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Picturehouse Girls, The

An absolutely heart-breaking World War Two historical fiction

by Patricia McBride, Patricia McBride, Patricia McBride ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Lily Baker Series
Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Courage and romance on the eve of World War Two.World War Two is about to start. What if you had to leave everything you knew behind?It’s 1938 and hard-working Lily Baker’s life turns upside down when she and her family move to a new town. Two jobs leave little free time, yet she becomes involved in a struggle to improve her area. Pushed by the group leader she undertakes tasks she previously ... Read more

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Courage and romance on the eve of World War Two.World War Two is about to start. What if you had to leave everything you knew behind?It’s 1938 and hard-working Lily Baker’s life turns upside down when she and her family move to a new town. Two jobs leave little free time, yet she becomes involved in a struggle to improve her area. Pushed by the group leader she undertakes tasks she previously
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The Marriage Season

A page-turning Regency romance novel from Jane Dunn

by Jane Dunn ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

'Brilliant, sparkling and very clever' Elizabeth Buchan‘It’s not a fair world I’m afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire ... Read more

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'Brilliant, sparkling and very clever' Elizabeth Buchan‘It’s not a fair world I’m afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire
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The Trust

by M.H. Eccleston ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Series series Astrid Swift
Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

Ever so wholesome.Ever so deadly...When a local man is found murdered in an English Trust stately home, the community is shaken to its core.None more so than newcomer Astrid Swift, who finds the body. When she moved from London to the sleepy Dorset village and got a job at the house as an art restorer, she thought she was heading for a quieter life.Far from it. Because it turns out that rather ... Read more

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Ever so wholesome.Ever so deadly...When a local man is found murdered in an English Trust stately home, the community is shaken to its core.None more so than newcomer Astrid Swift, who finds the body. When she moved from London to the sleepy Dorset village and got a job at the house as an art restorer, she thought she was heading for a quieter life.Far from it. Because it turns out that rather
... Read more
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Death on the Isle

by M.H. Eccleston ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Series series Astrid Swift
Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

Amateur sleuth Astrid Swift faces a maritime mystery in this cosy crime adventure set on the Isle of Wight.It's high summer and, with the grisly events at Dorset's Sherborne Hall behind her, Astrid Swift sets sail for the Isle of Wight. She's been asked to value a collection of maritime art owned by a recently deceased millionaire.His surviving daughter has inherited the art along with the family ... Read more

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Amateur sleuth Astrid Swift faces a maritime mystery in this cosy crime adventure set on the Isle of Wight.It's high summer and, with the grisly events at Dorset's Sherborne Hall behind her, Astrid Swift sets sail for the Isle of Wight. She's been asked to value a collection of maritime art owned by a recently deceased millionaire.His surviving daughter has inherited the art along with the family
... Read more
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The Stranger at the Door

by A J Wills ...

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies, Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

Some strangers knock. Some slip through the cracks…While Gwyneth Kerrison lies in a coma, the victim of a hit-and-run, her husband Harvey spends every waking hour at her bedside praying for her swift recovery.That is until his daily routine at the hospital is disrupted by a stranger who claims to be Gwyneth's long-lost mother, Freya.She seems harmless, but there's something odd about her story. ... Read more

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Some strangers knock. Some slip through the cracks…While Gwyneth Kerrison lies in a coma, the victim of a hit-and-run, her husband Harvey spends every waking hour at her bedside praying for her swift recovery.That is until his daily routine at the hospital is disrupted by a stranger who claims to be Gwyneth's long-lost mother, Freya.She seems harmless, but there's something odd about her story.
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Jane Austen at Home

A Biography

by Lucy Worsley ...

Narrated by Lucy Worsley, Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

14 hours 15 min

"Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity."--Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of DevonshireTake a trip back to Jane ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

"Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity."--Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of DevonshireTake a trip back to Jane
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Skyseeker's Princess

Escape does not spell freedom

by Miriam Verbeek ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Songs of Si'Empra
Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

(The Prairies Book Review *****) "Original and creative … a compelling story... a celebration of feminine power... this story will stay with readers long after the final page."What happens when your life’s training is about “duty” and then the very foundations of your life are taken away?Ellen’s courageous, impetuous, a dreamer, and not very ambitious. Her father, Si’Empra’s elected ruler, dies ... Read more

$12.25 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

(The Prairies Book Review *****) "Original and creative … a compelling story... a celebration of feminine power... this story will stay with readers long after the final page."What happens when your life’s training is about “duty” and then the very foundations of your life are taken away?Ellen’s courageous, impetuous, a dreamer, and not very ambitious. Her father, Si’Empra’s elected ruler, dies
... Read more
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So This Is Love

An Austen-inspired Regency

by Laura Hile ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

Newly escaped from a loathsome engagement of convenience, Charlotte has no interest in romance.More than ever, she is convinced that no man would—or could—love her. As companion to an aging aunt, Charlotte’s new life is as predictable as it is circumspect.But on Christmas Eve she is rescued from a robbery by her uncle’s heir, a masterful man who is disastrously handsome.Why has he remained as a ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Newly escaped from a loathsome engagement of convenience, Charlotte has no interest in romance.More than ever, she is convinced that no man would—or could—love her. As companion to an aging aunt, Charlotte’s new life is as predictable as it is circumspect.But on Christmas Eve she is rescued from a robbery by her uncle’s heir, a masterful man who is disastrously handsome.Why has he remained as a
... Read more
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You've got to Kiss the Girl

by Laura Hile ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

3 hours 26 min

Darcy simply must marry Anne. It is his duty, for pity's sake!And yet the man has done nothing. Anne de Bourgh isn’t getting any younger—and neither is Anne’s mother, Lady Catherine. Darcy must fulfill her late sister’s dearest wish!But when Lady Catherine gets a look at the Collins’ lovely house guest, steel enters her soul. Darcy must marry Anne and soon!Inspired by a rubbishy novel found in the ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Darcy simply must marry Anne. It is his duty, for pity's sake!And yet the man has done nothing. Anne de Bourgh isn’t getting any younger—and neither is Anne’s mother, Lady Catherine. Darcy must fulfill her late sister’s dearest wish!But when Lady Catherine gets a look at the Collins’ lovely house guest, steel enters her soul. Darcy must marry Anne and soon!Inspired by a rubbishy novel found in the
... Read more
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Pretty Ugly Lies

by Pamela Crane ...

Narrated by Jeff Harding, Lyssa Browne, Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Pamela Crane, comes an unmissable new psychological thriller. What causes a woman to murder her family? Jo's idyllic life would make most people jealous. Until one day, her daughter is abducted and the only way to find her is to unravel her dark past. Ellie is a devoted wife... until she discovers the pain of betrayal. Now vengeance is all she can think about. ... Read more

$14.28 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Pamela Crane, comes an unmissable new psychological thriller. What causes a woman to murder her family? Jo's idyllic life would make most people jealous. Until one day, her daughter is abducted and the only way to find her is to unravel her dark past. Ellie is a devoted wife... until she discovers the pain of betrayal. Now vengeance is all she can think about.
... Read more
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Cryptal's Champion

by Miriam Verbeek ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Songs of Si'Empra
Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

“...Enchanting… It was difficult to put the book down.” — Patrick Gilbert-Roberts, author of The InterventionWith a relaxing and peaceful winter behind her, Ellen is looking forward to the promise of summer—but her peace doesn’t last. An earthquake rips fatally through her friends’ home and Ellen is left with the grief from their loss. The Lianthem, a sacred ruling group, is profiting from her ... Read more

$16.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“...Enchanting… It was difficult to put the book down.” — Patrick Gilbert-Roberts, author of The InterventionWith a relaxing and peaceful winter behind her, Ellen is looking forward to the promise of summer—but her peace doesn’t last. An earthquake rips fatally through her friends’ home and Ellen is left with the grief from their loss. The Lianthem, a sacred ruling group, is profiting from her
... Read more
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Sir Walter Takes a Wife

by Laura Hile ...

Narrated by Ruth Redman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

How hard can it be to find a proper wife?Faced with a lonely future and finding himself strapped for cash (as the young bucks say), Persuasion’s Sir Walter Elliot manfully decides that the time has come to marry again.His choice is a young woman of breeding and distinction. But alas, Sir Walter’s vanity is his undoing. He refuses to use his spectacles and so sends a Valentine to the wrong Lady ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How hard can it be to find a proper wife?Faced with a lonely future and finding himself strapped for cash (as the young bucks say), Persuasion’s Sir Walter Elliot manfully decides that the time has come to marry again.His choice is a young woman of breeding and distinction. But alas, Sir Walter’s vanity is his undoing. He refuses to use his spectacles and so sends a Valentine to the wrong Lady
... Read more