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Fear the Worst
By Linwood Barclay. 2010
The worst day of Tim Blake's life started out with him making breakfast for his seventeen-year-old daughter Sydney. Syd was…
staying with him while she worked a summer job - even if he wasn't entirely sure what her job at the Just Inn Time motel actually was - and Tim hoped this quality father-daughter time would somehow help her deal with his divorce. When she didn't arrive home at her usual time, he thought she'd probably gone to the mall to hang with her friends. When she didn't answer her phone he began to worry. When she didn't come home at all, he began to panic. And when the people at the motel said they had no Sydney Blake working there, and never had, he began to see his life going into freefall. If she hadn't been working at the motel every day, what had she been doing? Something she couldn't - or wouldn't - tell her own father about? To find his daughter Tim doesn't need to simply track her down - he needs to know who she really was, and what could have made her step out of her own life without leaving a trace.Only one thing has him convinced the worst hasn't already happened: the fact that some very scary people seem just as eager as he is to find her. The question is, who's going to find her first?Read by Buck Schirner(p) 2010 Brilliance AudioScarlet Feather
By Maeve Binchy. 2000
Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have decided to create the best catering company in Dublin. They have the perfect premises,…
heaps of talent, and even a few contacts, but not everyone seems as pleased by the idea of 'Scarlet Feather' as they are. Tom's parents are disappointed that he has turned his back on the family business. Cathy's husband buries himself in work, becoming ever more distant, whilst his mother thinks Cathy should stay at home to look after him. And Tom's relationship with his beautiful, ambitious girlfriend becomes fraught as she struggles to realise her dream of becoming a model. As Cathy and Tom strive to maintain their emotional ties amidst catering triumphs and disasters they are supported, and undermined, by an enchanting cast of classic Binchy characters.Read by Kate Binchy(p) 2001 Audible LtdHeart and Soul
By Maeve Binchy. 2008
Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters are a handful and Clara, a senior cardiac specialist,…
has a new job to cope with... For Ania, meeting Clara Casey is a miracle: she had never intended to leave her beloved Poland, but after the love of her life has turned sour, her world seems rather empty. Perhaps a new job in a new country will mend her broken heart? Declan is looking forward to joining the clinic - but what should have been a straightforward six-month posting brings him far more than he expected. Then there's Father Brian Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened; and the beautiful, cheerful nurse, Fiona, who can't leave her troubled past behind...Read by Maureen O'Brien(p) 2008 Audible LtdWhitethorn Woods
By Maeve Binchy. 2006
The town of Rossmore is a special place, full of character and charm. Nestled beside the Whitethorn Woods, the town…
has grown since the days when it was small and friendly and everyone knew everyone else. But it still has the woods, with the well dedicated to St Ann, where generations have come to pray or make wishes or just to look back at the pretty little town. Which is why there is going to be such a fuss about the plans for the new road, cutting through Whitethorn Woods.The people of Rossmore are divided. No one is more concerned than the curate, Father Brian Flynn, who has no idea which faction to support. Surely Neddy Nolan's family should take the compensation being offered for their land? But wasn't Neddy's mother given a cure at the well many years ago? And what about the childless London woman who came to Whitethorn Woods begging the saint for help, with unexpected consequences?Read by Caroline Lennon and Steven Armstrong(p) 2007 Audible LtdDI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big…
Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause.Telford is known to have close links with a Chechen gangster bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford goes back to Paisley and pronto.Then Rebus' daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that there is now nothing he won't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.Read by Bill Paterson(p) 1999 Orion Publishing GroupThe Copper Beech
By Maeve Binchy. 1992
By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the…
pupils who have grown up under its branches. Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't. Maura Brennan, a bundle of fun from the rough end of town, plays with her pals: leap year baby Eddie Barton, the apple of his mother's eye, and Nessa Ryan, who little realises as she carves his name at the roots of the copper beech on the very last day of school that she'll get a lot more from one of her schoolmates than her first shy kiss.The copper beech is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath.Read by Kate Binchy(p) 1993 Audible Ltd'Nobody does get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express Snuggle up and escape to the beautiful island of Mure this…
winter. Jenny Colgan's new Christmas novel, CHRISTMAS AT THE ISLAND HOTEL, is out now. ____________________Christmas on the remote Scottish island of Mure is bleak, stark - and incredibly beautiful.'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes 'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'A cracker - the must-read this festive season' Sun'Irresistible' Jill Mansell 'Just lovely' Katie Fforde 'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell 'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike GayleIt's a time for hunkering down, getting cosy in front of whisky barrel wood fires, and enjoying a dram with the people you love - unless, of course, you're accidentally pregnant to your ex-boss, and don't know how to tell him. In what should be the season of peace and goodwill on earth, will Joel think Flora is a bearer of glad tidings?Meanwhile Saif, the doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons - but without his missing wife. Can the little family possibly find comfort and joy?Travel to the beautiful northern edge of the world and join the welcoming community of Mure for an unforgettable Christmas.____________________ Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan 'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside' 'Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished' 'There's something so engaging about her characters and plots' 'Her books are like a big, warm blanket' 'Her stories are just so fabulous' 'She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life' 'The woman is just magic'Husband, Missing
By Polly Williams. 2013
From the bestselling author of THE RISE AND FALL OF A YUMMY MUMMY.'The number you are calling is unavailable. Please…
try again later.'Gina has only been married six months when her husband Rex goes on holiday to Spain and vanishes without a trace, tipping her dream new marriage into nightmare. As a frantic search gets nowhere, Gina is adamant that he's alive and vows never to give up hope. Speculation is rife: he's drowned at sea, lost his memory...or just walked away. Troubling stories start to emerge about Rex's past that are hard to square with the man she married. How well does she really know her handsome, charismatic husband? They'd fallen in love so quickly, so passionately, that the past had seemed barely relevant to either of them. Now an explosive secret threatens to rewrite the story of their love affair. As the mystery of Rex's whereabouts deepens, Gina begins to wonder whether you only ever truly know the person you love once they've gone.(P)2013 Headline DigitalSam's Letters to Jennifer
By James Patterson. 2004
When her beloved grandmother is hospitalised, Jennifer returns to the lakeside home where she spent a magical childhood. There she…
finds a package of letters addressed to her that tell of passion, intrigue and desire. This is the real tale of her grandmother's life. It's a shocking family secret, concealed for decades, and the most moving love story Jennifer has ever heard.Then comes the biggest surprise of all. Jennifer lets her guard down for a moment and is overcome by exhilarating new emotions. It might come with an unbearable cost - but her grandmother's letters make Jennifer think that love may help her find a way.(P)2012 Headline DigitalIf They Could See Me Now
By Denise Welch. 2015
Have you ever wondered if you made the right choices? Harper Clarke has...Harper reminds me of many of the women…
I've known and cared about over the years. Now that her children are close to flying the nest, she is looking across the table and thinking, Is this really how my life was meant to be?As women, we make sacrifices for our children, for our husbands and for our families. Some are worth it and some we may regret. But there comes a point when it's time to follow our own hearts. This is the story of what happens when we do. It probably helped to have been round the block a few times when it came to creating Harper, but I think her story can be enjoyed whoever you are and whatever your age.I hope you'll grow to love her, as I have - and to laugh and cry with her on her journey. Lots of love,Denise xxThe Flying Man
By Roopa Farooki. 2012
Meet Maqil - also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel - a chancer and charlatan. A criminally clever man…
who tells a good tale, trading on his charm and good looks, reinventing himself with a new identity and nationality in each successive country he makes his home, abandoning wives and children and careers in the process. He's a compulsive gambler - driven to lose at least as much as he gains, in games of chance, and in life. A damaged man in search of himself. From the day he was delivered in Lahore, Pakistan, alongside his stillborn twin, he proved he was a born survivor. He has been a master of flying escapes, from Cairo to Paris, from London to Hong Kong, humbled by love, outliving his peers, and ending up old and alone in a budget hotel in Biarritz some eighty years later. His chequered history is catching up with him: his tracks have been uncovered and his latest wife, his children, his creditors and former business associates, all want to pin him down. But even at the end, Maqil just can't resist trying it on; he's still playing his game, and the game won't be over until it's been won.El secreto de las flores
By Valerie Perrin. 2018
UNA NOVELA ESPERANZADORA, TIERNA Y EMOTIVA SOBRE LA CAPACIDAD INFINITA DE REDENCIÓN DEL AMOR Más de 1.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos…
en Francia y 500.000 en Italia Premio Maison de la Presse 2018 · Premio de los lectores 2019 La vida de Violette gira alrededor de su trabajo, un tanto especial: es la encargada del cementerio de un precioso y pequeño pueblo francés. Su café, su conversación y su sonrisa dan alegría al lugar. Ella se asegura de que las tumbas estén siempre limpias, tengan flores frescas y sus visitantes, un hombro sobre el que apoyarse. Todos sus días son similares, hasta que un hombre llama a su puerta con una petición sorprendente que hará que su mundo dé un vuelco. Porque en vidas ajenas Violette acabará descubriendo secretos del pasado que al final cambiarán la suya. El secreto de las flores es una novela valiente y conmovedora que gustará especialmente a los lectores que disfrutaron de Mujeres que compran flores, La elegancia del erizo o Los ojos amarillos de los cocodrilos. «Un maravilloso contraste de risas y lágrimas que acierta de pleno». Lire «Pura felicidad». Elle La crítica ha dicho de El secreto de las flores... «Una novela tierna y conmovedora sobre el amor, la pérdida y la esperanza». Publishers Weekly «Melancólica y exuberante». The Guardian «El secreto de las flores es digna de aplausos entusiastas». La MarseillaiseThe Leaving Of Liverpool
By Maureen Lee. 2007
It is a cold February night in 1925 when two teenage sisters - Mollie and Annemarie - escape from their…
home in a tiny Irish village. Their beloved mother has died and the girls have suffered shocking abuse at the hands of their father. They head to Liverpool where they will board a ship to New York. But the smallest, cruellest twist of fate conspires to separate the girls just as the boat is about to sail, leaving Mollie stranded in Liverpool and Annemarie at the mercy of strangers in America. The subsequent paths of their lives could not be more different. Annemarie discovers her future and her fortune, while Mollie, devastated by guilt and grief at the loss of her sister, eventually carves out a new life in Liverpool. Then the Second World War looms - with surprising consequences for the two sisters...Read by Jacqueline King(p) 2007 Orion Publishing GroupMother Of Pearl
By Maureen Lee. 2008
Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she met Barney Patterson, the love of her life, on Southport…
Pier in 1939. Their romantic, passionate marriage was made in heaven - but with the outbreak of war, Barney volunteered to fight, and the couple were separated for five long years. When he returned to Liverpool after VE Day he wasn't the same person - and neither was Amy.How could things have become so twisted that one day Amy would kill the husband she once so adored? And what happened to their little girl, Pearl, just five years old at the time?In 1971 Amy is released from prison - although her freedom will change the lives of others, not least that of her daughter. But Pearl has her own demons to exorcise in her quest for happiness. And the greatest question she must ask herself is this: can she ever love her mother after what she did?Read by Jacqueline King(p) 2008 Orion Publishing GroupEspresso Tales (44 Scotland Street #2)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2005
This Year It Will Be Different: Christmas Tales
By Maeve Binchy. 2007
Stories about ordinary people going about ordinary lives will always be fascinating when told by a writer blessed with extraordinary…
talent, insight, and compassion.This Year It Will Be Different brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and instead of sugarplums, she brings us the nourishment of holidays that precipitate change, growth, and new beginnings. The stories in This Year It Will Be Different powerfully evoke many lives during the one holiday of the year when feelings cannot be easily hidden: step-families grappling with exes; long-married couples faced with in-law problems; a wandering husband choosing between 'the other woman' and his wife; a child caught in the grown-up tug-of-war. The time of year may be magical, imbued with personal meaning, but the situations are universal, and Maeve Binchy makes us care about them all.Read by Kate Binchy(p) 2007 Orion Publishing GroupDays of Hope: Even after the war, hearts can still be broken…
By Lyn Andrews. 2007
It's 1945 and the war is finally over. For the Devlin family in Liverpool, the wartime years have been almost…
too much to bear. But at long last sisters Grace and Chrissie can return to their normal lives. Level-headed and hard-working, Grace wants nothing more than to meet a nice man and settle down. Vivacious Chrissie, though, craves fun and excitement - and there's not much of that to be had in the austere post-war years. So when Chrissie meets Pat Kilroy, a handsome Irishman, she's swept off her feet and eagerly follows Pat to Ireland. Chrissie soon realises she has made a terrible mistake, and Grace rushes to her side to help. But the consequences of Chrissie's actions are to be as far-reaching as they are devastating.(P)2012 Headline DigitalClose: A gripping thriller of power and protection
By Martina Cole. 2006
In CLOSE by Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole, women are strong, resilient and vengeful. When these ladies know what…
they want, nothing gets in their way. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian), Martina's unique, powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell.Patrick Brodie knows exactly how far he's prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently. Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they didn't. Until the unthinkable happens and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world. The Brodies must stay close to survive. But as everyone knows, your sins will find you out.(P)2017 Headline Publishing Group LimitedNunca fuímos tan jóvenes
By Luis Vendramel. 2022
Der Fall der verlegten Zikade: DRAMA / Allgemein/ FICTION/ Verbrechen (#3 Die Hart of the Matter-Serie #3)
By John Henry Doc Holliday. 2022
Bo "Didley" Hart und sein Sidekick Phredrica J. Fox sowie ihr neuer Detektiv Indigo Jones übernehmen ihren dritten Fall als…
Privatdetektive. Eine Reihe von Morden entlang des Appalachian Trail haben alle eines gemeinsam, das die Polizeidetektive nervt, die Überreste eines Insekts, das einfach nicht da sein sollte. Bo und Phred werden angeheuert, um das Warum und Wie aufzudecken. Also, schnallen Sie sich an und machen Sie sich bereit für die Fahrt ......