Showing results by publisher "Bolinda audio" in Romantic Suspense

An intriguing tale of power, corruption, secrets and love that will thrill you from start to finish! Against backdrops of London, Paris, Warsaw and Sydney, Marianne, a beautiful European refugee, marries into a wealthy establishment family. But a mystery lies at the heart of the unusual union. Haunted by her past and rejected by a powerful mother-in-law who is determined to destroy this nobody who has ‘trapped’ her son, Marianne is pushed to the edge. In the scandal that follows, she is forced to pay a shocking price.

In the aftermath of devastating bushfires that destroyed the property where she grew up, Eve Nicholls finds herself grappling with the smouldering ruins of her life. It might be possible to rebuild a house, but what about her dream of renewing friendships and becoming part of her home-town community of Yarrabee? Haunted by loss, Eve discovers a glimmer of hope when she learns that new life is growing within her – a fragile and unexpected beacon of renewal, and an added complication in her blossoming relationship with the local vet, Hugh.

Her family offered a life of power and privilege, until Lotti turned away from her father’s grand plans – and towards a life that felt more like her own. With a new start as a teacher, Lotti may have even found the right man, a rough-around-the-edges single dad who’d never fit in with her high-brow upbringing, but who has started to feel like home. But Lotti isn’t the only one running. August’s strong silent demeanour may be part of his appeal, but as they get closer, his inability to talk about his past begins to jeopardise their future.

Orphaned at 13, Charlie Anderson has been on her own for half her life. Not that she minds – she has her work as a vet and most days that's enough. Most days. But when she's sent to a small town on the New South Wales coast to investigate a possible outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus, Charlie finds herself torn between the haunting memories of her past, her dedication to the job and her attraction to a handsome local.

Sophie Dixon is determined to leave her tragic past behind and forge a bright future on her beloved farm. While looking to buy a new horse, she is drawn into her neighbour Aaron's Laidlaw's orbit, despite the bad blood between their families. As the racing season unfolds, Sophie and Aaron's feelings for each other deepen. But Aaron is torn, haunted by a dark secret he fears can never be forgiven – especially by Sophie.

Mia has her life in order. She is a grown-up and enjoys a grown-up's relationship with Pete. Not passionate or spontaneous but solid. She knows he is 'the one'. But then she sees a text message on Pete's phone that throws her world into a spin. It is more than friendly, signed off with a kiss, and Mia has never heard of the sender, Liz. With her carefully mapped out life sliding out of control Mia will discover a side to herself she never knew existed, as she formulates a plan to win her happy ending. Because all's fair in love and war - isn't it?

Autumn 1990. The world is teetering on the edge of war in the Gulf, Germany is reunited and a crumbling USSR stares ruin in the face. In Japan, a group of powerful men and women gather to create a rescue plan that will bring all three countries together for the first time in 50 years. Polyglot international publisher Gill Langton is mediator-in-chief. Treading the highest wire of global power-broking, he alone can balance politics with intrigue, manoeuvre with counter-manoeuvre. But his love for the beautiful, enigmatic Martha could bring it all tumbling down.

When four friends reconnect at a school reunion each played her part too well. On the surface Leith is the happily married society wife - yet no one could guess at her shocking secret life. Cate, single, with a brilliant career, lacks the courage to risk everything to get what she really wants. Rory, a successful editor, has overruled her partner’s qualms to have a baby before it is too late - then finds herself paying a price she could never have foreseen.

When Will wakes up after a car accident, he’s lost three years of memory. All he wants is his girlfriend and childhood sweetheart, Gem, beside him. Instead, nothing is as he remembers. Gem has finally moved on from hers and Will’s breakup. With a new life and boyfriend, the last thing she expects is a call to say Will needs her – the man who nearly destroyed her. As Will recovers, he is determined to prove to Gem that he is the man he once was. But by unlocking the secrets of his past, will he be able to piece together what caused him to change so dramatically?

Maddy Tyler, a sophisticated art gallery owner, is driven, overworked and cynical about love. When a sudden crisis makes her re-evaluate her life, she impulsively buys a retreat in the country. Fraser O'Neill, her rural neighbour, is an easy-going widower of simple tastes and definitely not Maddy's 'type'. Still, a comfortable weekend affair is another story...and Maddy of course will be in control. But nothing is ever that simple, and Maddy is forced to face the demons of her past and make a heartbreaking choice.

On Bryan Cavanagh's birthday, a sealed letter from Rome arrives, bearing the arms of the ancient house of the Farnese di Mongrifone. Affectionate, even imperious, it is a summons from the woman he loved - and lost - in the turbulent, opportunistic world of postwar Europe.

Money and success are not enough when love dies and secrets turn deadly.... Cass, Fran and Angela share one of the city's best addresses, yet behind the successful careers and designer clothes each is facing the crisis of her life.

I know I have to get myself out of this funk, but it feels impossible. My childhood best friend is dead and nothing in life is working out as I’d planned. Then Lottie leaves me a ‘jar of joy’ in her will – filled with instructions to visit places where we had our happiest memories. But with every happy memory, I also remember the things that tore us apart. Because Lottie was keeping secrets. And Jay – the man we both loved – keeps turning up at the same places. Even as I feel pieces of myself begin to heal, some wounds run too deep.

A gripping tale of intrigue, danger and secrets that refuse to remain buried. Transforming herself from a small town nobody into the most glamorous actress of her day, Elizabeth Eden dared to take on the studio system. At 33 she was dead. Twenty years later, Tess Jordan, escaping a life of crime on the streets of NYC, has become Hollywood’s most powerful female executive. She has her own reasons for making her first movie project - the shattering true story of Elizabeth Eden.

When Marnie, Tina and Lee share a house in famous Bondi Beach they are young, driven, ambitious. Yet below the surface each has her own agenda. Marnie, strong, confident and privileged, is escaping the stifling conservatism of her hometown - and a father who will forever mark her relationships with men. Tina, driven to overcome her impoverished background, promises herself a home on Sydney harbour by the time she’s 30 - no matter what she has to do to get it. Lee dreams of showbiz success far from a suffocating life in the suburbs.

Lenore Hamlyn is taken in by her sympathetic landlady and is shocked when she eventually learns the source of Nan's wealth. But that life-changing revelation becomes the key to her deepest ambitions. Defiant and determined, she emerges from her working-class background to become the charismatic and calculating Anthea James, Australia's most powerful media personality. But Anthea has even greater ambitions and soon finds herself confronting rich and powerful enemies.

Sitting on a broken-down train, desperate to reach her brother before his last breath, Kate can barely hold it together as the minutes tick by. But then Theo, a man with a kind smile, offers to help. And as he gets Kate to the hospital on the darkest day of her life, she feels something brighten in her chest. As Kate mends her broken heart, Theo doesn’t leave her side. Each day, he brings small joys to her life. And as she looks into his warm brown eyes, feeling more at peace than she has for years, she knows she has found happiness at last … But then Theo vanishes.