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In her well-received novel Outfoxed, Rita Mae Brown vividly and deftly brought to life the genteel world of foxhunting, where hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a tightly knit community amid old money and simmering conflicts. With Hotspur, we return to the Southern chase - and to a hunt on the trail of a murderer.
Jane "Sister" Arnold may be in her 70s, but she shows no signs of losing her love for the hunt. As Master of the prestigious Jefferson Hunt Club in a well-heeled Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain town, she is the most powerful and revered woman in the county. She can assess the true merits of a man or a horse with uncanny skill. In short, Sister Jane is not easily duped.
When the skeleton of Nola Bancroft, still wearing an exquisite sapphire ring on her finger, is unearthed, it brings back a 21-year-old mystery. Beautiful Nola was a girl who had more male admirers than her family had money, which was certainly quite a feat. In a world where a woman's ability to ride was considered one of her most important social graces, Nola was queen of the stable. She had a weakness for men, and her tastes often ventured toward the inappropriate, like the sheriff's striking son, Guy Ramy. But even Guy couldn't keep her eyes from wandering.
When Nola and Guy disappeared on the Hunt's ceremonial first day of cubbing more than two decades ago, everyone assumed one of two things: Guy and Nola eloped to escape her family's disapproval, or Guy killed Nola in a jealous rage and vanished. But Sister Jane had never bought either of those theories.
Sister knows all the players are probably still in place, the old feuds haven't died, and the sparks that led to a long-ago murder could flare up at any time.
Hotspur brings all of Rita Mae Brown's storytelling gifts to the fore. It's a tale of Southern small-town manners and rituals, a compelling and intricate murder mystery, and a look at the human/animal relationship in all its complexity and charm.
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Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives in southern Appalachia. At the heart of these intertwined narratives is a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches them from an isolated mountain cabin where she is caught off-guard by Eddie Bondo, a young hunter who comes to invade her most private spaces and her solitary life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- By Lily on 10-12-08
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The Hum and the Shiver
- The Tufa Novels, Book 1
- By: Alex Bledsoe
- Narrated by: Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,293
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,176
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,179
No one knows where the Tufa came from or how they ended up in the mountains of east Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history. But there are clues in their music, hidden in the songs they have passed down for generations.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story that combines music and folklore
- By T. L. Walker on 10-01-15
By: Alex Bledsoe
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Kentucky Rich
- By: Fern Michaels
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Josh Coleman left SunStar, the thoroughbred horse farm he'd built from nothing, unfinished when he took to his deathbed. But his family's unfinished business cannot be ignored now that his long-lost daughter has come back to settle an old score. No longer resembling the teenage waif who slipped away in the middle of the night with her illegitimate child 30 years ago, Nealy is rich, sophisticated, and renowned in the racing world-a woman to be reckoned with - and her shocking return changes everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don’t force reviews
- By Bev weaver on 05-24-21
By: Fern Michaels
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The Grey Horse
- By: R. A. MacAvoy
- Narrated by: Steve Coulter
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Set against the colorful and magical backdrop of Ireland, The Grey Horse chronicles a time when the Irish people suffered under harsh English overlords who sought to destroy their culture and way of life. Into the Irish town of Carraroe, a magnificent, completely grey stallion appears. The horse brings with him the promise of better times and magical happenings, for he is actually the shape-shifted form of Ruairi MacEibhir, journeyed to a time of danger in order to win the hand of the woman he loves.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good enough irish tale
- By Ellenaeddy on 03-20-13
By: R. A. MacAvoy
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The Dinosaur Hunter
- A Novel
- By: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
Life on the ranchlands of Montana comes with more than its share of trouble. The unique people who live and work on this untamed stretch of today's American West expect it---and some of them even enjoy it. One of them is Mike Wire, a former homicide detective who once worked the decadent hills and valleys of Hollywood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like Craig Johnson? You'll like this, a good story
- By Cheryl on 01-05-11
By: Homer Hickam
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The Choice
- Lancaster County Secrets, Book 1
- By: Suzanne Woods Fisher
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Lancaster County has always been her home - but where does her heart belong? One moment Carrie Weaver was looking forward to running away with Lancaster Barnstormers pitcher Solomon Riehl - plans that included leaving the Amish community where they grew up. But the next moment she was staring into a future as broken as her heart....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Literary Amish Story
- By Carrie Fancett Pagels on 11-29-11
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The Hawley Book of the Dead
- A Novel
- By: Chrysler Szarlan
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,439
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,314
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,321
Revelation "Reve" Dyer grew up with her grandmother’s family stories, stretching back centuries to Reve’s ancestors, who founded the town of Hawley Five Corners, Massachusetts. Their history is steeped in secrets, for few outsiders know that an ancient magic runs in the Dyer women’s blood, and that Reve is a magician whose powers are all too real. Reve and her husband are world-famous Las Vegas illusionists. They have three lovely young daughters, a beautiful home, and what seems like a charmed life. But Reve’s world is shattered....
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3 out of 5 stars
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It sounded like something I could really love.....
- By Andrea on 10-01-14
By: Chrysler Szarlan
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A Sweetness to the Soul
- By: Jane Kirkpatrick
- Narrated by: Susan Denaker
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Based on historical characters and events, A Sweetness to the Soul recounts the captivating story of young, spirited Oregon pioneer Jane Herbert who at the age of 12 faces a tragedy that begins a life-long search for forgiveness and love. In the years that follow, young Jane finds herself involved in an unusual and touching romance with a dreamer 16 years her senior, struggles to make peace with an emotionally distant mother, and fights to build a family of her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unexpected Treat
- By Sarah D. on 12-15-11
By: Jane Kirkpatrick
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The Royal Wulff Murders
- By: Keith McCafferty
- Narrated by: Rick Holmes
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 745
A local fisherman lands more than he bargained for when he pulls a dead body out of Montana’s Madison River. Sheriff Martha Ettinger takes on the case and soon comes into the company of reclusive artist, Montana newcomer, and ex-PI Sean Stranahan. After teaming up to investigate, Martha and Sean soon uncover evidence that the murder has ties to one of the state’s biggest industries: fly fishing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I like this series set in Montana
- By L. O. Pardue on 11-14-16
By: Keith McCafferty
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Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9,518
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6,651
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,690
Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not easy being green
- By PangaeaReads on 07-30-08
By: Gregory Maguire
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The Plague of Doves
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James, Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 508
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Story4 out of 5 stars 358
The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Avoid this Plague
- By Andre on 05-16-08
By: Louise Erdrich
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Best Friends
- The True Story of the World's Most Beloved Animal Sanctuary
- By: Samantha Glen
- Narrated by: Juliette Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Discover a place where every animal is safe, loved, and allowed to live out its natural life. Here is the inspiring true story of Best Friends, an animal sanctuary a few dedicated people made happen, and thousands of furry and feathered friends have called home. Meet the residents, including Sinjin, the badly burned black cat and Sparkles, the broken-down packhorse. Meet their rescuers: a famous symphony conductor, a successful architect, veterinarians, and others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A MUST Read
- By Tracy on 07-15-11
By: Samantha Glen
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Reclaiming Nick
- By: Susan May Warren
- Narrated by: Brooke Sanford
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Nick hadn't planned on being the prodigal son. But when his father dies and leaves half of Silver Buckle, the Noble family ranch, to Nick's former best friend, he must return home to face those he left behind - and to make sure that the Silver Buckle stays in the Noble family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved this book
- By Olga on 08-17-08
By: Susan May Warren
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Carolina Moon
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Dean Robertson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,403
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,137
Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her one escape was her neighbor Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn’t allowed to be at home: a child. Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good and Bad
- By paula lewis on 06-07-09
By: Nora Roberts
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The Long Road Home
- By: Mary Alice Monroe
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 199
Her husband’s suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his shady Wall Street dealings left the Manhattan socialite penniless. By a miracle, she’s held on to their mountainside farm - and she’ll keep holding on, no matter what. The property is Nora’s one chance to wring some dignity out of the sham she’s been living. The Vermont locals think she’s a city girl on a nature kick, but she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. Nora’s serious about learning the farming business...if she can figure out where to begin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth the listen
- By Kathryn @theBookDate on 02-01-14
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Horse Heaven
- By: Jane Smiley
- Narrated by: Shelley Thompson
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 228
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 154
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 154
Many astonishing and affecting things happen at the racetrack, and the mysterious universe of horse racing, passionate, cold-hearted, pure, corrupt, is woven into a marvelous tapestry of joy and love, chicanery, folly, greed, and reckless courage. Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven, puts us among trainers, nervey jockeys, billionaire breeders, and restless track wives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I wish I could review book and narrator separately
- By Julie Delio on 03-21-07
By: Jane Smiley
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The Long Valley
- By: John Steinbeck, John H. Timmerman - introduction
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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A Penguin Classic. First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: The tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Generally Good Stories, Some are Great
- By Michael on 06-18-13
By: John Steinbeck, and others
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She’s not a professional voice actor as many readers have pointed out. However, her inflections are as the author intended. She knows the characters’ intent as no one else. I love to be read to. Rita Mae Brown can read to my any day.
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- 01-22-19
was a great read.
good plot nice character development the conversations the animals have are an added bonus that is highly entertaining and for anybody who has a love for horses foxes nature or just a good story this is a great read
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- Anonymous User
- 01-11-24
The fox hunting stories!
I really like the author narrating her own stories. I like her sense of humor.
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- Peter
- 03-06-19
Love RMB!
Mysteries for real horse people, about horse people! Revisiting this series in audible after having read the hardbacks thru the years.
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- M Fox
- 02-11-24
A page turner
A fun whodunnit, enjoyed the various animal characters, observations of the natural world, VA country life. Love the foxhunting.
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- dsummer
- 06-08-19
Could not even finish
I love Rita Mae Brown but she did a terrible job narrating this book. Could not finish because it was read so badly.
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