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While exploring the attic in her cottage near the small English village of Finch, Lori Shepherd makes an extraordinary discovery: a gold and silver bracelet inlaid with gleaming garnets, which she quickly learns belonged to Aunt Dimity. When Lori brings news of the garnet bracelet to Aunt Dimity, it awakens poignant memories of a doomed romance in Aunt Dimity's past. Regretfully, Aunt Dimity asks Lori to do what she could not bring herself to do - return the bracelet to her unsuccessful suitor or to his rightful heir.

Over the course of a year, Michael Austin - an English professor and literary critic who was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - read the Book of Mormon for the first time in more than 30 years and wrote weekly blog posts detailing his insights and challenges with the text. The 44 essays in Buried Treasures, adapted from those original posts, show a trained scholar and literary critic grappling with the foundational text of his own religious tradition and finding surprising things that he had never seen before.

Got a mystery to solve? Jigsaw Jones is on the case. When Bigs Maloney finds a cryptic note in room 201 that supposedly leads to buried treasure, only Jigsaw can crack the riddle. Soon, the whole class is counting on him and Mila to strike gold. But one clue leads to another and when Jigsaw finally finds the treasure, it's not exactly what anybody expected.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER CELEBRATING THE 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide detective John Corey convalesces in the Long Island township of Southold, home to farmers, fishermen -- and at least one killer. Tom and Judy Gordon, a young...

Rue Cyprus and her Golden Retriever puppy, Kasey, embark on a summer break full of adventure and fun, but when Rue’s parents take her on vacation, they meet Mrs. MacIntyre and her dog, who live at the beach full-time.

Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER CELEBRATING THE 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide detective John Corey convalesces in the Long Island township...

Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are stuck between a vicious businessman and clumsy amateur treasure hunters in the race to find the famed burial site of Attila the Hun in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series. When an archeologist friend requests their help to excavate a top-secret...

A mysterious hidden lagoon. A series of disasters connected to a submerged treasure. And a guy stranded with three hot young women. After renting a pontoon for a couple of days on a lake, Damien finds an idyllic spot – a secluded cove surrounded by cliffs. It has a waterfall, crystal clear water, and amazing caves. Trouble is, he's not alone. Three young ladies on a boat seem fixated on a certain spot, and when their innocent splashing and swimming turns into a serious scuba dive, Damien is curious to know what's down there. As it turns out, they need him. They'll share their secret... if...

"Treasure Buried Deep" is a beautifully crafted historical adventure novel set primarily in Falmouth, England, during the early 19th century. The story unfolds from 1813 when the young protagonist, Tommy Rivers, embarks on a journey filled with mystery, unexpected alliances, and a treacherous quest for a hidden treasure that singularly defines his life. Setting and Characters The book navigates the social and geographical landscape of the 19th century, painting a vibrant picture of bustling streets filled with sailors, traders, local and exotic personalities. The protagonist, Tommy Rivers, ...

IN 1695, a notorious English pirate buried his bounty in a maze of booby-trapped tunnels on an island off the coast of Maine. In three hundred years, no one has breached this cursed and rocky fortress. Now a treasure hunter and his high-tech, million-dollar recovery team embark on the perfect...

Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox! “Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.” —Entertainment Weekly One of the most acclaimed entries...

The heart-warming conclusion to the beloved Mo & Dale Mysteries by Newbery Honor author Sheila Turnage featuring the most shocking case yet! Pirate fever sweeps through the town after an opportunistic treasure hunter shows up looking to lay claim to Blackbeard's lost gold buried somewhere in...

In the hilarious follow-up to Grave Expectations, Claire and the gang are back, getting their timbers shivered by a mystery involving feuding ghost pirates, buried treasure, and murder... Claire Hendricks can see ghosts, but she can't see herself having a fun vacation. Yet when her new...

Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon crew's search for missing NASA technology leads to a globe-trotting adventure in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. On December 7, 1941, five brothers exploring a shaft on a small island off the coast of Washington state make an extraordinary...

The Halloween The Town Will Never Forget! The Galvin family has the least normal household in the sleepy beach community of Marston since Uncle Bob came to stay after their mom died. The family’s secrets are hard to keep hidden from the people in town who whisper about strange happenings at their house. Life becomes very interesting for Bobby Galvin as his unusual uncle embarks on a quest to prove an ancient legend about nearby Gunners Cove, rumored for centuries to be the place pirates hid their fortunes. A secret mission and an exciting search lead Bobby and his uncle to an astonishing ...

From the author of The Song of the Jade Lily comes a thrilling story of a family secret that leads to a legendary treasure. Why would someone bury a bucket of precious jewels and gemstones and never return? Present Day. When respected American jewelry historian, Kate Kirby, receives a call about...

BURIED TREASURE & STRANDED, a Footsteps in the Canyon Anthology (Volume 3) — STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST FOR TWEENS & TEENS (FAITH & FAMILY FRIENDLY) — SERIES SUMMARY: Thirteen-year-old Caitlyn knew that many feet had walked over the beautiful high meadow and into the deep rugged canyon she loved so much near her family’s guest ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle. In addition to the hooves, padded paws, claws, and talons that still roamed this untamed land, there were the footsteps of boots, shoes, and moccasins of centuries past that had left their mark with stories to be told. What Caitlyn...

In 1500 Spanish sailing ships began hauling gold from South America to Spain. Trade winds caused them to sail near the western coast of Florida, where pirates learned to gather to prey upon them. Thus it was that for 300 years the western coast of Florida became infamous as a pirate lair. We explore this, finding a unique cultural enigma. To have lived in the periods between 1500 and 1800 was not easy. Life was often unjust, hard, brutal, and short. Especially if you were poor. Yet in the midst of this period of injustice and cruelty, the unique practice of piracy created opportunities for ...

It seems Darlene is always battling the familiar feeling that tugs at her insides and reminds her of a lifetime of rejection. Years ago while on vacation, she put a loaded gun to her head with her finger on the trigger. Although her husband, Derek, managed to talk her out of taking her life, she will never forget the look of horror on his face as he begged her to hand him the gun. Thankfully, her grandchildren have never known her struggles with mental trauma.

What do you do when your memories are lost, hidden somewhere deep in the dusty corners of your mind—especially the ones that matter most? Mum & Me at the Hippy Campus is a poetic and heartfelt journey into the foggy halls of memory, where one woman sets out to reclaim the flickering fragments of her mother, lost too soon. Blending memoir with lyrical reflection, this audiobook is both a tribute and a treasure hunt.