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Sophie Harper never expected a runaway Labrador to change her life, but Bruce had other plans. When the energetic pup led her straight into the path of Ryan Cole, a fearless firefighter with an easy smile and a heart of gold, Sophie found herself caught in something she wasn’t prepared for—love. Their connection grows through late-night walks, playful banter, and quiet moments of understanding. But Sophie’s fear of losing Ryan to the dangers of his job makes her question if she can handle loving someone who runs toward the fire instead of away from it.

Before Columbus Got Lost rewrites the opening chapter of the Americas with humor, heart, and honesty. Jordan Blake Carter invites listeners to step into a continent that was never empty and never primitive. From the astronomers of Chaco Canyon to the philosophers of the Haudenosaunee, from the engineers who carved irrigation canals through desert sand to the artists who painted prayers onto clay, this is a history that refuses to whisper.

When burned-out Portland chef Claire Delaney moves to the sleepy town of Cedar Hollow with nothing but her knives and a judgmental tortoiseshell cat named Sweetie, she’s only looking for a quiet restart. But between a stubborn sheriff who’s too handsome for his own good, a town full of quirky charm, and a string of unexpected disasters including an anonymous complaint that threatens to shut her down, Claire’s new beginning is anything but simple. Sheriff Eli Carter likes his routine and doesn’t have time for chaos, especially not the kind wrapped in flour and sarcasm.

Librarian Wren Holloway has always found comfort between the shelves of Kanewood’s sleepy library until a rowdy midnight drag race pulls her into the orbit of Officer Dean Maddox, the tattooed cop with a gravel rough voice and a past that refuses to stay boxed away. One late night noise complaint ends the racket on her street, yet it sparks a far louder storm inside Wren’s heart and inside Dean’s guarded conscience.

Rhode Island is easy to forget. People confuse it with Long Island, assume it is part of Massachusetts, or wonder why a place so small gets to be a state at all. But underestimate the Ocean State at your peril. For nearly four hundred years, Rhode Island has been punching above its weight, burning ships, brawling over chowder, electing mobbed-up mayors, and yelling at its neighbors just to make sure it gets noticed.

Ivy Callahan escapes to the quiet town of Maple Hollow, hoping to rebuild her life after a terrifying break-in shattered her sense of safety. Tucked away in a cozy woodland cottage with her loyal border collie, Missy, Ivy is determined to find peace. But peace proves elusive, especially when a community event takes an unexpected turn, and Missy bolts straight into a crowd… and right into the arms of William Ward, a calm, kind firefighter with a past of his own.

In this clear, compassionate guide, Jordan Blake Carter offers practical tools and research-based insight to help you better understand the impacts of CPTSD—and begin the slow, steady process of healing. This audiobook combines trauma education with actionable strategies to support nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and long-term recovery.

Gumbo and Grit: A Not-So-Polite History of Louisiana dives into the state’s layered past with equal parts candor and wit. You’ll meet conquistadors and Cajuns, pirates and populists, enslaved laborers and jazz legends, all stirring the pot that made Louisiana what it is today.

First in flight. Fierce in basketball. Divided by barbecue. And stubborn about everything. North Carolina has never been easy to pin down. It dragged its feet on secession yet sent more soldiers to die for the Confederacy than any other state. It boasts of being “first in freedom” while clinging to old hierarchies. It gave the world pirates, bootleggers, moonshine-fueled stock car races, and barbecue feuds so fierce they could outlast most wars. In this sharp and funny history, Jordan Blake Carter takes you on an irreverent ride through four centuries of contradictions.

Too high, too proud, too wild, too sure it has life figured out. From gold-rush fever and silver-boom scandals to ski-town glamour and wildfire panic, High, Holy, and Half-Crazy: An Irreverent History of Colorado takes you on a fast, funny, and unfiltered tour through the Centennial State’s most spectacular contradictions.

Daphne Quinn is too busy keeping her small-town bakery afloat to deal with flirty paramedics who smell like trouble and cinnamon. But when a customer collapses in her shop and EMT Jax Miller storms in, tattoos, smirk, and all, Daphne’s world gets flipped faster than a pancake on Sunday morning. Jax is equal parts aggravating and irresistible. He’s also very good at showing up: during emergencies, with coffee, and somehow always when Daphne’s guard is down. But she’s not looking for romance, especially not with someone who thrives on chaos.

Delaware: the First State, the Forgotten State, and the strangest little powerhouse you never paid attention to. This is not your high school history textbook. From Lenape fishing villages to Dutch and Swedish turf wars, from Caesar Rodney’s wheezing midnight ride to the explosive rise of DuPont, Delaware has been shaping America while pretending to be invisible. Along the way it perfected the art of being indispensable without being noticed: chickens, chemicals, corporations, and boardwalks all rolled into one.

Oregon isn’t tidy. It’s moody, messy, and gloriously contradictory. This is the state that bans Styrofoam but worships chainsaws, that rails against Californians while happily selling them real estate, and that brags about recycling while secretly hoarding sticky six-packs in the garage. In this sharp, funny, and unapologetically honest history, Oregon struts onto the stage as the Pacific Northwest’s moody teenager — rebellious, misunderstood, and always dramatic.

Rory West delivers cinnamon rolls, oddball errands, and unapologetic sarcasm all over town, just not at the posted speed limit. Officer Jack Nolan lives by the law, drinks his coffee black, and writes her tickets like it’s a personal hobby. Their mutual dislike is legendary. So when they’re forced to team up for a dog-friendly charity run, things go from frosty to full-on flaming disaster.

Sweet Home, Strange History: An Irreverent History of Alabama pulls no punches and spares no sacred cows. With sharp humor and plenty of grit, it dives into the contradictions that make Alabama unforgettable: pride and shame, resilience and stubbornness, politics that stumble, and football that redeems it all. From Creek mounds to cotton fields, from George Wallace’s finger wagging to Nick Saban’s trophies, this is Alabama in all its messy glory.

If America is one big dysfunctional family, Idaho is the cousin you forget about until something bizarre drags it back into the spotlight. Potatoes? Sure. But also Ruby Ridge, Nazi compounds, hippies in hot springs, and a six-ton spud on wheels. This isn’t the glossy brochure. Irreverent Idaho tells the state’s story with sharp wit and a wink: Indigenous ingenuity, gold-rush chaos, vigilante “justice,” Mormon pioneers, mining strikes, and Boise’s eternal identity crisis. Idaho is where contradictions thrive — prophets and paranoids, farmers and miners, militia bunkers and music festivals.

In Corn, Caucuses, and Catastrophes, Jordan Blake Carter takes listeners on a rollicking ride through Iowa’s past and present. From the Honey War fought over beehives to penny auctions that defied the banks, from floods that drowned cities to butter cows that drew crowds, Iowa has always been equal parts resilient and ridiculous. This is the state that feeds the nation, humiliates presidential candidates at the State Fair, and rebuilds after every disaster with casseroles in hand.

Quarterback Theo Maddox was supposed to be recovering from a season-ending injury, not dodging lint rollers and modeling sweatpants that cost more than his first car. But image rehab comes with strings… and apparently, a feline. Designer Isla Montgomery has built her brand on clean lines, sharp boundaries, and zero distractions. So when her minimalist fashion campaign is hijacked by an injured football star—and his opinionated tabby cat—her carefully controlled world unravels faster than a bad hem. Theo’s charm? Infuriating. His cat?

Margot Blake runs her mornings with surgical precision: leash in one hand, matcha in the other, and exactly fifteen minutes to stride the quiet streets before diving into cosmetic crises. But schedule-shattering chaos arrives on four lanky legs when her greyhound, Paulie, spots a squirrel and rockets straight into Officer Dean Rizzo, detonating a cup of espresso across his uniform. One mortified apology, a flustered dermatologist, and a surprisingly charming cop later, Margot’s orderly life begins to fray in the most inconveniently delightful ways.

She teaches math. He enforces the law. Neither expected to fall for someone so wildly out of sync. Officer Caleb Ward thrives on structure, silence, and neatly filed reports. His small-town routine is steady and predictable until a break-in at Monroe High leads him straight into the most chaotic classroom he’s ever seen... and the path of one infuriatingly brilliant math teacher. Tessa Monroe doesn’t do distractions. Especially not the brooding kind with a badge and a suspiciously dry sense of humor.