Lara J. West has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is How I Changed My Life in a Year.
How I Changed My Life in a Year
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'If I was going to show my children - and my clients - that it was possible to make dreams come true, then I'd have to prove it.' Straight-talking Shelley boldly tackles 12 personal challenges in as many months and shares the results for those in need of a dose of inspiration or motivation. Packed with affirmations and advice, How I Changed My Life in a Year will make you laugh out loud and keep you motivated. Join Shelley as she shows you how just one year can change your life for good. Based on her popular Resolution Challenge blog, Shelley shows how one year can change your life. Shelley is a single mum, a holistic business owner, a motivational blogger and a nonfiction author. She bases her own well-being books on the lessons she learned while escaping from an abusive marriage. As she rebuilt her life, she adopted a mantra - Dream It, Live It, Become It.
©2017 Shelley Wilson (P)2017 W.F. Howes Ltd
How I Motivated Myself to Succeed
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If you feel like life is passing you by at a startling rate or you just exist rather than living life to the full, this audiobook's techniques and insights may motivate you to make powerful changes. From setting goals to freeing yourself from fear, Shelley shares the unique story of how she planned, prepared and executed a year of challenges and life-changing events brought about by her motivational, award-winning blog.
©2017 Shelley Wilson (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd
Bring Down the Sun
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Alexander the Great ruled the greatest Empire of the ancient world, but he was ruled by his mother, called Olympias. There are as many legends about this powerful Queen as there are of her famous son, and the stories began long before she even met Philip of Macedon. Priestess of the Great Goddess, daughter of ruling house of Epiros, witch, and familiar of Serpents... she was a figure of mystery, fascination, and fear even during her own lifetime. Author Judith Tarr weaves the legends into an intensely romantic fantasy novel set in ancient Greece and Macedon.
©2008 Judith Tarr (P)2014 Audible Inc.
The Secret of Summerhayes
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A war-torn summer A house fallen into ruin A family broken apart by scandal... Summer 1944: Bombed out by the Blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory, most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as unwelcoming as the family themselves. Struggling with the realities of war, Alice is plagued by anonymous letters and haunting visions of her old household. At first Beth tries to convince her it's all in her mind but soon starts to unravel the mysteries surrounding the aristocratic family's past. An evocative and captivating tale, The Secret of Summerhayes tells of dark secrets, almost-forgotten scandals and a household teetering on the edge of ruin.
©2017 Merryn Allingham (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
A Cottage in Cornwall & A Manor in Cornwall
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A Cottage in Cornwall: Spring is in the air in Cornwall. Julianne's next event is a favour to her employer: coordinating the wedding of Lady Amanda's friend and mentor. But Julianne is distracted by personal matters. Her long-distance romance is on the rocks, and when Matthew returns to Cornwall, he brings news. Can she help Lady Amanda to pull off the perfect surprise wedding? And will Julianne and Matthew have their happily ever after? A Manor in Cornwall: Thanks to a Cornish singing sensation's upcoming concert at Cliffs House and Julianne's promise to plan the perfect wedding for her friend Pippa, she hasn't a moment to spare for Matthew. But she's determined to find a way, without letting down Ceffylgwyn or disappointing Pippa on her big day. But with a starstruck crew of volunteers, a persistent American event planner and an ill-chosen assistant, Julianne has her hands full.
©2017 Laura Briggs (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd
A Wedding in Cornwall & A Christmas in Cornwall
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A Wedding in Cornwall: Julianne can't believe it's hers: a position as an event planner at a country house in Cornwall, beginning with a celebrity wedding! But it isn't exactly as she imagined. Her bride-to-be is a snob, the groom is immature, and the staff are scornful. Then there's the handsome, standoffish gardener. With secrets in his past and a scheming bridesmaid, can Julianne untangle her feelings while planning a perfect wedding? A Christmas in Cornwall: It's Julianne's first Christmas in a Cornish village. Her job as an event planner couldn't be better, and her relationship with Matthew, the handsome horticulturist, continues to blossom...until an old flame appears. Planning a Christmas ball alongside a last-minute wedding brings its own challenges. And when she learns that Matthew's ex-employer in America has invited him back, she wonders what it could mean for their future together.
©2016 Laura Briggs (P)2017 W. F. Howes Ltd
Discipline Your Kids with Positive Parenting
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Guide your children with the power of positive parenting: a practical approach to discipline. Discover how simple it is to regain peace in your home and help kids regulate their own behaviour. Discipline Your Kids with Positive Parenting introduces the idea of empowering your children (and yourself), as well as using discipline as an effective teaching tool. Rooted in mindfulness - the practice of being present and self-regulating - this complete guide to discipline through positive parenting makes things easy by providing straightforward guidance, practice dialogs, simple exercises and more. Discipline Your Kids with Positive Parenting includes: Mindful, positive parenting - learn how to model appropriate behaviour for your child with help from self-care strategies that will keep you calm, cool and collected when you most need to be. Easy-to-follow guidance - get step-by-step instructions for addressing a variety of scenarios and situations, allowing you and your child to thrive even in challenging situations. Helpful FAQs - solve your most pressing concerns through detailed Q&As that cover everything from obedience to boundary setting. Set your child up for success with the power of positive parenting.
©2020 Nicole Libin (P)2020 W F Howes
Perfect Alibis
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PA’s agency offers Perfect Alibis for the unfaithful. Stephanie - bored housewife and disillusioned mother - wants a job, and Madeleine’s recruitment company appears to be the ideal place to go. Except that PAs isn’t quite what it seems. Far from providing companies with Personal Assistants, the agency offers Perfect Alibis to unfaithful women. And as Stephanie soon discovers, there are lots of them about! Founder member Patsy is a serial philanderer, and there’s a dark side to her best friend Millie. For the well-heeled ladies of Edenhurst, PA’s is a ticket to risk-free adultery. So when Stephanie’s first love, Troy, returns to town, even she is tempted. But her life is soon in turmoil, and that’s before the tabloids get involved....
©2012 Jane Wenham-Jones (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
The Lost Sisters
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Orpha Buchanan and Peg Meriweather had a very different start in life. Orpha surrounded by wealth and riches, Peg dumped on a doorstep as a baby with nothing to her name. But one thing they had in common was a mother who despised them and wished them gone. Hortense Buchanan wasn't made to be a mother. Bullied herself when she was a child, she continues the tradition with her own children. When her daughter, Orpha, runs away from home, Hortense celebrates, never once worrying for her safety. Circumstances bring Orpha and Peg together, and soon they're as close as family, making their way in the bustle of a booming Birmingham and the smoke-filled Black Country. But before long, Hortense realises that her daughter stands in the way of the one thing she really cares about, and the bitter legacy of the Buchanans looks set to destroy them all....
©2019 Lindsey Hutchinson (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd