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- Lady Eleanor Mysteries, Book 2
- Narrated by: Mary Sarah Agliotta
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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A deaf aristocrat fights to protect all he loves from a killer he cannot hear
Moments before the wedding, Christopher Sterry finds the groom, his twin brother, murdered. One would expect Christopher to become the next Earl of Longford. No one would be surprised if he married his twin's almost-bride, Helen Grove. She is, after all, his closest friend and confidante.
Except Christopher is deaf in an inflexible world that believes a deaf mute is no better than a barbaric half-wit, unfit to be an earl and quite capable of murdering his brother.
Helen waits at the altar while her groom lies murdered in the folly. But there is no time to mourn. Christopher is in danger and so, it appears, is she. Born to marry the earl of Longford, whoever that may be, Helen ignores her own risks and crosses into the line of fire to protect the man who holds her heart.
Lady Eleanor solves crimes more thoroughly than any male magistrate. So when Christopher, her godson, is condemned without evidence, she sets out to prove both his innocence and his competence as earl. If she fails, Christopher will die...or be returned to an asylum worse than hell.
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All of London is abuzz with the return of the utterly alluring, recently widowed Diane Benchley. Will she remarry? What will she do with her late husband's fortune? Society is shocked by her announcement that she plans to open an exclusive gentleman's gaming club in the family mansion. But no one is more stunned than the Marquis of Haybury, Oliver Warren. Years ago, Oliver and Diane shared an indiscretion. Now Diane threatens to reveal Oliver's most ungentlemanly secrets…unless he agrees to help her.
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Oh so, so, boring
- By Liz on 03-14-12
By: Suzanne Enoch
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Death Comes to the Village
- Kurland St. Mary Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Catherine Lloyd
- Narrated by: Susannah Tyrrell
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Major Robert Kurland has returned to the quiet vistas of Kurland St. Mary to recuperate from the horrors of Waterloo. However injured his body may be, his mind is as active as ever. Too active, perhaps. When he glimpses a shadowy figure from his bedroom window struggling with a heavy load, the tranquil façade of the village begins to loom sinister....
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Starts slowly, gets better
- By TabithaD on 02-16-24
By: Catherine Lloyd
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A Tryst with Trouble
- By: Alyssa Everett
- Narrated by: Lizzie Owensby
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Barbara Jeffords is certain her little sister didn't murder the footman, no matter how it looks...and no matter what the Marquess of Beningbrough - Ben - might say. Sparks fly as Ben and Barbara compete to defend their loved ones. But as strange new clues emerge that neither can decipher alone, they have no choice but to compare notes and sleuth in tandem. A tenuous bond develops that soon faces its toughest challenge when Ben himself becomes a suspect.
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A sexy HR who dunnit you won't want to miss!
- By bluestatereader on 03-24-15
By: Alyssa Everett
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Mesmerized
- Mad Morelands Series, Book 1
- By: Candace Camp
- Narrated by: Will Thorne
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Olivia Moreland prides herself on discrediting charlatans, particularly the false mediums that flock to London. But when Lord Stephen St. Leger requests her help in investigating an alleged psychic's claims, she can't deny the ominous feeling she has within the walls of his ancient estate - or the intimately familiar connection she has with Stephen himself. The last time he'd called Blackhope Hall home, Stephen had watched as his elder brother claimed both the family title and the woman he loved.
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Read this AFTER “Her Scandalous Pursuit”
- By Karen on 08-22-20
By: Candace Camp
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Lyon's Bride
- The Chattan Curse, Book 1
- By: Cathy Maxwell
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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They call him Lord Lyon, proud, determined - and cursed. He is in need of a bride, but if he falls in love, he dies. His fervent hope is that by marrying - and having a son - without love, perhaps he can break the curse's chains forever. Enter beautiful Thea Martin - a duke's headstrong, errant daughter and society's most brilliant matchmaker. Years ago, she and Lyon were inseparable, until he disappeared from her life without a word. Now she is charged with finding Lyon's bride - a woman he cannot love for a man Thea could love too well.
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Good Story - Wonderful Narrator
- By Lia on 11-19-12
By: Cathy Maxwell
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Never Seduce a Scoundrel
- School for Heiresses, Book 1
- By: Sabrina Jeffries
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Amelia Plume has many admirers – it’s too bad they’re all fortune hunters and fops who can’t provide the exotic adventures she seeks. But the ballrooms of Mayfair have become much more appealing since the arrival of Major Lucas Winter, an American with a dark past and a dangerous air. Lucas is brash, arrogant – and scandalously tempting. Every thrilling kiss sparks hotter desire, yet Amelia suspects Lucas has a hidden motive in wooing her. And she intends to discover it, by any means necessary.
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The narrator often makes or breaks a story
- By Delilah on 04-11-12
By: Sabrina Jeffries
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Dash of Enchantment
- By: Patricia Rice
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Cassandra Howard has frequented gambling hells as her father's lucky charm since childhood - but luck ran out along the way. Now, her brother intends to sell her into marriage with a wealthy, dissolute rake. Cass has done many things for her family, but this won't be one of them. Her neighbor, “Saint” Wyatt Mannering, Earl of Merrick, has chosen a bride - one as proper and virtuous as he. But when lovely Cass attempts to trick him into marriage with seduction, he's almost tempted - except she's much too nave to be a seductress and his conscience won't let him.
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Meh. It's okay.
- By ferociousnprettypens on 08-12-21
By: Patricia Rice
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The Truth about Lord Stoneville
- Hellions of Halstead Hall, Book 1
- By: Sabrina Jeffries
- Narrated by: James Clamp
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has been London's most notorious rake for years. Fed up with his behavior, his grandmother threatens to disinherit him if he doesn't tame his wild ways and wed within the year. Outraged, Oliver decides to hire a woman from a brothel to pose as his fiancée to prove that he can't be forced into marriage.
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Loved it
- By Brittany on 02-03-10
By: Sabrina Jeffries
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What a Wicked Earl Wants
- By: Vicky Dreiling
- Narrated by: Priscilla Carson
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Andrew Carrington, Earl of Bellingham, believes in being a gentleman, whether it's fishing a soggy stranger out of the Thames or assisting a fetching lady into his bed. If the stranger becomes a friend and the lady a mistress, all the better. He certainly welcomes the opportunity to help Laura Davenport, a dazzling young widow with a rebellious stepson. Her gratitude, he hopes, will take an amorous form. But from the moment he sets foot in her drawing room, he gets far more than he bargained for.
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Wonderful characters! Fantastic book!
- By Tracey R on 02-26-15
By: Vicky Dreiling
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The Game and the Governess
- Winner Takes All, Book 1
- By: Kate Noble
- Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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When Ned meets governess Phoebe Baker, he becomes intent on gaining her affections. Phoebe wants nothing more than to keep her head down, teach her students, and go unnoticed-especially by the Earl of Ashby. But his rakish secretary has the infuriating habit of constantly crossing her path. Yet Phoebe cannot deny that her pulse quickens in Ned's presence. If this prim-and-proper governess lets her heart rule, will fate intervene where Ned's luck has forsaken him?
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My Musings
- By Reader Lady on 07-30-16
By: Kate Noble
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Love and Other Scandals
- Scandal
- By: Caroline Linden
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Joan Bennett is a breath away from being a spinster. She’s had four seasons without a suitor. After reading a shockingly sensuous book, Fifty Ways to Sin, Joan decides perhaps it’s time to stop being proper and start being sinful, while she’s still young enough to enjoy it. And what better partner than her brother’s drinking mate, Viscount Burke? He seems the type to know how to give a lady a lascivious adventure.
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Romance with Depth
- By G.G.Gael on 09-03-19
By: Caroline Linden
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Scandal Becomes Her
- By: Shirlee Busbee
- Narrated by: Ashford MacNab
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Nell Anslowe and Julian, Earl of Wyndham, are an unlikely couple in every respect. Injured in a riding accident ten years ago, Nell was left with a fiance who abandoned their engagement and the firm belief that she will never marry. The abrupt end of Julian's unhappy marriage formed his resolve to remain a bachelor until the end of his days.
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Almost 2 hrs before the hero met the heroin
- By Cam on 12-29-13
By: Shirlee Busbee
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A Little Thing Called Love
- By: Cathy Maxwell
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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In New York Times best-selling author Cathy Maxwell's new novella, beautiful Jennifer Tarleton has no lack of noble suitors, but the only man who captures her attention is the one her father will never let her marry: Fyclan Morris. He's a brash adventurer, witty, courageous...and Irish! Even worse, her father blames her for their reversal of fortune. And it's a fortune - or, rather, his grandmother the fortune-teller - who foretold that Fyclan would meet "the one", a love prophesied in the stars.
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Wonderful Feel Good Novella
- By Colleen on 10-17-22
By: Cathy Maxwell