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Ella has never known love. Left as a baby outside the workhouse, Ella has only ever been treated with unkindness; especially from the hateful guardians of the workhouse, who hold the fate of the inmates in their cruel hands. When she is sold as a scullery maid to a new home, Ella hopes for a better life. But her hopes are dashed as she struggles to do all the work heaped on her thin shoulders by her brutish master. Daring to escape her harsh treatment, it isn’t long before she is caught and once again finds herself at the mercy of an uncaring world.

The heartbreaking and compelling new audiobook set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. When Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and, in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings they are thrown out onto the street, and, in dire poverty, it isn’t long before Lucy finds herself at its gates - almost a fate worse than death.

This magical flight of fancy is for children aged six to 12 years old and for the young at heart! It is a delightful and absorbing tale which will leave you wanting more. A dull, wet school holiday which has been so disappointing, is now drawing to a close for Alex. All this changes when an unexpected visit to the Great Museum of History with his eccentric aunt sets off a fantastic chain of events.

Orlando King is a trilogy about a beautiful young man, raised in a remote and eccentric wilderness, arriving in 1930s London and setting the world of politics ablaze. In a time of bread riots and hunger marches, with the spectre of fascism casting an ever lengthening shadow over Europe, Orlando glidingly cuts a swathe through the thickets of business, the corridors of politics, the pleasure gardens of the Cliveden set, acquiring wealth, adulation, a beautiful wife and a seat in parliament.

Ralph Loman is working in an unsatisfying job at a free London newspaper when Francine Snaith, a temporary secretary for a corporate finance firm, unexpectedly crosses his path at a party. Her beauty ignites a blaze of excitement in his troubled heart. But Francine is ravenous for attention, driven by a thirst for conquest, and when Ralph tries politely to extricate himself, he finds he is bound by chains of consequence from which it seems there is no escape. In The Temporary, Rachel Cusk paints a merciless portrait of the cut and thrust of modern romance, work, and life.

Mild-mannered PR girl Holly Phillips doesn't think much of costumed vigilante Ultimate Man - and after his superpowered antics leave her hoisted over his shoulder and flashing her knickers in the newspaper the next day, she's embarrassed beyond belief. But when Holly's 15 minutes of fame make her a target for something villainous, she has only one place to turn - and finds the man behind the mask holds a lot more charm than his crime-fighting alter ego.

For Julia Engelhorn life divides into the Before and After. There was a time Before, when her life was filled with the joys and struggles of parenthood, when she was run off her feet trying to take care of a seven year old and three year old twins Octavia and Maximo. And then there was a time After, when her world was encased in darkness, when there was only one child left and she had become a member of a club that no one wants to join.

Die private Herrin Lady Sas lebt SM. In ihrem authentischen Hörbuch „Sklaventausch“ erlebt der Hörer eine ihrer aufregendsten Femdom-BDSM-Sessions überhaupt. In einem Hamburger Boardinghouse tauscht Lady Sas ihren attraktiven Sub Toytoy mit der schönen, sadistischen Mistress Lady Judith für eine Nacht gegen die blutjunge, sexy Sklavin Lisa. Es stellt sich heraus, dass in einer Person noch eine andere Neigung verborgen ist, die ausgelebt werden will... Was für eine interessante Überraschung! Eine Femdom-BDSM-Geschichte. Voller lesbischer Lust, SM, Schmerz, Demütigung und Spaß.

In the Stormseed universe, nothing is as it seems. This is a tale about passion, power and a mysterious kingdom where the forces of good and evil are at war and two lovers are trapped in the middle. Princess Dandara discovers her true self – that she is more than a human princess, as she can...

Eine Frauenleiche am Wiener Naschmarkt – ein Fall für die Journalistin Sarah Pauli. Von ihren Freunden wird die Journalistin Sarah Pauli gerne wegen ihres Aberglaubens gehänselt. Doch dann gehen in der Redaktionspost drei abgetrennte Finger ein, die zur Schwurhand einer Frauenleiche gehören, die am Wiener Naschmarkt gefunden wurde. Die Tote war Entlastungszeugin in einem Vergewaltigungsprozess, den der prominente Anwalt Harald Koban gewonnen hat.

Die Neugier unserer Jüngsten kennt keine Grenzen. Alles wollen sie genau wissen und den ganzen Tag sind sie damit beschäftigt, uns Erwachsenen unzählige Fragen zu stellen. Wieso kaut die Kuh auch im Liegen? Wie belagert der Ritter eine Burg? Warum sind Feuerwehrautos rot? Wozu hat der Triceratops drei Hörner? Diese Hörspielreihe ist für alle Kinder gemacht, die noch nicht lesen können oder es gerade erst lernen. Sie entführt wissbegierige kleine Weltentdecker zu Geschichten und Schauplätzen, die ihnen am Herzen liegen und die sie begeistern.

Die Neugier unserer Jüngsten kennt keine Grenzen. Alles wollen sie genau wissen und den ganzen Tag sind sie damit beschäftigt, uns Erwachsenen unzählige Fragen zu stellen. Wieso kaut die Kuh auch im Liegen? Wie belagert der Ritter eine Burg? Warum sind Feuerwehrautos rot? Wozu hat der Triceratops drei Hörner? Diese Hörspielreihe ist für alle Kinder gemacht, die noch nicht lesen können oder es gerade erst lernen. Sie entführt wissbegierige kleine Weltentdecker zu Geschichten und Schauplätzen, die ihnen am Herzen liegen und die sie begeistern.

Magische Einhorn-Geschichten. Die Welt der Einhörner ist eine fantastische Welt voller Magie. Wie sieht es dort eigentlich aus? Wie freundet man sich mit ...

Lerne, wie du Kinder mit einem narzisstischen Ex effektiv erziehst und dafür sorgst, dass deine Kinder emotional sicher, geistig stark, selbstbewusst und glücklich sind. Das ist machbar, aber du musst bestimmte Strategien anwenden.

Ein Todesfall aus der Wiener Society sorgt für Schlagzeilen ... Die junge Journalistin Sarah Pauli hat es geschafft: Ihre Kolumne über Aberglauben beim "Wiener Boten“ hat eine treue Leserschaft. Dass den Leuten manchmal die Fantasie durchgeht, ist für Sarah nichts Neues, daher nimmt sie es auch nicht besonders ernst,. als eine aufgebrachte Anruferin behauptet, die todbringende "schwarze Frau“ ginge im Blutgassenviertel hinter dem Stephansdom um.

Stella Brugman has been struggling since she knows her husband Eric has cheated on her. How is she going to keep her family together during this summer camping vacation? Then she meets Matthias in the south of France and makes a big mistake - and the cheerful family campsite becomes an...

Catherine is beautiful, trusting, and married. Kyle is a single, charming, handsome movie star with a tabloid reputation. Their bond may be magical and honest, but will the boundaries they have created to protect their friendship ultimately destroy it?

The London Countryside, 1820. Eleanora Coventry comes from a life of title and privilege, but even that isn’t enough to prevent her from being wed at sixteen to a controlling and dismissive husband. So when she finds herself a widow at only twenty-seven, the idea of choosing her own path forward both thrills and terrifies her. She knows how to be a daughter and a wife and mother, but she has no idea how to be Eleanora. She moves her son and daughter to her late husband’s country estate, where she meets Ridley, the young stable master.

When orphan Julie Miller is sent to Canada to keep her safe from Hitler’s bombs at the start of WWII, she hopes this will the start of a happier new life for her after years of sadness. Taken in by a schoolteacher, it seems that Julie’s dreams are coming true. But that’s before a shadow is cast over her safe refuge, and before long, she is forced to run away. This is just the start of a long journey, one with many hardships before she can find a place to call home.

"Han fick något mörkt över blicken, och jag nickade nästan osynligt. Han tog ett snabbt steg framåt, lade ena handen bakom min nacke och tryckte mitt huvud mot hans medan den andra handen lyfte min skobeklädda fot och virade den runt hans midja. Han kysste mig igen. Hårt."