: Marian Keyes
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The Forgotten Village
- By: Lorna Cook
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
1943: the world is at war, and the villagers of Tyneham are being asked to make one more sacrifice: to give their homes over to the British army. But on the eve of their departure, a terrible act will cause three of them to disappear forever. 2018: Melissa had hoped a break on the coast of Dorset would rekindle her stagnant relationship, but despite the idyllic scenery, it’s pushing her and Liam to the brink.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ridiculous
- By christina on 06-06-23
By: Lorna Cook
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Miranda's Big Mistake
- By: Jill Mansell
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
Miranda's most recent male-related catastrophe is the seemingly perfect Greg. He's gorgeous, witty, and they're on the brink of falling madly in love, until Miranda finds out he's just left his pregnant wife. With the help of her friends, Miranda plans the most delicious revenge a heartbroken girl can get. But will Miranda learn from her mistake or move on to the next "perfect" man and ignore the love of her life waiting in the wings?
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1 out of 5 stars
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couldn't finish
- By Kindle Customer on 10-18-20
By: Jill Mansell
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Christmas at Tiffany's
- By: Karen Swan
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 144
Cassie settled down too young, marrying her first serious boyfriend. Now, 10 years later, she is betrayed and broken. With her marriage in tatters and no career or home of her own, she needs to work out where she belongs in the world and who she really is. So begins a yearlong trial as Cassie leaves her sheltered life in rural Scotland to stay with each of her best friends in the most glamorous cities in the world: New York, Paris and London.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly Indulgent!
- By Abby Welker on 12-05-17
By: Karen Swan
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Jane Bites Back
- By: Michael Thomas Ford
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4 out of 5 stars 52
Two hundred years after her death, Jane Austen is still surrounded by the literature she loves, but now it's because she's the owner of Flyleaf Books in a sleepy college town in Upstate New York. Every day she watches her novels fly off the shelves along with dozens of unauthorized sequels, spin-offs, and adaptations. Jane may be undead, but her books have taken on a life of their own.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Utterly Rediculous
- By Tenaya on 05-29-10
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Fortune
- By: Erica Spindler
- Narrated by: Felicity Munroe
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Something dark and dangerous had long shadowed Skye Dearborn’s life. She had seen the fear of it in her mother’s eyes. It was there, locked in her memories of blood spilling across a gleaming floor. In the sound of her own screams. And in the terror she’d felt the night her mother disappeared. Then fortune smiled on Skye. With help she was able to put the horror behind her and look to the future. But now that same fortune is leading her into the arms of danger - and back into the nightmare of her past. For the evil that has haunted her dreams has a human form....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read!!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-17-24
By: Erica Spindler