When a dinner party at a friend’s country estate ends with the gruesome murder of the local curate, Mariah Featherstone will have to clear the name of an innocent man, one who also happens to be her former suitor. But capturing the real killer may not be simple when everyone in the house seems to possess the means and motive for the killing. Can Mariah deduce the identity of the murderer before she becomes the next corpse? And will her efforts uncover a truth she would rather not discover?

Length: 2 hours, 9 min

Author: Dara England

Narrator: Michelle Ford

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When her holiday on the coast of Cornwall takes a deadly turn, it is up to Drucilla Winterbourne to uncover the dangerous secrets the inhabitants of Blackridge House will do anything to conceal. But can a proper young lady from London society comprehend the dark motives of a killer? Accomplished In Murder is the first in a series of historical mystery novelettes featuring intrepid Victorian heroines up to their bustles in crime. These works are only loosely connected and can be read in any order.

Length: 1 hr, 45 min

Author: Dara England

Narrator: Michelle Ford

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Jacob Sauder abandons his Amish heritage when the woman he loves, Rachel Zook, agrees to marry his brother, Simon. Though he adapts to the ways of the “English” — even fathering twins — he remains an outsider. When the mother of his twins dies, Jacob knows only one way to raise his children — the Amish way. He brings them home to the community he vowed to leave forever. For his children he can do anything, even be strong when he sees Rachel, his love, married to his brother.

Years ago, Simon lied to ensure a future with Rachel Zook as his wife. Now Rachel is barren, a disappointment to him. Unaware of the lie Simon told to drive Jacob away, Rachel believes Jacob abandoned her when he left the Amish community. Shocked when he returns with two-year-old twins, Rachel knows there can be nothing between them, for marriage is a life-long commitment among the Amish. But the twins need a mother and Rachel loves children. As she cares for Jacob’s children as if they were her own, her feelings for him deepen into a love that cannot be.

Jacob’s Return is the story of a prodigal son, a forbidden love, and a fanatical preacher. As shocking as it is compelling, Jacob’s Return is both uplifting and unforgettable. A wonderful read, this is a universal story about love and faith in impossible circumstances.

Length: 10 hours, 11 minutes

Author: Annette Blair

Narrator: Ariana Westfield

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Nine years ago, a logging accident near the remote timber town killed her dad and her high school sweetheart. Despite Jess’s broken heart, her mother immediately sought comfort with another man. That choice tore Jess apart and drove her to seek a life far away. Now she’s successful and happily settled in Toronto.

Or is she?

When her stepfather dies, Jess can no longer stay away from home. Her plan is simple; visit just long enough to persuade her mom to come live with her. Surely healing the rift between them will fill the emptiness she’s felt for far too long. But when she lands in Destiny Falls, someone unexpected is waiting for her at the airport.

Adam Wright.

Adam plans to live in Destiny Falls forever. He loves every aspect of small-town living and his job that takes him regularly into the bush. He remembers Jess as a cute teenager who hung around with his little cousin, so when he’s asked to pick her up at the local airport, he’s not prepared for the polished woman who steps off the plane.

Soon Adam’s happiness is more wrapped up in Jess than his home or work, but while he could give up everything and move back to Toronto with her, he senses that won’t make either of them happy. How can he get her to give Destiny Falls a second chance?

It will take a combined effort from everyone in town who loves Jess Morgan, plus a little charm from the local landscape itself, to convince her to rethink her future plans.

Length: 8 hours, 6 mins

Author: Cindy Procter-King

Narrator: RE Chambliss

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Former Texas Ranger Paul Harrington wants to leave his violent past behind, and what better way than to become the preacher in a small frontier town? If he can just keep all his passions under control, maybe the fighter in him won’t break free. Easier said than done when a certain lady doctor is around, however.

Belle Marshall has worked hard to establish an independent life as town healer and manager of the boarding house. She doesn’t want a husband getting in her way. Even a handsome, kind, mysterious man like the new town preacher.

So when the townsfolk decide their lady doctor needs a husband, Paul and Belle find themselves allied against their interference.

But when Paul’s past catches up to him, he and Belle will have a fight of a whole different kind on their hands.

Length: 8 hours, 23 min

Author: Catherine Snodgrass

Narrator: Paige Holt

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The price of Flavia's freedom may be her death.

A slave in Roman-controlled Aquae Sulis (modern Bath), Flavia knows her tender-hearted mistress meant to free her and her other slaves, but when she passes away suddenly, the chance for freedom looks like it's slipping away.

Flavia takes matters into her own hands. As a scribe, it's easy for her to forge a note in her mistress' hand.

But when a new master arrives, Marcus Brucetus, a charismatic, widowed officer toughened in the forests of Germania, Flavia is afraid she's gone too far. If her deception is found out, all the slaves may die.

When Marcus Brucetus takes over the villa, the last thing he expects is to fall in love with a slave. Still mourning his wife and daughter, he has too much respect for himself and for Flavia to force his attentions on her. He must free the scribe, as her deceased owner wished, but as the wild mid-winter festival of Saturnalia approaches, and a new danger lurks, he finds it increasingly hard to let her go.

If he does, will she freely choose to stay with him? Or will she be stolen away from him before she can even make the choice?

Length: 9 hours, 54 mins

Author: Lindsay Townsend

Narrator: RE Chambliss

$24.99

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What's a girl to do when her fiance won't set a date for the wedding? Pretend to have an affair with the best man, of course.

Nikki St. James knows kidnapping Alex Hart and whisking him off to secluded Lake Eden is probably a little extreme, but her fiance barely seems to notice her existence any more, and she needs Alex to help her get his attention. Besides, she's probably doing the college professor a favor - he's so uptight a little R & R at a lakeside cabin is just what he needs. Not that she cares what he needs, or has noticed how handsome he is....

Alex needs a break from his quest to achieve tenure at warp speed—but being kidnapped is not his idea of a good time; especially not by his college buddy's crazy fiancee! He's not one to judge, but if what he's heard is true - that she's perfectly happy with an "open relationship" - why bother to get married at all?

Alex quickly realizes he's been mislead about Nikki. Worse yet, he's beginning to fall for her. Can he make her see the truth about her impending marriage without ruining his chances for a happy ending?

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Length: 5 hours, 44 minutes

Author: Cindy Procter-King

Narrator: R.E. Chambliss

$24.99

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"If Royce still wants to marry me like he says, then it's time for him to prove it. If he loves me, he'll take this fake near-affair I've set up with Alex as a serious indication from Cupid that he'd better make an honest woman out of me fast." Clutching the pillowcase, she pointed a finger skyward. "Nikki St. James is nobody's fool!"

Okay, so she had her doubts about that last statement. Recently, it had occurred to her that Royce might be playing her for a fool. Maybe he no longer wanted to get married, but didn't know how to tell her.

Tears burned her eyes, but she blinked them away. Think positive.

Royce was busy, that was all. Too harried to notice the flying tendency of time. Well, after the surprise she'd arranged for him tonight, he'd have to be thicker than the bricks in the little pig's house not to take action.

Her hopes rode on that risk. Her future happiness depended on Royce's reaction to the note she'd left him.

The puttering of a car in the alley announced Alex Hart's arrival. Breath catching, Nikki peeked through the bush again.

A classic Volkswagen Beetle pulled into the gravel parking area. As Alex stepped out of the bright yellow car, the sun filtering through the gray-blue Seattle sky glinted off his neatly trimmed, nutmeg-brown hair.

Luckily, he hadn't noticed her van parked in the alley. Or, if he had, he'd accepted its presence.

Good, parking there several times over the last week had worked.

She wanted him unprepared and completely unsuspecting.

"He's here," she whispered, glancing at Karen. "So no more discussion. It's too late to jam out." Her heart jack-hammered against her ribs. She tightened her grip on the toy gun. "Get ready to jump him."

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One tiny lie can cause a whole lot of trouble...

Magee Sinclair is desperate to prove she's a worthy heir to her family's advertising agency so when a potential client asks her to stretch the truth in return for his business, she's more than willing to play along with his masquerade.

Justin Kane just lost his fiancee, and he's going to lose his chance to expand his business if he doesn't find a replacement fast. She needs to be cute, smart and great at mountain biking. Magee Sinclair is the perfect choice to fool his potential business partner.

Or maybe not.

Because Magee's been telling lies of her own. She knows as much about mountain biking as Justin knows about true love. Before the weekend's over, though, they'll both get a thorough education in what it means to fall head over heels....

Length: 6 hours, 38 minutes

Author: Cindy Procter-King

Narrator: Karen White

$7.99

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She hung up. Or, rather, slammed down the phone with the intent to deafen him, if the ringing in his ears was any indication.

"Tina!" Justin roared before sanity reclaimed him. After shoving the cordless phone onto its stand, he sat back down. Wearily, he scrubbed a hand over his face.

Hell, what a mess. What now? He couldn't go to Whistler without Tina. He'd look like a heel spending a carefree July weekend with the Willoughbys while Ms. Personality-Switcheroo was supposedly lying in bed with a fever. Yet, he couldn't say she'd dumped him, either. One indication that his life was a shambles and Nathan Willoughby would write him off as unreliable. He could kiss the exclusive dealership rights for Willoughby Bikes in Vancouver and the distributorship for western Canada goodbye.

Justin drummed his fingers on the desktop. He might be an ignoramus when it came to the female of the species, but he knew his business—and at this point he wasn't willing to risk it. The four month window he'd established for opening more bike stores depended on the financing the Willoughby Bikes deal would provide. He wasn't about to abandon that all-important step in his carefully constructed master life plan because Tina had sprouted maternal instincts the way most women sprouted leg hair.

Which left him with just one option to pursue.

He needed a woman to replace Tina for the weekend.

And he had to find her fast.

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Heidi Manelli arrives in Italy on a mission - to find the relatives she never knew she had. After 21 years of believing herself alone in the world, she can't believe she's about to meet her family.

This isn't going to be an easy reunion, however. While her aunt Heidi agrees to let her stay at the family villa, other family members remain suspicious of her motives, and mysteries and danger lurk around every corner.

Will her new friend Stefano help? Is theirs a holiday romance or something deeper? Either way, Heidi's time in Bologna is going to change her life forever.

Length: 3 hours, 10 minutes

Author: Lindsay Townsend

Narrator: Linda DiGiosaffatte

$15.99

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He was standing right in front of her, so close that she could see the definition of his lean, muscular frame through his crisp cotton shirt. ‘Yes, I can see that,’ Heidi said, exasperated at herself. She would never agree to massage a fully naked man but she dealt with male clients in her aromatherapy practice, treated their hands and feet, their necks and shoulders. Why should she be so flustered by Stefano? ‘How’s your sprain?’ she asked, seizing gratefully on the change of subject.

‘Better for this gentle walk,’ Stefano said, in a voice of amused indulgence. ‘But if you are offering to treat my aching shoulder and back...’

His smile deepened as Heidi was silent, torn between her professional life and this strange new shyness she seemed to have acquired while dealing with him.. Perhaps it was because he had opened up to her a little and now, standing by this fountain, he was as close as her own shadow. Closer, because he was lowering that bright blond head and his clever, sensitive hands were encircling her narrow waist...

He kissed her lightly on the mouth and brushed a bead of fountain spray from her cheek. ‘I’ve wanted to do that for a long time,’ he said, kissing her again. He smelled of fresh bread and sun and his hands on her back held her tenderly, as if she was made of spun sugar.

‘Don’t you know how very pretty you are?’ he said softly, laughing as she stiffened at the compliment. ‘You are, you know. Like the little bride doll on top of a wedding cake.” Stefano blushed, clearly embarrassed at hearing himself say anything, so absurdly sentimental. ‘Thank you for your help,’ he said gruffly, taking a step back and releasing her.

It was only a thank you kiss, Heidi told herself. She’d known Stefano for only two weeks. What does that matter? an inner voice whispered, but Heidi ignored the voice and tried to control her rapidly beating heart, taking several slow deep breaths. ‘Shall we continue our walk?’ she said, grateful that her question was not a squeak.

Stefano stood back and pointed down the gravelled path. ‘There you go.’

Moving first, Heidi set off along the path, scarcely conscious of the wafting spray from the fountain or the opulent red peonies and roses lining the terrace walkway. Stefano had kissed her. She touched her lips with her hand, feeling truly sensual for the first time in her life, registering that she was wearing a blue cotton button-through sundress and sandals, items that had just become her favorite outfit.

‘Hey, wait!’ Stefano overtook her in a few strides. ‘It’s usually you trotting after me,’ he teased.

‘Pardon me, but I don’t trot.’ Feeling more composed, Heidi took Stefano’s hand in hers. ‘Got you!’ she teased in return. ‘Where to now?’

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Her current job assignment is the Supernatural Clean-up Crew. When a werewolf is unlucky enough to get hit by a car, Emma's crew is sent in to retrieve the body. Dr. "T.J." Jackson happens to be the coroner on duty. When it's discovered his mind is immune to magic so they can't erase the incident from his memory, they do the next best thing. They take him with them.

Stashed in a cabin miles from anywhere, Emma and T.J. start things off with a bang. But can a relationship built under extreme conditions really work?

Length: 2 hours, 42 minutes

Author: Kaye Chambers

Narrator: Paige Holt

$7.99

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Emma blushed, but didn't drop her gaze. Standing there, saucy and bold, she made him wish she'd picked another place to aim. It wasn't that bad, but it certainly meant that sitting was going to be uncomfortable, to say the least. Truth, now that he'd stopped walking and straining the muscles around it, it didn't hurt at all. It really wasn't more than a graze.

"I'd be careful, Doc. I'm the only one who knows the way out of here until Vick and Phil get back tonight. You wouldn't want me to run off and leave you for them to take you back to civilization. You're right about their type."

"But am I yours?"

"My what?"

She blinked at him owlishly. He didn't believe she'd leave him at the mercy of her compatriots. Suddenly, he realized he had her number. Emma was the type of woman who'd jump up and down to make her point, but she wouldn't let anyone else pound on him. There was just too much iron in her for that.

"Vick made no bones that I'm his type. Thank you, but no. I prefer my companions a little softer around the edges. So, am I yours?"

He was ten kinds of a fool. Here he was, bleeding on her steps, trying to maneuver her into seeing him as a sexual object all because he liked the way the sunlight streaked her hair. Well, he liked other things, too, but still. Instead of flirting, he should be treating the gunshot wound she had given him and planning a fresh escape. Reminding himself of the fact didn't help. Even wounded, the possibility of sex was too good to pass up. He really was a dog.

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