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Kate Handford
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Kate Hewitt
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I remember the moment I handed her to Suzanne, wrapped in a soft pink blanket. I’d wept, while I’d put it around her, and she’d blinked up at me with her big blue eyes. The moment she left my arms, I wanted to cry out. Suzanne had tears in her eyes, as she took hold of my daughter. “Thank you,” she whispered.
It’s a warm, early summer’s evening, when Mia’s doorbell rings unexpectedly. She opens the door to see the silhouette of a teenage girl, standing in the shadow beyond the porch light - and in an instant, she realizes who it is. Daisy, the daughter she gave up as a baby. Daisy steps forward, trembling as she says, “I’m sorry I didn’t call first. But something happened. And I really needed...you.”
Seventeen years before, knowing she couldn’t possibly give her beautiful little girl, Daisy, the future she deserved, Mia made the hardest decision of her life: to give her up. And Suzanne seemed like the perfect adoptive mother: calm, stable, and full of love for the daughter she’d always dreamt of having.
The two mothers promised to keep communication open, so Daisy could have Mia’s love and support, along with Suzanne’s. But as the years passed, those visits happened less and less, and now Daisy seems almost like a stranger to Mia.
But she has arrived on Mia’s doorstep, and she says she has a terrible secret. And she believes the only person who can help her is Mia. Her birth mother.
Mia, however, has secrets of her own. Ones that she is afraid to let Daisy or anyone else know. And while Suzanne desperately seeks a way back to her estranged child, can Mia overcome her past, to help the girl they both call their daughter, in her darkest hour?
A totally gripping and emotional women’s fiction, guaranteed to make listeners cry. Author Kate Hewitt’s story will grab you by the heartstrings and never let you go. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain, and Jojo Moyes.
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Engaging and insightful
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By: Thrity Umrigar
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Never Again Good-Bye
- By: Terri Blackstock
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The strength of love and family and the struggles and joys of Christian living weave together in this touching contemporary romance.
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must read
- By robert on 09-28-10
By: Terri Blackstock
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The Quilter's Apprentice
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- By: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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An engaging tale full of warmth and wisdom, The Quilter’s Apprentice is the first novel in best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Quilts series. Sarah McClure takes a job helping elderly Sylvia Compson prepare her family estate for sale. Sylvia, a master quilter, agrees to share the tricks of the trade with Sarah. As the two women grow close, Sylvia shares her family’s tragic past, compelling Sarah to look at her own life more closely.
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A Mixed Bag
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Me Without You
- By: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Federay Holmes
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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If you enjoyed Me Before You by JoJo Moyes, One Day by David Nicholls, or The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, then make time for Kelly Rimmer's stunning, heartbreaking new audiobook, Me Without You.A story of how love can break our hearts - and heal them. A year ago I met the love of my life. For two people who didn't believe in love at first sight, we came pretty close....
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Good Story; Too detailed
- By Seelake4 on 06-17-16
By: Kelly Rimmer
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The Affair
- A shocking story of a schoolgirl and a scandal
- By: Amanda Brooke
- Narrated by: Avita Jay
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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When Nina finds out that her 15-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is pregnant, her world falls apart. Because Scarlet won't tell anyone who the father is. And Nina is scared that the answer will destroy everything. As the suspects mount - from Scarlett's teacher to Nina's new husband of less than a year - Nina searches for the truth: no matter what the cost.
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Whodunnit with a Twist(s)
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By: Amanda Brooke
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Snow Angel Cove
- Haven Point, Book 1
- By: RaeAnne Thayne
- Narrated by: Celeste Ciulla
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Nothing short of a miracle can restore Eliza Hayward’s Christmas cheer. The job she pinned her dreams on has gone up in smoke—literally—and now she’s stuck in an unfamiliar, if breathtaking, small town. Precariously close to being destitute, Eliza needs a hero, but she’s not expecting one who almost runs her down with his car! Rescuing Eliza is pure instinct for tech genius Aidan Caine. At first, putting the renovation of his lakeside guest lodge in Eliza’s hands assuages his guilt—until he sees how quickly he could fall for her.
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Enjoyable light listening
- By Cynthia on 04-05-24
By: RaeAnne Thayne
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The Impossible Vastness of Us
- By: Samantha Young
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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India Maxwell hasn't just moved across the country - she's plummeted to the bottom rung of the social ladder. It's taken years to cover the mess of her home life with a veneer of popularity. Now she's living in one of Boston's wealthiest neighborhoods with her mom's fiancé and his daughter, Eloise. Thanks to her soon-to-be stepsister's clique of friends, including Eloise's gorgeous, arrogant boyfriend, Finn, India feels like the one thing she hoped never to be seen as again: trash.
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So emotional
- By BooksBooksBooks on 02-28-22
By: Samantha Young
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Dancing on Broken Glass
- By: Ka Hancock
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Zach Villa
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn't have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. They're both plagued with faulty genes - he has bipolar disorder and she has a ravaging family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy's 21st birthday, sparks fly, and there's no denying their chemistry. Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship work-and they put it all in writing. Mickey promises to take his medication. Lucy promises not to blame him for what is beyond his control. He promises honesty.
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wow is all I can say.
- By karen on 10-25-18
By: Ka Hancock
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Home Before Dark
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- Narrated by: Tanya Eby Sirois
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- Unabridged
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In her career as a photojournalist, free-spirited Jessie Ryder has seen the world through her camera lens. But she's never traveled far enough to escape a painful moment that has haunted her for the past 16 years: the day she gave her baby daughter away. Now, facing a life-altering crisis, she's decided to fix the broken pieces of her heart and seek out Lila, even if it means she has to upset the world of Lila's adoptive mother...her very own sister, Luz.
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May Be Susan Wiggs Worst
- By C. Scarborough on 06-24-12
By: Susan Wiggs
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Breaking the Silence
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- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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- Unabridged
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Laura Brandon's promise to her dying father was simple: to visit an elderly woman she'd never heard of before. A woman who remembers nothing-except the distant past. Visiting Sarah Tolley seemed a small enough sacrifice to make. But Laura's promise results in another death: her husband's. And after their five-year-old daughter, Emma, witnesses her father's suicide, Emma refuses to talk about it - to talk at all.Frantic and guilt ridden, Laura contacts the only person who may be able to help.
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can't listen to the narrator
- By Sandy on 01-05-15
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Some Women
- By: Emily Liebert
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Annabel Ford has everything under control, devoting her time to her twin boys and keeping her household running smoothly. But when her husband of a decade announces that he's leaving, she's blindsided. And suddenly her world begins to unravel. Piper Whitley has always done her best to balance it all - raising her daughter, Fern, by herself while advancing her career as a crime reporter. Only now that she's finally met the man of her dreams, Fern's absentee father shows up, throwing everything into a tailspin.
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Great Book!!
- By femmefatale on 01-12-23
By: Emily Liebert
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Long Time Coming
- By: Edie Claire
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
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Years and distance kept the memories at bay. But back at home, the past is ready and waiting to haunt her... Eighteen years have passed since Joy's childhood best friend, Jenny, met her death in a tragic car accident just a few days after their senior prom. A broken Joy left their small Kentucky hometown shortly after - determined never to come back. But when her father's illness forces her to return, she realizes that neither time nor distance have truly healed her troubled soul.
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Annoying heroine
- By Ally on 05-22-14
By: Edie Claire
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Suddenly
- By: Barbara Delinsky
- Narrated by: Carol Monda
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for pediatrician Paige Pfeiffer. But when Mara O'Neill, her best friend and medical partner, inexplicably kills herself, Paige's comfortable world is suddenly shattered. Temporarily caring for Mara's newly adopted baby daughter while she comes to grips with her grief, Paige clings to the hope that, in time, her orderly life will return.
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Parent guide! (not romance)
- By christine on 10-10-11
By: Barbara Delinsky
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