Amelia C. Adams has 15 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 12 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is The Dark and the Dawn.
The Dark and the Dawn
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Jeanette Peterson and her sister, Abigail, are running from a dark past and hiding from an even darker future. When they happen upon the Brody Hotel in Topeka, Kansas, they're given a chance at a whole new life, one where they can choose who they want to become. When Jeanette assists the town doctor with a difficult case, she realizes she has a calling and a passion to become a nurse. Dr. Phillip Wayment is a set-in-his-ways bachelor, more than happy to run his medical practice alone. When Jeanette asks him to mentor her, he's hesitant at first, not wanting some woman underfoot. But as they work together, he comes to realize how valuable she is to his career...and to him. Will the secrets from her past ruin what they've built?
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
A New Beginning
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Handsome young heir Adam Brody sees nothing but possibilities in the sprawling old building he's just purchased. With a little hard work, he will transform it into a hotel to meet the needs of those traveling by railroad. Aunt Caroline believes he's lost his mind, but she agrees to help him give it a try. Left a widow with a small daughter, Elizabeth Caldwell must find work. When she sees an advertisement in the newspaper inquiring about cheerful young women to work in a hotel, she decides to apply. However, the hotel owner specifically requested single ladies, so she must hide her former marital status, and her child, if she wishes to get the job. With cloudy pasts to overcome, both Adam and Elizabeth want to believe in a bright future. Will they find the strength they need in each other, or will their differences keep them apart?
©2015 Tristin Pinkston (P)2018 Tristin Pinkston
Ashley's Hope
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At the age of thirty-two, former cheerleader Ashley Jacobson isn't old, but in the modeling world, she might as well have dentures and a wheelchair. Finally realizing that her runway dreams will never come true, she returns to her hometown of Burnt River and the loving arms of her aunt, who has always been there for her. Josh Wright is looking for a fresh start of his own. Widowed at a young age, he's now navigating life alone, in need of a new job and a new place to live. He knocks on Ashley's door early one morning looking for a haircut, and the sparks begin to fly instantly. But everything worth having comes at a price ...
©2017 Tristi Pinkston (P)2018 Tristi Pinkston
Phoebe's Fate
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Welcome to Burnt River, a new series of contemporary Western romance stories set in the fictional town of Burnt River, Montana. Brought to you by Shirleen Davies, Peggy L. Henderson, Kay P. Dawson, Amelia Adams, and Kate Cambridge. Phoebe Glenn has walled herself away from love, not daring to risk what it would mean to be vulnerable. She keeps herself busy with work and friends, and she believes she's put the past behind her - until Bryce walks into her real estate office. Bryce Davidson was a world-class rodeo cowboy until one split second took everything away. Now injured and retired, he comes back to his hometown of Burnt River to start over, not realizing how that choice would impact so many others' lives. So much hurt in need of so much healing - and a lesson in relationships to be learned by all.
©2017 Tristi Pinkston (P)2018 Tristi Pinkston
Benjamin
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Melissa Daniels inherited her grandparents’ pumpkin farm upon their deaths, and she wants nothing more than to keep their legacy alive by providing beautiful pumpkins to the community for Halloween. But when it’s a week before the holiday and her entire crop is ruined, she has no idea what to do. She’s counseled to talk to Benjamin McClain, the man with the green thumb, for his advice. Benjamin McClain is more than willing to help out a neighbor in need, especially one as pretty as Melissa. He’s stunned, however, to learn that he’s actually the cause of all her problems. Thankfully, he can also be the solution - if he can just get her to trust him.
©2017 Amelia Adams (P)2018 Amelia Adams
A Free Heart
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Harriet Martin left her plantation home in Atlanta and came to Kansas with one thought on her mind - finding the mother of the man she was supposed to marry. She will never find peace or be able to move on until she knows that Jane, a former slave, is safe and happy. Tom White wants nothing more than to be his own man - traveling where he will, taking whatever jobs come his way, moving on again when he gets feeling itchy. Now working at the Brody Hotel, he starts to put down roots for the first time since he was forced to leave his home at the age of 15. Both stubborn, independent, and free spirited, Harriet and Tom have more in common than either one wants to admit. By the same twist of fate, they each have exactly what the other needs - if destiny will allow them to find the happiness they’ve been seeking.
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2018 Tristi Pinkston
The Whisper of Morning
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Caroline Hampton is an unmarried, independent woman, able to come and go as she pleases. Working as the manager of the Brody Hotel has suited her, giving her both a home and a career. But lately, she has begun to feel restless, wondering what else might be out there for her. Since the death of his wife, Wallace Dupree has spent his time alone, working as a train conductor and reading poetry. When he catches sight of the beautiful Miss Hampton, he realizes that a second chance just might be in his future. First, though, he has to convince her to give it a try. Can a man with a soft heart and an iron will win the heart of a woman who has sworn to remain single forever?
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
A Narrow Road
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With her checkered past, Margaret Smith doesn’t expect that she’ll ever fall in love again. She’s happy as she is, surrounded by good friends, but she still sometimes wonders if there isn’t something more.
Career cowboy Wade Watkins loves nothing better than the wide-open spaces of the prairie, but when a chance encounter with a beautiful waitress sends her sprawling into the dirt, he begins to rethink his priorities.
One is coming to terms with her past. The other is looking for a door into his future.
©2016 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
A Clean Slate
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Olivia Markham is a socialite from New York City who came to Topeka with one goal - to marry Adam Brody. But Adam has married someone else, and Olivia has nowhere to go. Taking a job at the Brody Hotel requires her to swallow her pride, but she has no choice in the matter. Now she must learn to adjust to simple living and wearing cotton dresses - cotton, when she should be wearing silk. Pastor Robert Osbourne has taken on the huge responsibility of overseeing the spiritual welfare of a large congregation, and at times, he feels overwhelmed. He preaches on Sunday morning, but by Monday night, everything he’s said has been diluted by the alcohol at the saloons. He wonders if he’s doing any good for the people at all. Olivia doesn’t see a need for God in her life. Robert can’t imagine living without Him. Drawn together for reasons neither can understand, can they find a way to overlook their differences and realize that love doesn’t have to make sense to be real?
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
A Clear Hope
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As a daughter, an older sister, and now a hotel waitress, Abigail Peterson is used to taking care of everyone around her. When a nameless stranger collapses on the train platform and is brought to the Brody Hotel to recover, Abigail steps in to nurse her back to health.
Deputy Marshal Gabriel Hanks has seen a lot of violence in his life, and now he works every day to fight it. A man has been murdered, and it’s Gabe’s job to determine the innocent and prosecute the guilty. When that quest puts him at odds with the girl he’s growing to love, he has to choose between justice, mercy, and his heart.
In a world where right sometimes feels wrong and wrong sometimes goes unpunished, can these two come together to create a clear hope?
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
A Careless Wind
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When Rachel's fiance was killed in a railroad accident, leaving her with nowhere to go, she came to the Brody Hotel as a last resort. With the help of her new friends, she found comfort and healing, and now she believes herself as content as she can be. But when Nicholas Hardy, her fiance's brother, walks into her dining room, her world falls out from under her. Everything she thought she believed about herself, and him, is called into question.
Nicholas wanted a life of adventure with the girl of his dreams by his side, but the death of his brother cast a pall on everything he'd hoped for. When he sees Rachel again, he thinks life has given him a second chance, but then an injury threatens to take everything away from him again.
Two souls looking for a place to call home...and wondering if just by chance, they can find that home together.
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
The Bitter and the Sweet
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A year ago, Sarah Palmer was utterly humiliated in every possible way while visiting her cousin in Denver. She vowed she'd never go back to that awful place, but then, she gets a letter telling her that her aunt has fallen ill and would like to see her...in Denver.
Stephen Howard feels terrible for the way his family treated Miss Palmer the previous summer and wishes he could do something to make up for it. When she returns to Denver to visit her aunt, he realizes that this could be his chance.
Two people from two entirely different walks of life, so different and yet, so much the same. As they navigate all the roadblocks keeping them apart, will they learn to endure the bitter so that they can eventually taste the sweet?
©2016 Tristi Pinkston (P)2019 Tristi Pinkston
Hope: Bride of New Jersey
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Hope: Bride of New Jersey is third in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series. In this faithful Jane Eyre retelling, Hope Middleton was all but thrown away by the family that was supposed to care for her. Now on her own, she loses her job when the factory where she worked burned to the ground. With no other alternatives, she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride and travels to Newark, New Jersey, expecting a simple life in a quiet community. Instead, she is thrown into the middle of the dark mystery that surrounds her enigmatic fiancé, with only the chance of falling in love as her saving grace. This retelling brings the drama of a Bronte classic together with the romance of a mail-order bride novella.
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2018 Tristi Pinkston
And Something Blue
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Laurie Fletcher, bridal consultant, lives in the small Western tourist town of Aspen Ridge, Colorado, and spends all her time helping others prepare for the most special day of their lives. Logan Reese, a lawyer from nearby Denver, is easily the most irritating man on the planet, and for some reason, he's made annoying Laurie his mission in life. Will true love ever come Laurie's way, or is she doomed to watch others get their happily ever after while she sits on the sidelines?
©2017 Tristi Pinkston (P)2018 Tristi Pinkstion
Tabitha: Bride of Missouri
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Tabitha: Bride of Missouri is the 24th in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series. An orphan since she was 10, Tabitha Phillips was raised by a cousin who resented her, and she went out on her own as soon as she could. When the factory where she was working burned down, she was forced to return to her childhood home under the scrutiny of her critical relatives. As an employee at the post office, Tabitha isn't supposed to become involved in the doings of her customers. But when one young man's heart could be broken by a thoughtless letter, she sees a chance to make a difference...for herself as well as for him.
©2015 Tristi Pinkston (P)2018 Tristi Pinkston