Liisa Ivary has narrated 51 audiobooks on Listento.it by 25 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 54 ratings. The most-rated is HBR Guide to Office Politics.
Hunter's Touch
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Love is all they have, and it's all 20-year-old Bess Dulaney thinks she needs from Hunter MacDougall. But Hunter knows he cannot provide Bess with the life she deserves, and his pride stands between them and the future they both desire. Then tragedy strikes, leaving Bess with no memories of her life or the man she wants to share it with. Suddenly, Hunter finds himself forced to put his faith in the passion that he can no longer deny. With one last chance at the love he has always longed for, Hunter must convince the girl who adored the boy he was to once again fall in love with the man he has become.
©1999 Janis Reams Hudson (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Waking Hearts
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When everything you've longed for is standing right in front of you, would you find the courage to chase it when you've given up on dreams? Fox shifter Alison Smith gave up on happy endings when her ex-husband walked out, but that didn't mean she was allowed to give up on happy. With four growing kids, Allie is determined to look on the bright side and carry on, even when life seems to keep kicking the girl who's fallen down. Four kids, two jobs, and a pile of debt left over from her ex seem overwhelming most days. Luckily Allie has the best friends a girl could ask for. Especially a certain quiet bear who's always been her rock. Patient. Oliver Campbell knows what it means to be patient. But 20 years of wanting one unavailable woman may have pushed him to the edge. With Allie working every night at his bar, their friendship has begun to fracture. Then old ghosts offer one more kick to the little family that's already down, and patience is a virtue Ollie can no longer afford. Allie's ex-husband may be gone, but his actions are haunting his family. With danger licking the borders of Cambio Springs, the bear and the fox will have to work together. And 20 years of unspoken truths may finally come to light. Waking Hearts is the third paranormal romance novel in the Cambio Springs Mysteries series.
©2015 Elizabeth Hunter (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
Desert Bound
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Can you turn the clock back on your first love? Would you even want to try? Alex McCann and Teodora "Ted" Vasquez left Cambio Springs together. Ted came back. Alex didn't. Now, years later, the future alpha of the McCann wolves has returned with plans to bring new life to the dying desert community. Plans that could change everything for the isolated enclave of shapeshifters in the California desert. Some love the plan. Others hate it. As the town's doctor and one of the strongest daughters in the cat clan, Ted has her own concerns about exposing her community to outsiders. The two former lovers are at each other's throats. And everyone is watching to see what happens. But when murder once again strikes Cambio Springs, can they overcome their past to help the community they both call home? And can the love they shared once burn again when so many stand against it? Desert Bound is an adult paranormal romance in the Cambio Springs Mysteries series.
©2014 Elizabeth Hunter (P)2014 Audible Inc.
The Deceptive Lady Darby
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When a lost lady discovers that love is found far from home.... After confessing her love for Lord Cunningham, Lady Rose Darby is whisked away by her father in the dead of night and locked in an old asylum. With no one but her paid companion, Miss Flint, for company, six months pass before Rose manages to escape. But her plans to return to London go awry when she finds herself at Everleigh, a sprawling mansion nestled in the heart of the forest. Mistaken for a newly appointed maid, Rose is sent to meet her new master, the sinfully handsome and brooding Lord Farleigh. But how can she tell him who she really is without ruining her reputation? And why does the thought of working for a living suddenly have appeal? Christian Knight, seventh Viscount Farleigh, leads a reclusive life in his country estate. Widowed at 30 and left to care for his two young children, love and marriage are not on his agenda. What respectable woman would want to move into a house in such a state of turmoil? The staff are sick, and he can’t keep a governess for more than a week. Is that why the new maid, Rose, proves too much of a distraction? As an honourable man, he knows he must fight the attraction. Yet, crippled with loneliness, his conscience is soon at war with his feeble heart. Contains some descriptive sex scenes. Approx. 70,000 words.
©2017 Adele Clee (P)2018 Adele Clee
Visions of Lady Mary
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It’s hard to connect with the living when you’re able to communicate with the dead. Lady Mary Masterson had no objection to being betrothed to Gilbert Talbot until he ridiculed her. Now, years later, it appears her chance for an adventure on the Continent will be thwarted by the very man when he turns up, vowing to keep her safe. Insufferable! If only it weren’t so difficult to ignore her fluttering heart - and the voices constantly touting the advantages of marrying the man who long ago called her a witch. Battlefield promises are easy to make and hard to keep. They were at war when Gilbert Talbot, the Earl of Waterford, promised to care for the strange but fascinating sister of his dying best friend. But his is a perilous life, and to ensure her safety, Gilbert has avoided Lady Mary, a woman whose mere presence makes every cell in his body come alive. Now fate has brought them together in more danger than Gilbert ever imagined. He could well lose the woman he loves to the enemy - or to the arms of another man. Visions of Lady Mary is part of Rachel Ann Smith's steamy Agents of the Home Office Regency romance series. If you like unconventional heroines, heroes head over heels in love, and romance with a hint of mystery, then you’ll adore this collection of quick-paced novels. Buy Visions of Lady Mary and journey across France to discover love and adventure today!
©2020 Rachel Ann Smith (P)2021 Rachel Ann Smith
A Gentleman's Curse
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The wait for vengeance is over. When a man wakes to find himself gripping a dagger and sprawled next to a corpse, what else can he do but board a boat sailing for India? But after five years spent avoiding the hangman’s noose, Hudson Lockhart has returned to England to prove himself innocent of any crime. Suspecting a family member conspired to incriminate him, Lockhart devises a plan to trap the culprit. All he needs now is someone to pretend to be his devoted wife. An opportunity too good to miss. Since the death of her father, Claudia Darling spends her days managing their dilapidated manor house in Falaura Glen whilst caring for her blind sister. Every day is much like the next until a dark, handsome stranger arrives in the dead of night looking for a place to stay. Claudia’s attempts to discover more about the mysterious gentleman lodging in the coach house leads to an unexpected proposal she cannot refuse. Will Claudia throw caution to the wind for a chance to escape the daily drudgery and bring an end to her financial troubles? And what of her weak and lonely heart? Can she remain indifferent to the stranger’s charms whilst pretending to be his wife, whilst sharing his bed? Features: Regency historical romance novel A novel of approx. 70,000 words Contains some descriptive sex scenes
©2019 Adele clee (P)2019 Adele Clee
Atlas of the Human Heart
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Like Jack Kerouac’s intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in fate and the shadowy recesses of a string of glittering, broken relationships. With just a few pennies and her I Ching, a change of clothes and a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, a perceptive, searching 16-year-old Gore makes her way from the sterile suffocation of the Silicon Valley through the labyrinthine customs of Cold-War China, wanders through bustling, electric Kathmandu, and hunkers down in an icy London squat with a prostitute and a boyfriend on the dole. Yet it is in the calm, verdant landscape of rural Italy where, pregnant and penniless, 19-year-old Gore’s adventure truly begins. An illuminating glimpse into the boldly political Gore - creator of HipMama.com and Hip Mama magazine - this unflinching memoir offers a poignant exploration of the meaning of home and surveys the frontiers of both land and heart.
©2003 Ariel Gore (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
At Last the Rogue Returns
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A lady discovers that the monster of her nightmares just might be the hero of her dreams. The lady labels him a devil. Miss Lydia Lovell is on a quest for justice. For years, Lord Greystone’s tenants have suffered at his hands. While he abandoned his estate to rusticate abroad, poverty and illness crippled those who depend upon him. Now Greystone has come home, and Lydia is determined to make him pay. Greystone returns for revenge. Having spent five years abroad making his fortune, Miles Oakley, Viscount Greystone, returns to England with one goal in mind - to ruin those responsible for his mother’s humiliation. The plan is in place. But when a spirited lady accosts him at the manor's gates, hurling her ridiculous accusations, he discovers another shocking betrayal. The course of true love never runs smoothly. But Lydia has more to worry about than Greystone’s tenants. Her brother’s cunning wife wants control over Lydia's inheritance and is plotting ways to accomplish her goal. And damn Greystone. Lydia cannot fight her attraction to the man she’s spent years despising. When threats of murder and blackmail throw them together, and passion burns with ferocious intensity, Miles and Lydia must overthrow their enemies if they have any hope of surrendering to love. Regency historical romance novel Full length novel of approx 70,000 words
©2018 Adele Clee (P)2018 Adele Clee
Mysteries of Lady Theo
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It was left to her to fulfill her family’s duty to the Crown. When Lady Theodora Neale’s papa dies, a volume guarded by her family for generations comes into her possession - and with it, a sacred duty. Lady Theo is determined to honor her papa’s deathbed request to carry out missions directed by the esteemed Lord Archbroke. But when Archbroke suggests they enter into a feigned courtship, Lady Theo is blindsided. She’s willing to put her life on the line for the Crown, but no one said anything about risking her heart! For years he prioritized his duty to the Crown before all else. Upon first sight, Graham Drummond, the Earl of Archbroke, is bewitched by the mysterious Lady Theodora. As he evaluates the woman’s ability to complete missions for the Home Office, he finds himself assessing her suitability as his future countess. The two work well together and enjoy each other’s company much more than they ought to. But as Theo becomes involved in one of Archbroke’s open investigations, she learns that he is the one man she can never have. Will the same duty that forced them together be what ultimately drives them apart? Mysteries of Lady Theo is part of the steamy Agents of the Home Office Regency romance series. If you like regency spies, headstrong heroines, and romance with a twist, then you’ll adore Rachel Ann Smith’s pause-resisting novel. Buy Mysteries of Lady Theo and enter the clandestine world of the Crown's secret service today!
©2019 Rachel Ann Smith (P)2021 Rachel Ann Smith
Five Mornings
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One morning can change everything. Five mornings can change a life. Friends. Lovers. Enemies. Allies. Alex McCann and Teodora "Ted" Vasquez never had a simple relationship. But you couldn't call it a boring one, either. Five mornings in their past shape who they will become to each other. To their families. And to the mysterious town they call home.
©2014 Elizabeth Hunter (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
The Truth About Statins
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Could statin drugs actually harm you? Despite the rosy picture painted in the ads of a miracle cure for high cholesterol and its attendant heart disease, the reality of taking statins may be far less pretty. Dr. Barbara H. Roberts, director of the Women’s Cardiac Center at the Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island, discusses both the benefits and health risks of these popular drugs in this comprehensive guide that finally reveals the questionable science behind the research studies. This honest, patient-friendly appraisal of the most widely used medications in the world may shock you, but it may also save your life. Offering clear-cut, easy-to-understand information in an easily accessible fashion, Dr. Roberts explains how to take the best possible care of your heart, including: The keys to maintaining cardiovascular well-being How to interpret your cholesterol numbers The frightening adverse effects of popular drugs It is time to take charge of your heart health. Learn the facts behind the hype so that you can make informed decisions on a subject vital to your continued health. If you or someone you love either takes a statin or is considering doing so, you need to read this book.Includes recipes for a delicious and heart-healthy diet, including Wasabi-Roasted Salmon, Pasta with Avocado Sauce, and Lemon-Pineapple Breakfast Muffins.
©2012 Barbara H. Roberts, M.D. (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Murder Chez Proust
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When Adeline Bertrand-Verdon, the haughty, conniving president of the Proust Association, is murdered, Inspector Jean-Pierre Foucheroux is called on to lead the investigation. Soon Inspector Foucheroux is overwhelmed by a seemingly endless list of suspects: from her assistant to her colleagues, her fiancé to her lover, almost everyone Adeline knew had motive to kill her. Meanwhile, Gisele Dambert, the beautiful assistant with the royal-blue eyes and more than a hint of mystery, is on her own search for the lost Proust notes that would allow her to finally enter the glittering world of the literary elite. This clever satirical novel presents a dazzling array of sharp, unscrupulous professors and scholars in the image-obsessed world of academia. An assortment of suspects - the professor who plagiarizes his students' work, the manipulative director - bring intrigue and drama to the novel. Suspense and withering commentary on the morally questionable intellectual elite combine to form a clever mix of whodunit and satire.
©1994 Editions Viviane Hamy. Translation copyright 1995, 2013 by Arcade Publishing, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Ronan's Captive: A Scottish Time Travel Romance
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After traveling through time to solve a family mystery, she battles her attraction to a handsome highlander... When a letter from her late grandmother sends Kara Forrester to Scotland to solve an ancient family mystery, she finds herself transported to 14th century Scotland. Arriving on the property of a dashing medieval laird, she must convince him that he can trust her - and work with her to prevent a looming tragedy. Taking on the mantle of leadership of Clan Macleay in his cousin's absence, Ronan struggles with the breadth of his new duties. After he comes across a mysterious bonnie lass on his property, he must determine if her warning of impending danger is true, of if she's using his attraction to her to play him false... Ronan and Kara's fiery attraction - and growing love - soon puts them on a collision course with a dangerous enemy, a dark mystery, and the ever-present hands of fate... If you're a fan of Scottish time travel, handsome highlanders, fierce heroines, romance, and adventure, you'll love Ronan's Captive, the second book of the Highlander Fate series. Scroll up and buy this audiobook today!
©2018 Stella Knight (P)2018 Stella Knight
Secrets of Lady Lucy
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It’s never easy keeping secrets... Only her desire to crush the Crown’s enemies could induce Lady Lucille Stanford to endure another Season. For years she has worked secretly for the Home Office, and she has come to London with one purpose: Foil the attempted kidnapping of a highly valuable target, identity unknown. Inconveniently, Lord Harrington - Lucy’s brother and guardian - has other plans. He won’t be satisfied until she is at long last married. He never forgets a face... After years on the continent, Blake Gower, Earl of Devonton, returns to England in need of a wife. He should not be surprised when his best friend Harrington’s sister recaptures his attention. But there’s more to the woman Lady Lucy has become than the delightful girl Blake remembers. When she takes an unexpected jaunt to the country during the height of the Season, Blake is determined to know why - and to discover all Lady Lucy’s secrets. Unwilling to give up her patriotic mission for marriage, Lucy is conflicted when she meets the enigmatic Lord Devonton. She never expected to feel this way about a man again. When the ransom demand comes due - will it be for Lady Lucy’s heart? Secrets of Lady Lucy is the first book in the steamy Agents of the Home Office regency romance series. If you like unconventional heroines, hero’s with hidden talents and romance with a twist, then you’ll adore Rachel Ann Smith’s fast paced series opener. Buy your copy to uncover the secrets of Lady Lucy today!
©2019 Rachel Ann Smith (P)2020 Rachel Ann Smith
Ciaran's Bond
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Falling through time to locate her missing friend, she becomes entangled with an outlaw Highlander.... A cryptic letter from her missing friend Fiona sends Isabelle Chapman to Scotland to find her. When she comes across a mysterious woman who claims to have answers about the local disappearances, she finds herself transported through time to 14th-century Scotland...and right in the path of an outlaw Highlander. On the run from his murderous brother and his clan, Ciaran Aitharne must find a way to clear his name and reclaim his title as laird and chief. When he meets a bonny lass with an odd tongue, his goal of returning home becomes waylaid by their instant connection. Thrown together by circumstance, Ciaran and Isabelle must work together to combat a murderous enemy, all the while coming to terms with a love that has crossed the bounds of time - and fate.... If you're a fan of Scottish time travel, handsome Highlanders, fierce heroines, romance, and adventure, you'll love Ciaran's Bond, the third audiobook of the epic and sweeping Highlander Fate series. Scroll up and grab your copy today!
©2018 Stella Knight (P)2019 Stella Knight
Santa's Mail-Order Bride
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Maggie has an unexpected suitor...in a red suit. Schoolteacher Maggie O'Brien comes home for Christmas on a mission - to gather toys for orphans living on poor farms in Kansas. She's made her list, but there's no Santa in sight. Not until a local shopkeeper volunteers his services. Gordon Sumner sets his mind on winning the black-haired Irish beauty, but Maggie's brother is his fiercest competitor, and O'Brien's loyal sister gives him the cold shoulder. Undaunted, he comes up with a clever plan - Santa will deliver gifts with a "wife" at his side.
©2016 E.E. Burke (P)2016 E.E. Burke
The Locker
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A psychic teen senses something terrible in her new high school If you move around enough, every new school starts to look the same. But it doesn’t take an hour for Marlee Fleming to realize that Edison, Missouri, has a sinister secret. There’s something strange about Marlee, a power she doesn’t quite understand. Certain objects make her hear and see things no one else can. This power makes her feel sick, and she wishes she knew how to make it stop. But when she opens her new locker on her first day in Edison, she hears screaming so loud she nearly passes out. Marlee’s new friends - talkative Noreen, handsome Tyler, and bad-boy Jimmy Frank - say the locker belonged to Suellen Downing, a student who vanished the year before. Marlee doesn’t want to get involved with small town mysteries; she just wants to keep her head down and do her work. But Suellen calls to her every time she opens her locker, and she cannot ignore the cries of the dead.
©1994 Richie Tankersley Cusick (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
A Wicked Wager
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Two lonely people discover that true love doesn’t have to be perfect. The gentleman makes a wager. Devlin Drake is out for revenge. Since his brother’s mysterious death, the cruel and devious Miss Bromfield has taken to spouting vicious lies, spreading vile gossip - and he vows to make her pay. How better to punish the lady than to make her his wife? A lifetime of misery is what she deserves. Knowing the lady would never accept him, Devlin devises a plan to get her to the altar - he’ll win her hand in a bet. In choosing to marry the spiteful lady, Devlin must accept he will never know true love. But his fortunes turn when he’s offered another tempting option. A surprise announcement. Miss Juliet Duval, the illegitimate daughter of Baron Bromfield, was taken into the lord’s house after the death of her mother. The baron finds her an embarrassment, and her half-sister’s jealous tirades see Juliet banished to the role of servant. That is until her father makes a foolish wager and needs a daughter to satisfy his debt. An unsuitable match. Thrown together in an odd twist of fate, Devlin and Juliet are mismatched in every regard. He is a hulking figure of a man, powerful, commanding. She is dainty and petite, used to obeying her father, and despising of masterful men. Yet both quickly become what the other needs and together must battle against those determined to tear them apart. Features: Regency historical romance novel A novel of approx 70,000 words Contains some descriptive sex scenes
©2018 Adele Clee (P)2018 Adele Clee
Long Ride Home
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The first story in the new paranormal series by Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries. Welcome to Cambio Springs. In this small desert town, secrets bubble up from the desert floor, and history is written on the canyon walls. Seven friends will gather at the crossroads, because in Cambio Springs everything - and everyone - changes. Jena Crowe escaped the Springs 10 years ago. Now she's heading home with two boys to start a new life. With her husband's ghost keeping her company on the road, Jena will learn that moving back and moving backward aren't necessarily the same thing, and sometimes the places you try to escape are exactly where you need to fall. Three nights to say good-bye. Three days to come to grips with the future. For Jena and her two sons, it's going to be a long ride home.
©2012 Elizabeth Hunter (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
The Secret to Your Surrender
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All he wanted was to safeguard his secret. Having spent years living in the shadow of his brother’s scandalous reputation, Anthony Dempsey fought hard to regain the credibility of his family name. His unwavering sense of duty is renowned and admired. But then tragedy strikes. Threatened with ruination, he withdraws from society to hide his secret and protect all those close to him. How ironic that he should finally meet a woman who captures more than his interest. Indeed, Sarah Roxbury is a dazzling beauty who ignites the flame of passion in his heart, awakens a craving deep in his core. But how can he think of love? How can he commit to anyone when the truth is sure to bring nothing but devastation and despair? All she wanted was his surrender. Despite much praise for her beauty and alluring countenance, there was only one gentleman who'd captured Sarah Roxbury's heart. But Anthony Dempsey was an enigma. He was charming, intelligent, interested in more than her beguiling smile. Then as quick as the wind could blow out a candle, he appeared cold and indifferent. What was he hiding? Why did he prove to be a constant disappointment? Desperate to uncover the reason behind his mysterious behaviour, Sarah discovers there is more at risk than a broken heart. Regency historical romance novel This novel contains some descriptive sex scenes 65,000 words
©2016 Adele Clee (P)2018 Adele Clee