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In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast....

Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills—as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love.

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)....

Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans.

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball - or that Prince Charming would be waiting there for her....

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! More than 18 million copies sold worldwide A Reese’s Book Club Pick A Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade “I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!”—Reese Witherspoon...

Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged....

Join Hekla and the remnants of the Bloodaxe Crew as they battle the evil, poisonous mist threatening the citizens of Istré—and perhaps all of Íseldur—in a novella following the events of Kingdom of Claw.

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin....

This sequel to Outlander sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilous sojourn there with her Scottish warrior husband, James Fraser....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Aimee Lou Wood, star of Netflix's Sex Education. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Pauline Nestor. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night...

The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of Íseldur, and even with the warrior who's captured her heart standing by her side, Silla's task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom.

Francine Rivers retells the Biblical story of Hosea, setting it in the 1850s, amidst California's gold country....

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin....

Once upon a time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne, but before he could, he had to find a queen to call his own....

A soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when passion sparks, there’s nothing that can prevent their love from igniting.

Diana Gabaldon’s magnificent historical saga, begun with Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber, continues with this New York Times bestseller. Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first.

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series. Bound in an unwanted...

A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. The secret of her divine heritage revealed...

In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War. Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story...

Diana Gabaldon’s fans will be delighted to find Jamie and Claire as spirited and endearing as ever in this fourth installment of this magnificent saga. Romance, history, and time travel blend once again as the couple builds a new life together in the wilderness of pre–Revolutionary America.

In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters are amateur detectives who use their wits and invisibility as “old maids” to fight injustice in this delightful and fiercely feminist novel of mystery and adventure from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. To most of Regency...

Perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig and Alix E. Harrow, a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy about the undying bond between a knight and their mage. "Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy." ―Hannah...

Claire Randall finds herself caught in the midst of an unfamiliar world torn apart by violence, pestilence, and revolution and haunted by her growing feelings for a young soldier, James Fraser....

A Washington Post Best Mystery Novel of 2023 A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman...

Traveling the Road of Bones was only the start of Hekla's troubles. The Bloodaxe Crew has arrived at the village of Istré—beleaguered and missing three of their members. They might be down in numbers, but Hekla "Rib Smasher" is determined that they'll complete their job all the same: defeat the monstrous, sentient mist and keep the citizens of Istré safe. What she didn't expect was for Istré's bullheaded chieftain to block her every move.

A soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when passion sparks, there’s nothing that can prevent their love from igniting. Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will soon ask for her hand in marriage. But when Owen introduces Winifred to his elder brother Nicholas, the late Earl of Stratton’s second son, the slow burn between them begins.

Lang geleden bouwde Arthur Poole een groot huis in Maine dat uitkeek over de onstuimige oceaan. Nu woont Sonya MacTavish in het huis, dat al generaties lang vervloekt is. Ze was er getuige van de dood van zeven bruiden en van de diefstal van zeven trouwringen. Vastbesloten om deze plek te vullen met licht, leven en hoop, besluit Sonya dat het tijd is om de vloek te verbreken en de kwaadaardige geest eens en voor altijd te verbannen. Maar de vrouw in de zwarte jurk blijft rondwaren en laat zich in angstaanjagende verschijningen aan Sonya zien.

The third title in Beverley Watt's Shackleford Legacies series.

A female-centred collection of four dramatisations celebrating Jane Austen’s classic novels - plus bonus series When I Met Jane Austen On 16 December 1775, a literary icon was born. Jane Austen’s groundbreaking novels pioneered the romantic comedy genre and put women front and centre...

Revenge is a dish best served cold, meaning it’s better to think carefully and enact a calculated revenge at a time and place of your choosing than to act precipitately in the heat of the moment. Of course, Marcus Arelius says, ‘The best revenge is living well,’ and Confucius says, ‘Before you set out on a course of revenge, first dig two graves.’ This collection of Revenge Stories examines the idea from several angles. We have short stories and a novella, with the revenge going from rather silly to quite violent. I’ve always been frustrated with stories where the characters ...

Kent de Poyer is part of the powerful Norman de Poyer family from Netherworld Castle. Therefore, it's little wonder when Henry sends Kent to the Welsh marches because of some trouble between an English family and a local Welsh warlord that threatens to ignite the entire border into a blaze of battle. Madelaina ferch Bryn is the daughter of the apothecary from the village of Penderyn. When the English sack the castle, it's a valley of apprehension.

It is the winter of 1776, and Captain John Carlisle, one of His Majesty’s finest, has gone back to the scene of the crime to right a wrong so dark it left a permanent stain on what was once an illustrious career and left a man broken, defeated, in search of justice… In an effort to win back his commission, he must discover the true nature of the relationship between the Six Nations of the Iroquois and the Colonial Army. Undercover as a war profiteer, John travels to the treacherous Mohawk River Valley and infiltrates local society, making friends with those he’s come to betray.

Sebastian Grey is een duivels knappe rebel met een geheim. Volgens haar familie heeft Annabel Winslow twee talenten: zeggen wat ze denkt en in slaap vallen in de kerk. Sebastians oom is de graaf van Newbury en als hij doodgaat zonder erfgenaam, erft Sebastian alles. Lord Newbury verafschuwt Sebastian en zal er alles aan doen om dit te voorkomen. Lord Newbury heeft besloten dat Annabel het antwoord is op al zijn problemen. Annabel wil niet met lord Newbury trouwen, al helemaal niet wanneer ze erachter komt dat hij ooit haar oma heeft versierd.

En ce mois de juillet 1958, le château de Versailles est en pleine effervescence. Dans quelques jours aura lieu le très attendu bal des débutantes. Du crépuscule jusqu'à l'aube, près de trois cents jeunes filles issues de l'aristocratie française ou de riches familles américaines feront leur entrée dans le beau monde. Parmi elles, la jolie Amelia, la brillante Felicity, la courageuse Samantha et la délicate Caroline. Loin d'accepter docilement leur sort, les quatre jeunes femmes, bientôt amies, décident de profiter de cette soirée exceptionnelle pour s'émanciper et prendre leur destin en main.

They were in love, but you already knew that. For a moment, their life together was sweetness and bliss and joy unrivaled across the ages. Then came the war. Every battle, all the bombardments, each incarceration, the physical brutality, the events that led to death after death after death, were like a vise around their hearts, squeezing the innocence from their young lives. Yet somehow they persevered; they endured. Were they anyone else, they surely would have surrendered and groveled for mercy from their tormentors. And it would have been understandable. The evil that encompassed that ...

Paris and England, 1920. The war has ended—but the private choices that shaped the past are no longer willing to remain hidden. In A Private Affair, Louisa Avigny chose independence over scandal, raising her son alone and building a life defined by work, discipline, and restraint. Decades later, her son Jean-Paul—now a veteran of the Great War—returns to Paris carrying questions that were never meant to be asked. Across the Channel, George Swinton, heir to a brittle English world exhausted by war and denial, uncovers a resemblance his family has long refused to acknowledge. A ...

After surviving war, betrayal, and an assassination attempt, Lord Peregrine Fitzroy has been pressed into service as a double agent—caught between the Queen and a shadowy organisation threatening to bring England to its knees. His only advantage? The sharp mind and shrewd instincts he once learned to hide from the ton.

Elizabeth Bennet has always been told her freckles are a fault. To her father, they are charming; to Jane, they are a sign of warmth and vitality. But to her mother—and society at large—they are an imperfection best hidden from view. When the spring sun and her love of tending flowers bring them out in full bloom, her younger sisters tease her mercilessly. Even Mr. Collins, with his pale face and carroty hair, dismisses her as a candidate for marriage. Yet at the Meryton ball, Elizabeth’s “imperfection” catches the attention of two gentlemen—Mr. Bingley, who finds her lively and...

Seventeen-year-old French orphan Marrin Tauschner is sent to America to face indentured servitude. But on the steamship crossing the Atlantic, she meets Carina Dorshlin—her uncanny double—bound for an unwelcome future on her uncle’s California cattle ranch. Desperate to escape their fates, the two girls make a daring choice, exchanging identities. As Marrin begins her new life under Carina’s name, she finds unexpected safety, belonging, and love with a kind-hearted cowboy named George. But her fragile masquerade shatters when Carina’s ruthless brother, Alard, arrives and ...

“Elvira Scarlett.” The words felt too loud in the cramped office, bouncing off the glass-fronted cabinets where other women’s files slept in neat rows. Behind Mrs. Carothers’ shoulder, a map of the territories spread across the wall like a rash, its edges browned by pipe smoke. Someone had stuck pins in it, red for available brides, black for confirmed placements, forming a constellation of desperation that stretched from Omaha to Sacramento. Elvira’s eye caught on a cluster near Cheyenne, pins jammed so close together they looked like a wound. Mrs. Carothers’ pen paused. Her ...

Told in dual POV and set in 1913 Boston, a middle class girl and a Greek immigrant defy her parents and buck society by eloping, but when tragedy rips them apart they give up everything, including each other, for their love and for their child.

After her father’s death, Kitty Arden has lived her life in the shadows, forced to serve her awful stepmother and endure her stepsisters’ cruelty. Invisible and overlooked, she longs for a life where her voice and heart might finally be seen. Could it be that the answer to everything is hidden in the one man she is not supposed to think about? Russel Atteberry has returned to England burdened by the need to secure his future as Earl of Shaftesbury and find a suitable bride. When he meets Kitty at a masquerade ball, he does not recognize the clever, spirited girl he once knew, but the ...

Lady Eliza Harwood longs for freedom, having spent her life surrendering her dreams to duty. Yet when her brother arranges her marriage to settle the family’s mounting debts, once again Eliza has no choice but to accept a future she never wanted. Promised to a man she barely knows, she must decide to either remain the obedient wife society demands, or risk her heart for something more. Lord Tristan Vale, Earl of Evermere, never intended to take a wife he did not choose, yet with his grandfather pressing for an heir, duty allows no delay. Hardened by loss and accustomed to control, Tristan...

Fleeing a dangerous past and a controlling father, Olivia Harper becomes a mail-order bride to a man she has never met, trusting a handful of letters to lead her to safety. Each mile of the journey carries her farther from fear and closer to a fragile hope for love. Widowed and guarded, Sam Caldwell agrees to a marriage of convenience to bring stability to his ranch and his young daughter’s life. Love is the last thing he expects. Yet Olivia’s quiet strength and gentle resolve begin to unravel the walls he built to protect his heart. Bound by necessity, Sam and Olivia must face grief, ...

Even the enemy whispered his name... Captain Jonathan Haraden’s coldblooded courage earned him the nickname “the Salamander”. Like the creature of old, his crew believed him immune to the fires of battle. At the Revolution’s outbreak, he joined the militia guarding the seacoast, yet his true calling lay on the open sea, and it soon drew him into the fledgling Massachusetts Navy. A dashing sea captain, tall and handsome, Jon captured hearts as easily as he captured ships, but his own belonged to Hannah, his young wife he lost to fever as the Revolution began. Devastated, he sets sail...

This is the Virtual Voice edition of A Priceless Gift She Brings: An Alternative History by James A Fisher This eBook was created specifically for audiobook production. What's more important? To follow your dreams or keep your promises? Meet Falcon Feather of Lone Mountain. She's that lovable girl from that other timeline where America never existed. In 1980, she encounters Hathaway from our timeline, who is stranded in hers. When he builds a flying machine, she steps up to claim her role as the world's first female aviator. Fly with her in the face of danger as she saves her country from ...

Juliet Fitzwilliam never imagined her perfect future would unravel overnight. Raised to be dutiful and destined to become a Viscountess, she is shattered when she discovers her fiancé’s passionate letters to another woman. When her father insists on their wedding, Juliet flees to the countryside, seeking help from the one man who can stop the marriage… even if turning to him may cost her everything. Duncan Lymington, the widowed Duke of Riverside, has spent years living in the quiet shadow of grief. With two young daughters and a demanding estate, he avoids society entirely—until ...

From “not handsome enough to tempt me” to “I am ardently in love with you…” One week ago, Elizabeth overheard Mr. Darcy’s cutting insult at the Meryton assembly and vowed never to forgive him. Now, she finds herself counting the hours until she sees him again, her heart racing at the mere thought of their next conversation. What happened in those seven days to transform her certainty into confusion, her anger into anticipation, her contempt into something that feels dangerously close to love? A Pride and Prejudice variation with a delicious touch of instalove, where enemies ...

When Rosalie Waters receives the heartbreaking news that her beloved Aunt Elizabeth has only a short time to live, her world narrows to a single wish: to grant her best friend's final request. Elizabeth begs Rosalie to accompany her to Somerset... to find the man she loved and lost, a man whose memory still stirs her heart. Rosalie agrees, unaware that the journey will reshape her life as profoundly as it eases her aunt’s passing. At Alderleigh Hall, Rosalie meets Edgar Summerfield, a duke’s humble steward. A man of quiet dignity and hidden sorrow, Edgar possesses a presence so steady, ...