The Boy By the Lake: A Small Town Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Thriller (2024)

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• George Orwell’s 1984

• An Audible Original adaptation
• By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
• Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
• Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
• Original Recording

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• A Revelation!

• By wotsallthisthen on 04-07-24

• Verity

• By: Colleen Hoover
• Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
• Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
• Unabridged

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse

• By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19

• After You've Gone

• By: Margot Hunt
• Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein, Tyla Collier, Dina Pearlman, and others
• Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
• Original Recording

Tessa and Charlie have been best friends since childhood. Now Tess is a famous travel writer who documents her adventures on social media while Charlie rarely leaves the safety of her home, living in fear after narrowly escaping a vicious attack years earlier. But despite their different lives, their bond of friendship remains unbreakable...even in death.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Beautiful

• By Daniel Garcia on 07-22-24

• Downward Facing Doug

• By: Don Winslow
• Narrated by: Ed Harris
• Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
• Original Recording

One September morning, Doug accidentally runs right into another surfer on the beach. There are rules about these things. The other guy should call Doug a jerk, Doug should say, "my bad", and they should both paddle back out and move on. Problem is, the other surfer doesn't want to move on. He wants to fight. And for once in his life, Doug wants to fight back.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• It’s always the quiet ones

• By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 07-21-24

• Bluebeard

• By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
• Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, and others
• Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
• Original Recording

In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Performances

• By HappyMom on 05-24-24

• Mad Love

• By: Wendy Walker
• Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Alexis Bledel, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and others
• Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
• Original Recording

They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Surprised

• By marcie on 05-25-24

• George Orwell’s 1984

• An Audible Original adaptation
• By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
• Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
• Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
• Original Recording

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• A Revelation!

• By wotsallthisthen on 04-07-24

• Verity

• By: Colleen Hoover
• Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
• Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
• Unabridged

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse

• By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19

• After You've Gone

• By: Margot Hunt
• Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein, Tyla Collier, Dina Pearlman, and others
• Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
• Original Recording

Tessa and Charlie have been best friends since childhood. Now Tess is a famous travel writer who documents her adventures on social media while Charlie rarely leaves the safety of her home, living in fear after narrowly escaping a vicious attack years earlier. But despite their different lives, their bond of friendship remains unbreakable...even in death.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Beautiful

• By Daniel Garcia on 07-22-24

• Downward Facing Doug

• By: Don Winslow
• Narrated by: Ed Harris
• Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
• Original Recording

One September morning, Doug accidentally runs right into another surfer on the beach. There are rules about these things. The other guy should call Doug a jerk, Doug should say, "my bad", and they should both paddle back out and move on. Problem is, the other surfer doesn't want to move on. He wants to fight. And for once in his life, Doug wants to fight back.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• It’s always the quiet ones

• By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 07-21-24

• Bluebeard

• By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
• Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, and others
• Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
• Original Recording

In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Performances

• By HappyMom on 05-24-24

• Mad Love

• By: Wendy Walker
• Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Alexis Bledel, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and others
• Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
• Original Recording

They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Surprised

• By marcie on 05-25-24

• Too Late

• Definitive Edition
• By: Colleen Hoover
• Narrated by: Ryan Gray, Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
• Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
• Unabridged

Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• Triggering and poor narration

• By Katherine Epperson on 07-11-23

• Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection

• By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
• Narrated by: Stephen Fry
• Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
• Unabridged

Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the definitive collection of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and four collections of short stories. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated eight insightful introductions, one for each title.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• Chapter Guide!

• By Katya Rice on 05-25-18

• A Murder to Remember

• By: Brynn Kelly
• Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Max Roll
• Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
• Original Recording

Jane Austen fan Amelia Bennett sneaks away from a dull tour of an English country manor, only to run into a man more dashing than Mr. Darcy himself. About to lose his ancestral home to family debts, charming aristocrat Tom Calder invites his American guest to join him in drinking his way through the estate’s priceless wine collection. But when they wake in his bed the next morning, they’re convinced that in their drunken haze they witnessed a murder. Problem is, the body has vanished and no one believes them.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Fun rom-com mystery

• By C. Wright on 03-01-24

• Oregon

• By: Don Winslow
• Narrated by: Ed Harris
• Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
• Original Recording

It was 1970 in a defeated Rhode Island fishing town. Vietnam and Nixon dominated the national news. Both the near and distant future looked bleak. But they were five inseparable high school friends with something incredible in common: an unwavering resolve to look after each other no matter what hell life threw at them. And they were on a mission. The plan was simple: Go off the grid before they turned 18 to avoid the draft. They’d sell some grass, stack some cash, then head west and start a commune. What could possibly go wrong?

• 5 out of 5 stars

• This really hit home.

• By Ray Beaulieu on 05-26-24

• One of Us Is Dead

• By: Jeneva Rose
• Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Hillary Huber, Elizabeth Evans, and others
• Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
• Unabridged

Buckhead isn’t a place you live, it’s a place you survive. And that applies even to the wealthy housewives that have it all. Fancy cars, designer clothes, and daily salon appointments aren’t nearly enough to keep them fulfilled and happy. Because in this town, privilege and opulence go hand in hand with betrayal and revenge. Jenny, the owner of Glow, an exclusive membership-only beauty salon, knows that better than anyone, because she knows everything about these housewives—down to each individual strand of hair.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• Great mystery. Sexually graphic.

• By Sue on 09-04-22

• Tansy Bloom, Monster Hunter

• By: L. J. Weller
• Narrated by: Tanya Reynolds
• Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
• Unabridged

Three months ago, Tansy Bloom quit monster hunting. Since then, she’s been trying to live a normal life (whatever that means), but ending up single, unemployed, and living on a boat outside her godfather’s pub definitely wasn’t part of the plan. So, when Tansy’s ex-husband – fellow monster hunter Rex Barclay – turns up like a bad penny and asks for her help with his latest investigation, Tansy reluctantly agrees. At first, the job appears to be a straightforward monster hunt – following a spate of large creature sightings, Rex believes a werewolf is on the loose in Norfolk.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Romance Whiplash

• By Julie on 07-18-24

• Fallen Dragons

• Romantasy
• By: Raven More
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
• Unabridged

Only Dragon Fire Can Burn Through Their Desire Once Torin pays his debt to his own kingdom by conquering the last magical threat, he vows to find Marseha, his long lost love whose disappearance has left a void no battle can fill. In the shadowed halls of Goetia Castle, the Veiled Queen sends Marseha on a perilous journey to save their people. But soon she discovers that her magic is both a gift and a curse, especially when she reunites with the man who stole her heart only to discover he condemns witches to death. Thrust together by fate, entangled in a web of deception and lies, their ...

• Grumpy Mechanic

• By: Ginger Hudson
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

April Rivers is ready for the road trip of a lifetime! A crosscountry adventure is exactly what she needs to get the wanderlust out of her system. ...And everything was going great until her car broke down just outside of the small town of Love Springs. When Ben Walker reluctantly takes the call to tow April into town, the last thing he wants or needs in his life is a cheerfully optimistic blonde that barely has a penny to her name. April is everything Ben isn't. She's too spontaneous, she smiles too much, and she's way too interested in trying to get to know the town's local grumpy ...

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Ben and April

• By A.Fernandez on 08-01-24

• Of Blood and Crowns

• A Young Adult Dystopian Fantasy Novel
• By: Raven More
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
• Unabridged

On my sixteenth birthday, I’ll become a murderer. I don’t want to kill anyone but it’s my duty as princess. To stop the threat of the Cursed. The ones who destroyed our planet and most life. If I don’t participate in the ritual to seal my initiation into the ruling council and solidify my mother’s empire, everyone will figure out the truth. My truth. That I’m a Cursed. It gets worse. My only hope rests in the hands of Ryker, whose sister I sentenced to death.

• The Dragon of New Orleans

• Treasure of Paragon Series, Book 1
• By: Genevieve Jack
• Narrated by: Rock Engle
• Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
• Unabridged

For 300 years, Gabriel Blakemore has survived in New Orleans after a coup in his native realm of Paragon scattered him and his dragon siblings across the globe. Now a voodoo curse threatens to end his immortal existence. His only hope is to find an antidote, one that may rest in a mortal woman. After five years of unsuccessful treatment for her brain cancer, death is a welcome end for Raven Tanglewood. Her illness has become a prison her adventurous spirit cannot abide. Salvation comes in the form of Gabriel, who uses dragon magic to save her. But there's a harrowing price....

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Decent book and terrible narration..

• By Trish R. on 10-31-19

• Breakthrough

• By: Michael C. Grumley
• Narrated by: Scott Brick
• Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
• Unabridged

With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. One that was never supposed to be found.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• It depends on what you want

• By gbcrockett on 11-04-19

• Deadly Homecoming at Rosemont

• A Gripping Suspense Novel
• By: Connie Chappell
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
• Unabridged

"A nonstop suspense thriller with an amazing cast of characters." --NetGalleyHistorian Wrenn Grayson arrives at the Rosemont mansion expecting to receive payment for her services from the mansion's new owner, Clay Addison. That expectation dies when she and Clay find Trey Rosemont murdered on the foyer floor. Across town, police officers race to Eastwood University. Priceless Egyptian artifacts were stolen from the history department safe. Wrenn's longtime love, Eastwood professor Gideon Douglas, heads the department. Only recovery of the artifacts will save his career. Life in Havens, Ohio...

• Fallen Dragons

• Romantasy
• By: Raven More
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
• Unabridged

Only Dragon Fire Can Burn Through Their Desire Once Torin pays his debt to his own kingdom by conquering the last magical threat, he vows to find Marseha, his long lost love whose disappearance has left a void no battle can fill. In the shadowed halls of Goetia Castle, the Veiled Queen sends Marseha on a perilous journey to save their people. But soon she discovers that her magic is both a gift and a curse, especially when she reunites with the man who stole her heart only to discover he condemns witches to death. Thrust together by fate, entangled in a web of deception and lies, their ...

• Grumpy Mechanic

• By: Ginger Hudson
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

April Rivers is ready for the road trip of a lifetime! A crosscountry adventure is exactly what she needs to get the wanderlust out of her system. ...And everything was going great until her car broke down just outside of the small town of Love Springs. When Ben Walker reluctantly takes the call to tow April into town, the last thing he wants or needs in his life is a cheerfully optimistic blonde that barely has a penny to her name. April is everything Ben isn't. She's too spontaneous, she smiles too much, and she's way too interested in trying to get to know the town's local grumpy ...

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Ben and April

• By A.Fernandez on 08-01-24

• Of Blood and Crowns

• A Young Adult Dystopian Fantasy Novel
• By: Raven More
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
• Unabridged

On my sixteenth birthday, I’ll become a murderer. I don’t want to kill anyone but it’s my duty as princess. To stop the threat of the Cursed. The ones who destroyed our planet and most life. If I don’t participate in the ritual to seal my initiation into the ruling council and solidify my mother’s empire, everyone will figure out the truth. My truth. That I’m a Cursed. It gets worse. My only hope rests in the hands of Ryker, whose sister I sentenced to death.

• The Dragon of New Orleans

• Treasure of Paragon Series, Book 1
• By: Genevieve Jack
• Narrated by: Rock Engle
• Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
• Unabridged

For 300 years, Gabriel Blakemore has survived in New Orleans after a coup in his native realm of Paragon scattered him and his dragon siblings across the globe. Now a voodoo curse threatens to end his immortal existence. His only hope is to find an antidote, one that may rest in a mortal woman. After five years of unsuccessful treatment for her brain cancer, death is a welcome end for Raven Tanglewood. Her illness has become a prison her adventurous spirit cannot abide. Salvation comes in the form of Gabriel, who uses dragon magic to save her. But there's a harrowing price....

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Decent book and terrible narration..

• By Trish R. on 10-31-19

• Breakthrough

• By: Michael C. Grumley
• Narrated by: Scott Brick
• Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
• Unabridged

With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. One that was never supposed to be found.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• It depends on what you want

• By gbcrockett on 11-04-19

• Deadly Homecoming at Rosemont

• A Gripping Suspense Novel
• By: Connie Chappell
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
• Unabridged

"A nonstop suspense thriller with an amazing cast of characters." --NetGalleyHistorian Wrenn Grayson arrives at the Rosemont mansion expecting to receive payment for her services from the mansion's new owner, Clay Addison. That expectation dies when she and Clay find Trey Rosemont murdered on the foyer floor. Across town, police officers race to Eastwood University. Priceless Egyptian artifacts were stolen from the history department safe. Wrenn's longtime love, Eastwood professor Gideon Douglas, heads the department. Only recovery of the artifacts will save his career. Life in Havens, Ohio...

• The Billionaire's Christmas Gift

• Sweet Small Town Romance
• By: Laura Haley-McNeil
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
• Unabridged

He’s always in control. She holds onto her dream. Can they open their hearts for a chance at love? Studio head Quint Fairchild knows everything in Hollywood everything’s make-believe, including love. So why can’t he resist the small-town innocence of struggling scriptwriter Chrystelle Bach? She’s entirely too fascinating, but he can convince himself he doesn’t want her. He wants her script. Chrystelle’s determined to make it in Hollywood … her way. Then Quint offers her a contract to produce her TV series. She believes this will be the best Christmas ever until she reads the ...

• Melvina

• Book I
• By: Robert Lamont
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
• Unabridged

Aldrich Wishart, an established smuggler, captains the Melvina across the colonies in the Leo Constellation. Lady Tisserande, the constellation’s leader, is eager to channel his skills, and his affections, for her own designs. While the work is boarder line ethical, the crew is unable to turn aside the compensation. Running weapons to rebels, moving contraband into forbidden zones, and confronting pirates that stand against Lady Tisserande’s interests all collide to challenge the crew of the Melvina. Amid this constant interstellar conflict, Captain Wishart at last connects with someone...

• The Deadbeat Next Door: A Small Town Fake Fiancé Romance

• By: Katharine Sadler
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
• Unabridged

My obnoxious, unemployed neighbor is the last man on earth I’d ever marry, but to save my job and my reputation in this small town I’ll have to pretend I’m his fiancée. I’ve always played by the rules. I work hard and I take care of the people I love. Sure my furniture hasn’t been updated since the sixties (I inherited it from my parents), I love classic movies, and I prefer sweater sets to mini-skirts, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to settle down with fifteen cats and accept spinster-hood. I want to fall in love, marry the right guy–an upstanding, risk-averse, good ...

• Sweet Realms of Deception

• By: Pamela Ackerson
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
• Unabridged

Lizette Hill, pencil pusher and paralegal for the FBI Thrust into the shadowy world of a mafia family, her story is a dance on the razor's edge, where trust is a luxury and every move could be her last. Keoni Nani, a master of woodcraft, finds his simple life complicated by love and peril. Their lives intertwine in a narrative rich with suspense, where love blossoms in the most unexpected of places, against a backdrop of a deadly game of cat and mouse. When he met Lizette, he had no idea it would throw him into the world of mystery, murder, and romance with a twist… Grab your copy today!

• The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg

• Quantum Curators Series, Book 1
• By: Eva St. John
• Narrated by: Lucy Rayner, Alex Wyndham
• Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
• Unabridged

When Neith Salah—a quantum curator charged with traveling to our parallel Earth to rescue precious artefacts—is ordered to save a priceless Faberge Egg, she figures it's just another job. The only problem: she's not sure what the egg looks like. Or where it is. Or when it is.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• Strange abrupt phony posh narration

• By Diana on 07-31-22

• Beer, Boats and Murder

• By: Mike Cassidy
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
• Unabridged

"...a fast-paced cozy mystery that delights with its quirky characters, witty storytelling, and unexpected twists, perfect for fans of suspenseful seaside tales." –NewInBooks.com Get ready to set sail on a new fun adventure with Jake Stewart in this murder mystery! When the unemployed journalist stops for a quick beer at a small town bar, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous shootout. From there, Jake leaves his RV life behind as he moves aboard a sailboat and embarks on a wild ride filled with murder, romance, and rumors of a treasure that fell from the sky. Will he be able to ...

• Leah's Amish Dilemma

• By: Sadie Weaver
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
• Unabridged

Can love survive the test of time and temptation in the heart of Amish country? Leah and Jacob's once-idyllic courtship faces its greatest challenge yet with the return of Isaac and Rachel from their Rumspringa. Her time away changed Rachel, and Leah worries her dear friend will leave the community forever. When Jacob devotes himself to helping Rachel reintegrate into the community at the expense of spending time with Leah, she questions where his heart truly lies. With each passing day, the distance between Leah and Jacob grows, while Isaac's presence offers unexpected comfort—and a ...

• Rescued by a Highlander

• Clan Grant, Book 1
• By: Keira Montclair
• Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
• Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
• Unabridged

Forced into a betrothal to a man she hates, her only way out is to escape to a convent. Laird Alexander Grant is honor bound to rescue Maddie after seeing the bruises on her face. What he doesn't realize is that once he holds the beaten lass in his arms, his heart will never be the same. He vows revenge for the abuse she was forced to endure and yearns to make the sweet woman with an iron will his, but can he help her fight the demons in her mind left behind by her abusers' horrid treatment?

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Respectful Handling of a Touching Story

• By Kindle Customer on 11-07-14

• Dirty Irish: A Hot Fling to Forever Romance

• By: Mia Clark
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
• Unabridged

I just want to be naughty for one night of my life. I think I’d be really good at it... I need to escape. I’m a bad girl trapped in a good girl’s body. Perfect grades, star volleyball player, lead in the drama club. I know it’ll lead to a great career. But I need more. Just one night. In Ireland. On St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of miles away from anyone who knows me. That’s how I met Dare Mackenzie. With fire in his emerald eyes, sinful promises on his lips. And an accent as intoxicating as the darkest stout. He keeps saying I’m too sweet, too innocent, too good. I dare you, ...

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Set in Ireland

• By Ninette Stevens on 04-24-24

• O'er the Land of the Free

• By: Beca Sue
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
• Unabridged

At the young age of 13, Virginia Hensley is told the family secret. For nearly five years the farm she loves and feels safe at has been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Virginia’s parents request that she help in the dangerous and illegal activity of transporting and hiding runaway slaves. Unforeseen situations arise, forcing the Hensley family to take risks that put the entire family in danger. In the fall of 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected President. Soon after taking office in March of 1861, a battle is fought at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The dividing line is drawn, as eleven ...

• Billionaire's Bartender Baby

• An M/M Daddy Dom Instalove Romance Short Story
• By: Dillon Hunter
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice
• Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
• Unabridged

He’s a billionaire. I’m a bartender. I never would’ve guessed he’d be interested in someone like me. But when he leans across my bar and tells me to call him Daddy? Well, what boy can say no to that? Billionaire's Bartender Baby is a short, steamy, instalove romance featuring a bossy billionaire, a sassy bartender, and enough sweet begging to make even the coldest Daddy melt. HEA, no cheating, no cliffhanger.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• The way daddy took his time getting to know Matty

• By LJ on 06-03-24

• Birds in Flight

• By: Anni Taylor
• Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson
• Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
• Unabridged

In 1998, the American Jorgenson family had been on a year-long road trip in Australia. One humid, storming night, the mother - Elsa Jorgenson - vanished in an isolated stretch of Australian everglades. Elsa was never seen again. That night, twelve-year-old Lily Jorgenson was left alone and terrified in the family camper—even her teenage sister Iris is missing. When Iris comes racing back through the rain, she refuses to tell where she’s been. Lily is certain her sister is hiding a dark secret.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Kept me hooked, even with mispronunciations

• By Jujube33 on 03-10-23