Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Historical

The last thing Lord Nicholas Kincaid expected to see in the gloom of a London tavern was a vision of loveliness. And when she led him to a bedchamber with a come-hither smile, there was no question of resisting - until he realized the lying wench meant to render him senseless so the landlord could rob him blind!

What comes to mind when you think of a diamond slipper? Cinderella, perhaps? That's what Cordelia Brandenburg imagines when her godparents arrange a marriage for her with a man she's never met - a marriage that will take her to Versailles, far from the rigid confines of her childhood home. The betrothal gift is a charm bracelet with a tiny, glittering diamond slipper attached... as befits a journey into a fairytale future.

Taylor Kincaid is the host of a popular television series that debunks myths and legends. So when she travels to Scotland after receiving notice of an inheritance, she hopes to unravel the mystery behind a local legend surrounding the disappearance of locals through the "Ladysgate", an archway of stones just off the Scottish coast. Despite the warnings of rugged sea captain Duncan Fraser, Taylor sails toward the arch.

He’s the most notorious rake in London.... Though he uses the reputation to his advantage, the exotic Duke of Evesham is misunderstood and mysterious. He sidles around societal rules, especially when it comes to pursuing a wife. Though when he sets his sights on Lady Georgiana, the rules find a way of bending on their own accord. Meanwhile, the consummate bluestocking is in London for one thing - to find a financier for her late husband’s fire engine. And after six years away from the ton, Georgiana realizes social codes of conduct are different for widows....

Ostpreußen 1920: Frederike verbringt eine glückliche und unbeschwerte Kindheit auf dem Gut ihres Stiefvaters in der Nähe von Graudenz. Bis sie eines Tages erfährt, dass ihre Zukunft mehr als ungewiss ist: Ihr Erbe ist nach dem großen Krieg verloren gegangen, sie hat weder Auskommen noch Mitgift. Während ihre Freundinnen sich in Berlin vergnügen und ihre Jugend genießen, fühlt sich Frederike ausgeschlossen.

Norwegen im Jahre 1001: Als Oberhaupt der Jomswikinger, einer Kompanie von Wikingersöldnern, wird Torstein Tormodson in ganz Skandinavien gefürchtet. Doch nach seiner letzten Schlacht muss er der Vergeltung seines Erzfeindes entkommen und flieht mit seiner Familie nach Westen. Damit er seiner Familie eine Zukunft sichern kann, macht er sich auf die Suche nach den mythischen Lärchenwäldern, die einer Sage nach auf der anderen Seite des Ozeans zu finden sind - in dem Land, das die Wikinger "Vinland" nennen.

Once a decorated army officer, Rafe Tyler was convicted as a thief and a traitor, and spent 10 years in prison. Now he's ready to exact his long-awaited revenge. His thirst for blood takes him to Colorado to destroy the man who framed him. Sheltered Boston beauty Shea Randall arrives in the rough-and-ready western town to reunite with the father she believed long dead. Instead, she is abducted by a darkly handsome outlaw.

Un relato de amor apasionado, donde indios, blancos y mujeres cautivas entretejen una trama que perdura para siempre en la mente del oyente. Corre el año 1873 y la sociedad portea se consolida alrededor de las familias con apellidos ilustres. Laura Escalante, hija de un general de la Nación, es una joven bellísima con ideas claras y convicciones fuertes. Cuando viaja a Córdoba para atender a su hermano enfermo, conoce al indio ranquel Nahueltruz Guor y su vida cambia para siempre.

In the golden city of Amsterdam, in 1705, Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the city’s theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, all is not well—her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. On Thea’s birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present.

The novelist Maurice Bendrix's love affair with his best friend's wife, Sarah, had begun in London. One day, without warning, Sarah had broken off the relationship. It seemed impossible that there could be a rival for her heart.

Alison Cunningham endures her parents' tragic death with as much grace as she can muster, but her grief is overwhelming, and she’s soon trying to seek them out through the powers of sance. Instead of speaking to her beloved family, she makes contact with the ghost of Lady Caroline Lamb. The once beautiful but high strung Caroline has some unfinished business, and Alison may be the only one who can help her.

For nearly 300, the cryptic journal of Mary Dundas has kept its secrets. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas travels to Paris to crack the cipher. Jacobite exile Mary Dundas is filled with longing - for freedom, for adventure, for the family she lost. When fate opens the door, Mary dares to set her foot on a path far more surprising and dangerous than she ever could have dreamed.

With his estate near bankruptcy, Simon Blakesworth, Earl of Hartsfield already has a perilous secret to keep. Still, when he finds Mia Featherstone badly beaten, he doesn't hesitate to shelter her in his home…and offer marriage to protect the lovely healer from her attacker. But Mia is concealing a danger this honorable earl never imagined - and can't resist… Mia's valuable discovery on Simon's land saved her patients' lives. Now the only way she can help the man she's always loved save his home is to secretly find the rest of a cache of hidden artifacts.

Spring, 2010. When Charlie and Ros inherit Ashenden from their aunt Reggie, a decision must be made. The beautiful 18th-century house, set in acres of English countryside, is in need of serious repair. Do they try to keep it in the family, or will they have to sell? Moving back in time, in an interwoven narrative spanning two and a half centuries, we witness the house from its beginnings through to the present day. Along the way we meet those who have built the house, lived in it and loved it.

Asesinato, pasión y un amor que rompe todas las promesas... ¡para los fanáticos de Forastera! Mientras investiga una serie de desapariciones en el castillo de Eilean Donan, el detective de Oxford James Murray viaja en el tiempo al año 1310... y queda atrapado en una habitación oscura. James se siente agradecido cuando la rubia angelical Catrìona Mackenzie oye los llamados de auxilio. Al menos hasta que la highlander lo toma prisionero. Luego alguien envenena al laird, y ambos deben trabajar juntos para descubrir al potencial asesino. Catrìona está decidida a unirse al convento.

Benedict Fairburn does not quite need his ailing great-aunt's fortune, especially since he'll have to marry to get it. His family, however, thinks otherwise - as do many of the eligible ladies in London - and the pressure is mounting. An embarrassment of attentions fill Benny's time, but the young lady he prefers roundly dislikes him. Claire Dalton, cousin to one of Benedict's oldest friends, is too busy debuting in Society to pay much attention to the Fairburn boy who once insulted her past bearing.

Depois de ter conhecido o mundo como oficial da Marinha, o jornalista Garrett McCray agora viaja de Washington até a cidade de Paradise, no Velho Oeste, a fim de entrevistar um médico de destaque para seu jornal, dirigido a leitores pretos. Garrett achava que o Dr. Colton Lee seria um assunto interessante... até conhecer a irmã dele, Spring Lee. Ela mora sozinha, administra o próprio rancho, usa calças jeans em vez de vestidos e é a mulher mais fascinante que ele já conheceu. Só que Spring não está interessada no amor.

Juillet 1776. Les treize colonies sécessionnistes ont signé leur déclaration d'indépendance, mais la guerre contre l'Empire britannique n'est pas pour autant terminée. Installé en Caroline du Nord avec sa femme Claire, l'Écossais Jamie Fraser soutient corps et âme la cause des Américains. Mais plutôt que de s'engager dans l'armée de George Washington, il décide de regagner l'Écosse afin de retrouver sa presse d'imprimerie et revenir se battre aux côtés des rebelles à coups de pamphlets. Pendant ce temps, William, comte d'Ellesmere et fils adoptif de lord John Grey, débarque dans les colonies avec les armées envoyées par Sa Majesté pour écraser l'insurrection.

After losing his wife in childbirth, Colin Barrett, Duke of Northrop, does not trust healers. So when he discovers Selina White cleansing his home, he is livid. As duke, Colin is accustomed to his charges taking orders from him. But the fiery Selina has the audacity to defy him when he asks her to leave his lands. More infuriating, he cannot stop thinking about the seductive sway of her hips when she walks.

Beautiful Lady Anne Stafford, lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon, is torn between her love for her husband, George, Lord Hastings...and the king’s boon companion, the attentive Sir William Compton. But when King Henry VIII, amorous as always, joins the men clustering around her, Anne realizes she has become perilously enmeshed in the intrigues of the court. Will she be forced to decide between the two men she desires - and the one she doesn’t?