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Audiobooks Narrated by David George
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"In 1934 St. Louis, Missouri, Pamela, outwardly a young, white socialite (but inwardly an unsettled late adolescent), is about to give birth to her first child. To assist in the delivery, she searches for the 'colored' midwife, Miss Minnie, who attended her own birth in 1911. She and her husband's families vehemently protest. During the final months of her pregnancy, her husband, Frank, even brings in relatives to closely monitor Pamela's behavior and whereabouts. Deviously, Pamela sidesteps them by secretly pressuring her 'colored' maid to help her. What kind of calamity and racial tension will their search dredge up? Could the outcome be murder?"
"For three years, Penelope ruled her fishing boat and restaurant with an iron will and a sharp tongue, keeping her five-man crew firmly in line—and at a distance.
She's ignored the heat simmering between them, burying her desires under long hours and a no-nonsense attitude. But when a devastating fire reduces her restaurant to ash and leaves her crew without a roof over their heads, everything changes.
Now, crammed into her tiny home and forced to rebuild from the ground up, Penelope discovers that her self-control isn't as ironclad as she thought. Her crew—the strong, loyal, maddeningly irresistible men she's kept at bay—aren't just watching her. They're waiting. Waiting for her to crack. Waiting to show her exactly how deep their feelings run—and just how much they're willing to risk for her.
With her home, her business, and her carefully guarded heart on the line, Penelope must make an impossible choice: hold onto the walls she's built or let them shatter in the face of the passion she's denied for too long.
In this blazing, high-stakes romance, temptation isn't just in the air—it's in their hands, their mouths, and the way they're about to make her question everything she thought she wanted."
"A girl marked for death, a man branded a monster… a reality that is very different from what it seems
Ember's defiance has always been a frustration to the rest of her island community. But even she didn't expect to be selected as the next sacrifice, years before another is due. She can't help but wonder if it relates to the strange new ability that's just begun to stir within her. She doesn't intend to go down without a fight—in fact, the chance to confront the monster demanding sacrifices is a more welcome path than the marriage her parents had arranged to a local farmer.
Haiden has never heard of Ember's island, and he couldn't care less about their plight. He's fully occupied trying to lift the curse that turned him into a monster while fending off the stream of maidens determined to break it for him—both feats that are proving impossible in spite of his considerable magical ability.
When Ember charges into his purposely isolated life, badly wounded, full of nonsensical accusations, and entirely undaunted by his hideous form, their paths and plans collide with a force neither is prepared for. It will take more than Ember's fledgling magic and Haiden's superior training to lift both his curse and the lies holding her island captive. They'll first have to learn to actually let each other in, which may prove the hardest sacrifice of all.
Island of Secrets and Sacrifice is book four in the Sacrificed Hearts multi-author series, a collection of standalone fantasy romances inspired by monsters of legend, each tale packed with strong heroines, swoony heroes, and sacrificial themes. It's set in the world of The Singer Tales, a completed series of six clean fairy tale retellings by Deborah Grace White. Island of Secrets and Sacrifice takes place six years after the end of the series but can be enjoyed without any prior listenng."
"Someone asked me what the theme of my collection was. I hate those questions. I'm really bad at theme. I don't think about a theme when I'm writing the story. I'm just trying to tell a story that interests me (and hopefully someone else).
Here's a tagline for some of the stories:
- Riding a Greyhound Bus into the New World - a widower searches for the innocent boy he used to be
- Dalton's Good Fortune - a down-on-his-luck ex-soldier gets a new perspective on his life from a fortune teller
- This Train Makes All the Stops - a man tries to adapt to a new world after his wife dies
- Letting Go - a woman in an emergency room waiting for a word on her husband, reflects on her marriage
Most of these stories are about people who have lost something and are trying to find a way to move on with their lives. I hope you enjoy them."
"When his boyhood friend vanishes, a man who has coasted through life on the fading memory of high school heroics, risks everything to save him.
They had a parade for Darwin Burr years ago when his team won the state title. He's coasted through life on that memory. Still lives in Claxton, Illinois - but the bucolic farm town now simmers with racial tension. He has a cushy job working for his wheeler-dealer boyhood friend, Billy Rourke. He has a country house, a healthy 401k, and still drinks for free at Clarkie's Bar. His wife Daina, who escaped from Latvia and never looked back, disdains Darwin's lack of ambition. She's consumed by her job helping Claxton's underclass and has little time for Darwin or their daughter, Astra.
When Billy arranges for Darwin to assist Astra's high school basketball coach - the mysterious and flirtatious Fariba Pahlavi - Darvin stops coasting. He discovers a passion for coaching. And Fariba.
Just as Darwin is getting back in the game, Billy vanishes, the FBI wants Darwin's help to find him, and Darwin learns his wife's secret past has put her life in jeopardy. Darwin know's Billy's guilty, but he can't betray his friend, and he's falling in love with Fariba, but can't abandon his wife. He has no good choice, no winning shot , and in this world heroes don't get parades."
"What is the true nature of the relationship between the guitarist and bassist of the world-famous rock band Caffeine Daydreams?
Kai
I should be happy. My childhood best friend and I are living our wildest dream—making music and touring the world as famous rock stars. I've got everything I could wish for.
Except him. I'll never have Silas. Not the way I want.
Our onstage behavior gives fans a lot to speculate over, but it's only an act.
The truth is, I die inside every time we touch. It might be pretend for Silas, but for me, it's a constant reminder that I can't have him the way I truly desire.
Then, a moment onstage leads me to a breaking point, and I can't bear the heartache any longer.
I need to find a way to only see Silas as a friend before I lose our friendship, and him, forever.
Silas
My life is split into two chapters: Before Kai and After Kai.
My childhood was a nightmare, a darkness I carried alone. But everything became brighter when I met Kai. He took me into his life, his family, his home.
Kai is more than my best friend. He's my everything.
Some people think our relationship is odd… that it's unusual for two friends to be as close as we are.
But everything about us makes sense. At least, that's what I believed.
When an onstage moment shines a light on the cracks in our foundation, my eyes are opened to a truth that's been right in front of me the entire time. A truth I want to explore.
But it's too late. Just when I'm ready for more, Kai's moving on.
One thing's for sure: I'm not giving up. No matter the risks.
Green Light is a bi-awakening, best friends-to-lovers MM rockstar romance. The second in the Caffeine Daydreams series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better listened to in order, these books can stand alone."
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of James Joyce, portraying the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology.
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century.
James Joyce (1882 - 1941)"
"He’s seeking a place to belong. His only tool is philosophical satire…
Thomas Gephardt loses no love for his rural Indiana home. Struck with raging wanderlust, the small-town college student heads for France armed with nothing but a thirst for stimulating conversation. So starts Thomas’s ego-bruising first leg of his ill-fated quest for cultural perfection.
Struggling to fit in at the catty French cafés, Thomas expands his search to the bustling city streets of Japan and the quiet devotion of an Israeli Kibbutz. But after each stopover leaves him with more questions than answers, he worries no location will check every box on his ideal society list.
Thomas attempts to probe deeply into his experiences and to ponder big questions: What is the value of foreign travel? What is unique about each of these three cultures? How is each country shaped by its history? Will Thomas find his far-flung utopian land, or is this American expat lost in transit?
The Perfect Culture is a darkly satirical standalone travel novel.Thomas is seen as an alien in a French restaurant, he wonders if he can meet expectations as a 'talking monkey' in Japan, and he learns that unlike in The Big Lebowski, he definitely cannot roll on Shabbos in Israel. If you enjoy candid cultural commentary and extensive internal reflections, then you’ll love Brent Robins’s international lampoon.
Buy The Perfect Culture for a tongue-in-cheek ticket to ride today!
'As the founding director of global education non-profit organization, I place great value on the theme (which is reinforced throughout the book). Travel can enrich you by exposing you to new experiences and different cultures.This book was a fun read and can serve as a helpful resource for any study-abroad student or first time international traveler.'
-Dr. Yvonne Marie Andres, Founding Director of Global SchoolNet"
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