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The Truth Seeker
- O'Malley Series, Book 3
- By: Dee Henderson
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Women are turning up dead. And Lisa O'Malley digging into a crime means trouble is soon to follow. She's a forensic pathologist and mysteries are her domain. Audio book number three in the O'Malley series brings back Lisa O'Malley and U.S. Marshal Quinn Diamond from The Guardian in a tense investigative thriller. She's not a believer, and her journey toward faith is a fascinating look at how a forensic pathologist views the Resurrection. Quinn has found loving her is easier than keeping her safe.
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Great if you like Southern drawls!
- By Book and Movie Lover on 01-21-07
- The Truth Seeker
- O'Malley Series, Book 3
- By: Dee Henderson
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Love
Reviewed: 05-27-24
I have loved this series since college, and even got my parents both addicted. Dee Henderson has such a way with storytelling and the Truthof Jesus.
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Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder
- Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries, Book 3
- By: Harper Lin
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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Summer tourist season is winding down, but the Cape Bay police find a dead body in the alley beside Mary Ellen's Souvenirs and Gifts. Police rule it a suicide, but Francesca Amaro knows it's murder. Who would buy a bag of souvenirs, including a box of delicious marzipan, only to commit suicide moments later? Even though the police tell her to stay out of the case, Fran is too curious not to investigate, even though she's running a busy and popular cafe.
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Another great addition
- By Dawn on 04-28-17
- Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder
- Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries, Book 3
- By: Harper Lin
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
Awesome!
Reviewed: 04-24-24
What a delightful series! I love each narrator's interpretation and how the stories unfold. Keeps me coming back for more. Frannie is in no way a Mary Sue, which is nice... she has her flaws, but they are part of her.
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Secret Sisters
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Amanda Cobb
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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Madeline and Daphne were once as close as sisters - until a secret tore them apart. Now it might take them to their graves. They knew his name, the man who tried to brutally attack 12-year-old Madeline in her grandmother's hotel. They thought they knew his fate. He wouldn't be bothering them anymore...ever. Still, their lives would never be the same. Madeline has returned to Washington after her grandmother's mysterious death.
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I'm Sorry Jayne
- By Irisandu2 on 12-16-15
- Secret Sisters
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Amanda Cobb
Jayne Never Let's You Down
Reviewed: 01-14-24
I will gladly read anything that Jayne writes, in any form, from any genre, under any name.
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When Women Were Dragons
- A Novel
- By: Kelly Barnhill
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Mark Bramhall
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
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Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex’s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn’t know. It’s taboo to speak of.
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Beautiful
- By Jennifer Torres on 05-08-22
- When Women Were Dragons
- A Novel
- By: Kelly Barnhill
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Mark Bramhall
Maybe I need to listen to my gut more
Reviewed: 01-04-24
I got this to read because it was voted on by my book club. I like to know what I am getting into, so I read a few reviews, which triggered a feeling in my gut that told me I may not enjoy it. But I persisted through and tried to listen and enjoy as much as I could, despite a review that indicated this book would fuel "feminine rage" in the reader. I do not usually read books to feel rage, but for enjoyment ,(or for my job as a middle school English and Language Arts teacher). However, I encourage my students to read outside of their comfort zones, and try to learn. So... I took my own advice: I did my best to ignore that feeling of "be wary".
Unfortunately, that feeling was correct, at least for me. I did not enjoy this book. I enjoyed the audio performances (in particular, the reader for Alex) but did not enjoy the story.
I am not even certain why I didn't. Perhaps it is because I got the feeling that the author truly hates men, in which we do not have a shared opinion. I may be very wrong on this, and if I am and have maligned her, I apologize, profusely. Rage was definitely felt through the book, certainly. Most of the women who dragoned appear to have done so for legitimate reasons, and I do not blame them one bit.
I guess I also wanted... more?? More from the dragon's side of things... whole chapters from their POV, or hearing their stories of what made them dragon, like the letter near the beginning. More fantasy, like the story of Dido... more history of other Great Dragonings... less from just one point of view scattered with the excerpts from the doctor's book. More scope (Eastern and African dragons and not just the ones from Anglo/European mythology). I wanted more story and less... mathematician telling their life story. It had so much potential, in my humble and honest opinion... But it fell flat. For me. I am certain that most of the rest of my book club is going to love it.
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Shadows of Swanford Abbey
- By: Julie Klassen
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
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When Miss Rebecca Lane returns to her home village after a few years away, her brother begs for a favor: Go to nearby Swanford Abbey and deliver his manuscript to an author staying there who could help him get published. Feeling responsible for her brother's desperate state, she reluctantly agrees.
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Mostly conventional Gothic romance
- By Amazon Customer on 04-24-22
- Shadows of Swanford Abbey
- By: Julie Klassen
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
Darling! Daring! Delightful!!!
Reviewed: 09-22-22
I cannot recommend this higher. I was captivated from the start!!! Read it, and you'll love it, I'm sure!
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When Women Ruled the World
- By: Kara Cooney
- Narrated by: Kara Cooney
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra - women who ruled with real power - and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today. Female rulers are a rare phenomenon - but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office?
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A Thoroughly Feminist Review of Ancient Egypt
- By Morgan on 03-07-19
- When Women Ruled the World
- By: Kara Cooney
- Narrated by: Kara Cooney
Politics and History
Reviewed: 05-27-22
If you are a lover of history, and also political science, this is for you.
Foe me, personally, it was not. I love ancient history, but did not see the need for the connection to modern society and modern patriarchy. Again, that's a personal preference of mine.
I wanted to hear about the lives of these women, based solidly in the historical record (as much as we are able). And it IS there: but always with a modern political slant that isn't needed. To me, that leads to too much presumption (the author even uses that phrase, as well as "real politic over and over) as she makes her connections. That spoiled it for me. Looking at something through a specific modern lens means you can't really see a full picture. The author essentially feels that ANY woman who has ever ruled has to have been a good queen, who was cut down too soon or deliberately maligned by her contemporaries. She makes a tacit admission that she doesn't know everything or that we don't really know how these women felt or truly behaved... but her own ideaology is that women should rule because they are always better at it... and that colors her entire narrative.
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Love in Color
- Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
- By: Bolu Babalola
- Narrated by: Ajjaz Awad, Nneka Okoye, Bolu Babalola, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, longs to be truly seen. A young businesswoman attempts a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life. A powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether she should uphold her family’s politics or be true to her heart. In her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity.
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Evolving Ancient Wisdom
- By Sarah Applegate on 05-06-21
- Love in Color
- Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
- By: Bolu Babalola
- Narrated by: Ajjaz Awad, Nneka Okoye, Bolu Babalola, Olukemi Babalola
WOW!!!
Reviewed: 03-15-22
I love fairy tales and myths, both the original and the retelling. These are expertly, and I cannot emphasize this enough, EXPERTLY woven together. Beautiful job! I am so glad that my book club wanted to read this!
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The Merchant and the Rogue
- The Proper Romance Victorian Series, Book 4
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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Vera Sorokina loves reading the penny dreadfuls and immersing herself in tales of adventure, mystery, and romance. Her own days are filled with the often mundane work of running the book and print shop she owns with her father. The shop offers her the freedom and income to employ and protect the poverty-stricken Londoners she’s come to care about, and it gives her father something to do other than long for their hometown of St. Petersburg. She is grateful for the stability in their lives, but she often feels lonely.
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Again a great story!!!
- By ekuowl on 10-03-21
- The Merchant and the Rogue
- The Proper Romance Victorian Series, Book 4
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
I cannot wait for further stories!!!
Reviewed: 12-27-21
Justine Eyre vividly brings to life Sarah M. Eden's characters and storyline. The ongoing search for the Mastiff, and the men and women who fight him are in the best of Victorian adventure tradition (and I honestly keep expecting to see Sherlock Holmes show up: they're THAT good).
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The Gentleman and the Thief
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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London 1865: A gentleman scribes penny dreadful novels by night and falls in love with a woman who is a music teacher by day - and a thief at night.
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Another delight!
- By Voracious Reader on 11-18-20
- The Gentleman and the Thief
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Spectacular!!
Reviewed: 12-23-21
Once again, I couldn't put it down! This is a perfect blend of mystery and romance!
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The Lady and the Highwayman
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school in 1830s Victorian London. She is also a well-respected author of stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories - the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Charles King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats, intelligent detectives solving grisly murders, and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women.
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Cute and fun story
- By D. Adriene on 09-30-19
- The Lady and the Highwayman
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Beautiful story
Reviewed: 12-17-21
What a simply delightful story! I could hardly wait to listen, and if I had had an actual book in my hands, I'd have read it through in one go. Sarah Eden knows her storylines. her characters, the time period. She is an amazing author I am pleased to have discovered, and I want to read more of her books.. and Justine Eyre as narrator is perfection.
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