Laurie Winkel has narrated 10 audiobooks on Listento.it by 9 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 72 ratings. The most-rated is The Less People Know About Us.
The Less People Know About Us
Summary
In this powerful true crime memoir, an award-winning identity theft expert tells the shocking story of the duplicity and betrayal that inspired her career and nearly destroyed her family. Axton Betz-Hamilton grew up in small-town Indiana in the early '90s. When she was 11 years old, her parents both had their identities stolen. Their credit ratings were ruined, and they were constantly fighting over money. This was before the age of the Internet, when identity theft became more commonplace, so authorities and banks were clueless and reluctant to help Axton's parents. Axton's family changed all of their personal information and moved to different addresses, but the identity thief followed them wherever they went. Convinced that the thief had to be someone they knew, Axton and her parents completely cut off the outside world, isolating themselves from friends and family. Axton learned not to let anyone into the house without explicit permission, and once went as far as chasing a plumber off their property with a knife. As a result, Axton spent her formative years crippled by anxiety, quarantined behind the closed curtains in her childhood home. She began starving herself at a young age in an effort to blend in - her appearance could be nothing short of perfect or she would be scolded by her mother, who had become paranoid and consumed by how others perceived the family. Years later, her parents' marriage still shaken from the theft, Axton discovered that she, too, had fallen prey to the identity thief, but by the time she realized, she was already thousands of dollars in debt and her credit was ruined. The Less People Know About Us is Axton's attempt to untangle an intricate web of lies, and to understand why and how a loved one could have inflicted such pain. Axton will present a candid, shocking, and redemptive story and reveal her courageous effort to grapple with someone close that broke the unwritten rules of love, protection, and family. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Axton Betz-Hamilton (P)2019 Grand Central Publishing
The Door to Witchcraft
Summary
Channel the witch within - a beginner’s guide to history, tradition, and modern-day spells. Imagine a door between the world you know and a world where tradition, ritual, and the occult lie. The key to unlocking it is in this book. Open it - and invite magic into your life. The Door to Witchcraft teaches new witches everything they need to know to start their witchcraft practice. From harnessing your natural psychic abilities to manifesting your desires with timeless spells, this book guides you through every step of the magical process. Inside The Door to Witchcraft you’ll discover: Witchcraft through the ages - Learn the history of the craft and the evolution of the practice up to the present day. How to tap into your powers - Decide what kind of witchcraft you want to practice and master fundamental techniques for traditions, rituals, and ceremonies. The art of casting spells - Manifest your intentions with witchcraft spells for love, health, career, friends and family, spiritual work, and protection. Cross the threshold to the world of witchcraft and let this book be your guide to becoming the witch that you are destined to be.
©2019 Althea Press (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Hometown Cowboy
Summary
Never fall in love with a cowboy Jessa Mae Love is done with relationships. No matter how tempting he might be, she cannot - will not - fall for a man like Lance Cortez. The outrageously handsome cowboy is practically a living legend in Colorado, as famous for riding bulls as he is for breaking hearts. What would a big-time rodeo star like him see in a small-town veterinarian who wears glasses, rescues animals, and cries when watching rom-coms? Turns out, plenty. Raising bulls, riding the circuit, and looking after his ailing father - Lance never stands still for long. Yet Jessa catches his attention, and the more she tries to resist him, the more he wants her. When she agrees to move to the ranch to keep an eye on Lance's dad, Jessa tells him they have to keep it professional: no flirting, no sweet talk, and definitely no kissing. But with Jessa now living under his roof, that's easier said than done....
©2018 Hachette Audio; 2017 Sara Richardson
Faithless
Summary
They’ve messed with the wrong girl. I gave away my heart only to have it broken. I relinquished my soul, and it was mercilessly ripped to shreds. All that is left is my faith that somehow I’ll be able to make things right. I’ll fight tooth and nail to restore our love and bring us back our freedom. I’ll make sure every secret is revealed. Every hidden lie uncovered. I won’t allow the tyranny and manipulation over our lives to continue. The madness ends here. I just pray it’s not too late to save us all. Faithless is the third installment in the Privileged of Pembroke High series that ends in a HEA. It’s the conclusion of Holland aka Snow’s love story. This is a bully/enemy-to-lovers, #whychoose, new-adult contemporary romance, a full-length novel. *Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content.
©2019 Ivy Fox (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Heartless
Summary
I had their love once. They saw me for the girl I am and the person I yearn to become one day - a woman who thrives in her freedom and dances away in her rightfully earned independence. They saw all the strong, unafraid parts of me and coaxed each one of them out, daring me to dream bigger, climb higher. They never once saw the girl I had been groomed to see in the mirror. The abandoned daughter of a dead man. The unwanted child of a woman who despised her. The broken body formed wrong and built on a shaky foundation, threatening to fall apart and shatter. They made all the ugliness disappear and left only wonder and promise. The love we shared for each other was probably the only miracle I would be granted in this life, and I knew they felt the same. Or so I thought. Everything I held dear has been robbed from me, and I’ve been a victim of theft too many times to mention. I will not have them steal my pride. They can keep my heart, for all I care. The day they became my stepbrothers, it stopped working anyway. Heartless is the first installment in the Privileged of Pembroke High series that ends in a cliff-hanger. This is a bully/enemy-to-lovers, #whychoose, new-adult contemporary romance, full-length novel. *Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content.
©2019 Ivy Fox (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Marseille Noir
Summary
The Akashic Noir series first ventured into France with Paris Noir - and now moves one step deeper.... A crossroads for the people of Europe and the Mediterranean, Marseille is a city that does not discriminate. It embodies the down-and-dirty, tough-guy side of France, but what it lacks in sophistication, it makes up for in spirit. Still, in its shadows lurks a not-so-distant darkness...one that can be found in stories translated from French by David Ball and Nicole Ball and written by François Beaune, Philippe Carrese, Patrick Coulomb, Cédric Fabre, René Frégni, Christian Garcin, Salim Hatubou, Rebecca Lighieri, Emmanuel Loi, Marie Neuser, Pia Petersen, Serge Scotto, Minna Sif, and François Thomazeau.
©2015 Akashic Books (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Soulless
Summary
Nothing is ever as it seems. In a world where lies and deceit rule, my carefully hidden secrets weren’t an exception. The privileged hide behind masks that only elitism and power can provide. Yet, I’m still learning just how vile and ruthless you need to become to play their twisted game. In my naiveté, I thought my heart would always be safe in their hands. But I was wrong. So very wrong. And now I have to live with the tangled mess my actions have created. There are no winners in the war of treachery and hate. But if you’re soulless enough, you might just survive. Soulless is the second installment in the Privileged of Pembroke High series that ends in a cliff-hanger. This is a bully/enemy-to-lovers, #whychoose, new-adult contemporary romance, a full-length novel. *Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content.
©2019 Ivy Fox (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
His Reason to Stay
Summary
They made one beautiful mistake. The consequences could haunt them for life. From the moment the Nelson brothers took a lonely young girl from the wrong side of the tracks under their wing, Rachel Andrews loved them both with all her heart. But it was James who won her hand. Now widowed, she's trying to pick up the pieces for her daughter's sake as well as her own, but once again loneliness is her closest friend - until James's brother comes back to town. The man she secretly wishes had asked her first. Army ammunitions expert Kyle Nelson would rather face live fire than face the raw reminder that the woman he loved chose his brother over him, but he's tired of running. And ready to step up to be the man everyone needs him to be - especially the young niece he's never met. Warning: Contains a hot military man who will steal your panties as well as your heart. As time runs short before Kyle ships out again, the desire Kyle and Rachel have suppressed breaks free in a fiery rush, tempting her to reveal a secret that could give him a reason to stay - or burn their love to ash.
©2017 Cathryn Fox (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
No Damaged Goods
Summary
Fearless firefighter. Mesmerizing voice. Damaged single dad. Stick a freaking fork in me.... There's a reason he's called Mr. Silver Tongue. Blake Silverton could sweet talk an angel into sin. Fierce small-town fire chief. Rough velvet voice. Drop dead gorgeous. Don't even get me started on the tortured single dad thing. Wintering in Heart's Edge isn't a choice when my van goes kaboom! Neither is gawking at the human bulldozer who keeps charging to my rescue. If only we could stop butting heads. But I'm a healer. What's wrong with offering a grumpasaurus a massage? I'm hardly obsessed. I'm not tuning in to his radio love line every single night. That charred lump of coal he calls a heart isn't that fascinating. I can handle one itsy bitsy insta-wildfire kiss. Those fires some arsonist punk keeps setting around town, though... Fine. I know I don't belong in Blake's desperado world. Only, he won't let me go until I'm safe. Some men wear Bad Idea on their sleeve. But sometimes the heart falls hard for damaged goods. Hold me.
©2020 Nicole Snow (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Mr. Popular
Summary
Rule #1: Do not vote for Mr. Popular. Rule #2: Do not talk to Mr. Popular. Rule #3: (Most importantly, and above all) Do not fall for Mr. Popular.... Liam "Mr. Popular" Carter will always be the closest thing to the "walking plague" in my eyes. His cockiness seeps through his every move, and no matter how many state championships he wins with the basketball team, he will forever be a "loss" to me. Because he's my older brother's best friend, I'm forced to tolerate him, and he's forced to tolerate me. In fact, unless my brother is around, we happily ignore each other every chance we get. It wasn't always this way, though.... Several summers ago, we both attended the same summer camp. A place we returned to year after year. We became friends - close friends, but right when I thought he could possibly turn into my everything, he made it clear that what we had was nothing. Now that's he's a senior, and I only have to deal with him for one more year, I've vowed to keep repeating the same set of rules to myself. Especially since he seems so hell-bent on wanting to talk to me for some reason, and especially since he seems to be staring at me every time we're in the same room together.... Rule #4: Always follow rules #1-3.... Rule #5: (OMG what the hell are you doing?) Do not kiss Mr. Popular....
©2017 Nicole London (P)2018 Audible, Inc.