
A Reluctant Queen
The Love Story of Esther
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Narrated by:
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Sarah Zimmerman
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By:
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Joan Wolf
About this listen
You've known it as a biblical tale of courage. Experience it anew as a heart-stirring love story.
She was a simple girl faced with an impossible choice. He was a magnificent king with a lonely heart.
Their love was the divine surprise that changed the course of history.
The beloved story of Esther springs to fresh life in this inspired novel that vibrates with mystery, intrigue, and romance.
"Joan Wolf never fails to deliver the best!" (Nora Roberts)
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Cancer stole everything from Ceelie - her peace of mind, her self-image, perhaps even her 23-year marriage to her college sweetheart, Nate. Without the support of Darlene, her quirky elderly friend, she may not have been able to endure so much loss. So when Darlene’s own prognosis turns dire, Ceelie can’t refuse her seemingly impossible request - to find a WWII paratrooper named Cal, the father who disappeared when Darlene was an infant, leaving a lifetime of desolation in his wake.
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A beautiful heartrending story of redemption!
- By Morgan Tarpley Smith on 11-09-20
By: Michele Phoenix
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Something Old, Something New
- A Sweet Contemporary Romance
- By: Amy Clipston
- Narrated by: Lauren Berst
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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In the decade since high school graduation, Christine Sawyer has realized her dream of opening Treasure Hunting Antique Mall, the place where shoppers find gems that are new to them. Between her store, her house, and her role as a doting aunt, she’s happy with her life—if a bit lonely. But she’s used to being less lucky in love than her fraternal twin sister. Britney was always the popular one, the lead cheerleader who dated the homecoming king and quarterback, while Christine stayed in the shadows.
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So Good!!
- By KP on 03-04-23
By: Amy Clipston
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The Winter Rose
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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In this gripping WWII time-slip novel from the author whose books have been called “propulsive” and a “must-read” (Publishers Weekly), Grace Tonquin is an American Quaker who works tirelessly in Vichy France to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis. After crossing the treacherous Pyrénées, Grace returns home to Oregon with a brother and sister whose parents were lost during the war. Though Grace and her husband love Élias and Marguerite as their own, echoes of Grace’s past and trauma from the Holocaust tear the Tonquin family apart.
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a little disappointed
- By Anonymous User on 01-14-22
By: Melanie Dobson
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Love Sold Separately
- A Novel
- By: Ellen Meister
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Dana Barry has nothing against rules. She just knows they’re meant to be bent. So it’s no wonder the single, 20-something, aspiring actress loses her day job. Now her life is a mess…until she hears the Shopping Channel is auditioning. Relying on her knack for knowing what makes people tick, she lands a gig on air. But before she can say office politics, Dana is caught in the biggest drama of her life. The star host - a diva who terrorized the entire staff - is found dead. Dana knows the prime suspect is innocent.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE
- By Kaila Barnhill on 01-02-24
By: Ellen Meister
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Bellagrand
- A Novel
- By: Paullina Simons
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
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The sequel to Paullina Simons’ thrilling Children of Liberty, Bellagrand delves into Harry and Gina’s lives prior to the opening of Simons' The Bronze Horseman. As Children of Liberty concludes with a stunning ending - the story is just beginning. Bellagrand follows Harry and Gina after the happily ever after. After their whirlwind romance, Gina and Harry must learn what it really takes to mesh their families and their cultures. Listeners will be delighted to see exactly how these characters fit into the Bronze Horseman legacy.
By: Paullina Simons
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Her Night with the Duke
- By: Diana Quincy
- Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When Lady Delilah Chambers finds herself stranded at a country inn on a rain-swept evening, she’s forced to fend off a group of ruffians with the help of a handsome gentleman. Irresistibly drawn to each other, Leela and the stranger spend one reckless night in each others’ arms - and then go their separate ways. But the very next day Leela receives the shock of her life when she meets the duke who is set on wedding her beloved stepdaughter.
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Narrator was good but the story did not need drama with 50 pages left
- By Amazon Customer on 12-21-22
By: Diana Quincy
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Within These Gilded Halls
- A Regency Romance
- By: Abigail Wilson
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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After studying art under Miss Drake, a renowned painter, Phoebe Radcliff is certain she can finally move beyond the childish mistake that’s kept her away from home. She is thrilled when Miss Drake employs her to complete a complicated ballroom renovation. Everything changes, however, the moment Miss Drake is murdered. With her last breath she imparts the location of a clue to Phoebe. Can the biggest secret of Avonthorpe Hall be true? Phoebe is tasked to finish her work in the ballroom by Miss Drake’s infuriatingly regimented yet all-too-handsome nephew, Lt. Graham Burke.
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Superficial
- By LZD on 03-24-23
By: Abigail Wilson
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The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris
- By: Daisy Wood
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow, Tom Lawrence
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Juliette and her husband have finally made it to France on the romantic getaway of her dreams—but as the days pass, all she discovers is quite how far they’ve grown apart. She’s craving a new adventure, so when she happens across a tiny, abandoned shop with a for-sale sign in the window, it feels fated. And she’s about to learn that the forgotten bookshop hides a lot more than meets the eye.
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WWII Historical Fiction
- By Mona-Alisa on 04-04-23
By: Daisy Wood
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Potiphar's Wife
- A Novel
- By: Mesu Andrews
- Narrated by: Lisa Negrón
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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Before she is Potiphar’s wife, Zuleika is the daughter of a king and the wife of a prince. She rules the isle of Crete alongside her mother in the absence of their seafaring husbands. But when tragedy nearly destroys Crete, Zuleika must sacrifice her future to save the Minoan people she loves.
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What Bible story was THIS book based on?
- By Jacqueline Brown on 06-04-22
By: Mesu Andrews
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- Ruth Reynoso
- 02-24-25
love that the, writer toke ys deeper,
thank you G-D for all who had apart in this book 📖, love that it helps people to look deeper in the book of Esther. this book would be a great movie, 👍 👌 thank you too the writer. and speaker ,G-D bless this cast. 🙏
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- Grace & Mercy
- 12-11-24
Another take on the Story of Ester
I absolutely enjoyed this book. The author took creative differences with the story. I loved how she made it a love story! I love that she made Esther intelligent and supportive to her man!!
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- Mary Jane Fradette
- 12-30-21
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The story was good & for the most part everything was great but the reader was to sing -song at the end of every sentence. It was very annoying.
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- Fernando U.
- 04-15-25
Captivating story of the heart for good and evil
I liked the plot development of how Esther came to love the king, and how Haman’s jealousy and hatred toward the Jews was his undoing. Good storytelling in weaving together how these Luces and motives played out. Fun opulent backdrop and setting in palace court.
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- Marni Adler-Rogers
- 08-22-23
Beautiful
I have always loved the book of Esther and even for my own bat mitzvah my speech was on Queen Esther with a modern twist this was just as good
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