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When an American woman, Stella Bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in a London garden, surgeon August Bridge and his wife selflessly agree to take her in. However, Bridge quickly develops a clinical interest in his houseguest. Stella had been working as a nurse's aide near the front, but she can't remember anything prior to four months earlier when she was found wounded on a French battlefield.

Anita discovers BBC on her naughty cruise adventure with her boyfriend

Expecting a life of repetition and drudgery, Artemisia arrives at Voltaire Manor to begin her life as a maid. But she soon finds herself in a world far more forbidding and depraved than she could have ever imagined. Amidst the manor’s lush, seductive atmosphere, something monstrous lurks under the surface, waiting to be unearthed. As Artemisia navigates the treacherous waters of her new home, she becomes entangled in a web of secrets, forbidden desires, and monstrosities from the deep.

The Wisdom of Buddhist Psychology and the Heart of Buddha’s Teachings audiobook is not just another audiobook to share some information about Buddha and Buddhism. This audiobook is actually an opportunity for every listener to reach a deeper aspect of life, through this tunnel of Buddhism teachings. It will be an interesting ride that will make you wonder about different dimensions of life. When you finish, you will be able to understand the aspect of suffering, its causes, and its end.

Have you ever wondered just how a glow stick works? Or what about those glow-in-the-dark stars you stick on your ceiling keep on shining? In her first book, author and teacher Anita Sitarski answers these questions and more giving listeners the inside scoop on everything that glows. Fireflies, bacteria, squid, jelly fish—what do all of these things have in common? They glow! It seems like one of mother nature’s mysteries, but many curious scientists have begun to shine light on this beautiful phenomenon.

When PC Andy Davidson arrests a young girl for shoplifting, he thinks it's going to be a routine case. That is, until he sees that she is carrying a gun. The girl is soaking wet, covered in mud, and the weapon is like nothing he's ever seen before. He knows that this is a case for Torchwood...

Anya is meeting her Dadima—or grandmother—for the first time! To make it to India, she must go on a long journey to make it Dadima’s village. Along the way, she gets to learn about India and her family’s culture.

As a Deacon at St. Lawrence parish, Katerina Rowe enjoys a quiet life in the village of Eyam. But everything changes when she discovers the body of a man and a badly beaten woman in the alleyway behind her husband’s pharmacy. Kat is immediately drawn to Beth, the young woman she saved. But in order to keep her safe, Kat finds herself embroiled in a baffling mystery.

Moving between Nice and London, The Bay of Angels makes the point that not everyone needs conventional relationships to be happy. It relates the story of Zoe, whose life changes when her widowed mother marries a wealthy older man and moves to Nice.

When vibrant but penniless Lexie is dumped by her posh boyfriend who is looking for a more financially suitable match, she decides to pack up her beloved orange campervan Penny in search of a new path. Stumbling upon a vacancy at a family-run paint company in the Cotswolds, Lexie believes she's found her perfect match....

Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver’s seat, letting us glimpse their lives. When we think about it, we're not really divided.

Happiness can be an emotion, but it is also a choice. By committing to a positive mind-set that looks for the good in everything, we can increase our own happiness instead of relying on others to give it to us. When we are thankful for what we already have, we set ourselves up for a life of deep satisfaction and joy. This program has been designed to help you choose to be happy no matter what your circumstances are.

Are you easily overwhelmed when making decisions, big or small? In today’s culture, we are presented with many choices, from what color we should paint our walls to what we should eat for dinner. But when it comes to making difficult, important decisions, we can learn to rely on more than just a pros and cons list; we can listen to our inner voice. This program has been designed to put you in touch with your intuitive mind and tap into its hidden knowledge.

When cautious Emma Roberts goes to France to carry out research into 17th century garden design, she finds a reliable diversion from her studies in her unlikely new friend Francoise Desnoyers, in whose beautiful house she is welcomed as a guest. She is not too dazzled to ignore the tensions that exist between Francoise and her formidable mother, or between Mme. Desnoyers and her other guests. London recedes into the background as life in France becomes more significant in every respect.

Lexi is a college party girl who can't get enough! Things change, however, when her mother leaves on a business trip and she has full reign of the house. The man she lives with is checking out her pictures... Look inside for more info on their relationship!

Kendall Morgan puts her sixth sense back to work in the second audiobook of the Relic Seekers series, divining the history and location of ancient relics. Her boss, gorgeous billionaire Nathan Larraby, sends her to Italy to safeguard a priceless treasure belonging to the Protettori, an ancient order of monks who guard four powerful relics.

Anita Rau Badami's acclaimed novel Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? chronicles the stories of three women, linked in love and tragedy, over a span of fifty years, sweeping from the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 to the explosion of Air India flight 182 off the coast of Ireland in 1985.

When Clare becomes a widow, her response is something that shocks her – relief. All she wants to do is move on and figure out how to continue her life, alone, no matter the guilt that brings. So when Vic, her closest friend, comes to her, showing the signs of trouble in her own marriage, she is more than supportive in helping her leave Rob. But Vic doesn’t get the chance to do that. Because as they go over to Vic's house to collect her things, they find a body. Rob’s. It appears someone else had an axe to grind.

Die Ozeane bergen viele Geheimnisse, die Kinder hier endlich lüften können. In diesem Hörspiel entdecken sie die Vielfalt der Tierwelt unter Wasser und erfahren, wie sich Meeresbewohner fortbewegen und tarnen. Und wie kommen Seepferdchen zur Welt? Mit welchen Tricks jagen Haie? Wie kommen Tiere in der dunklen Tiefsee zurecht? Mit Liedern wie "Kleiner Seestern" oder "Zwei weiße Haie" und Original-Tierstimmen wird die Unterwasserwelt in diesem Hörspiel zum Leben erweckt. Mit Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? junior. Tiere im Meer tauchen Kinder ab zwei Jahren ab bis in die Tiefsee und entdecken Delfin, Hai, Seehund, Schildkröte und mehr.

It is the winter of 1705, and the 10th Guru of the Sikhs is under attack by the armies of the mighty Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Under siege and isolated, Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s men are exhausted beyond measure, and 40 soldiers decide to head home. Back in the villages of Punjab, these 40 men are met by a fiery Sikh woman—a warrior who has been preparing all her life for this very moment—who leads the deserters back to the Guru. This is the story of that warrior, the fierce Mai Bhago, who chose the sword to symbolize her unwavering loyalty and devotion to her people and her faith.