Michael Karl Orenstein has narrated 6 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors. The most-rated is Pioneer Yearning.
The Contingency Factor
Summary
Faith Greene decides to have her breasts enlarged with silicone implants. It is a mistake she will not live to regret. On December 10, 1990, popular TV host, Connie Chung, interviews several women with severe, debilitating diseases they claim are the direct result of silicone breast implants. Two medical experts on the panel confirm their claims. Shortly after the program airs, the lawsuits begin. First as a trickle, and then as a torrent. And then the brutal murders begin. First the claimants, and then the lawyers who represent them. The killer leaves no clues, and throughout the country the investigators are baffled, until Tucson detective, Gary Ronstadt, discovers the awful truth. But will it be in time to prevent the next series of murders?
©2014 Philip Fleishman M.D. (P)2015 Philip Fleishman M.D.
America's Last Great Newspaper War
Summary
Recounts the story of America’s last great newspaper war between the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as both papers’ long rivalry turned existential amid the rise of digital news. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters, or “runners”, and photographers who fought the war on the ground in cities across America.
©2020 Fordham University Press (P)2020 Fordham University Press
Fall Where They May
Summary
It was supposed to be just another quiet evening. But some things just cannot be laid to rest. Retired detective Michael Jakes is taking a much-needed vacation in a hotel he always wanted to visit. But when a body turns up and startles the guests, he wants no part of it. That is until a woman sits next to him and lures him in.
©2017 Roberto Scarlato (P)2017 Roberto Scarlato
America's Last Great Newspaper War
Summary
Recounts the story of America’s last great newspaper war between the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as both papers’ long rivalry turned existential amid the rise of digital news. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters, or “runners,” and photographers who fought the war on the ground in cities across America.
©2020 Fordham University Press (P)2020 Fordham University Press
Pioneer Desire
Summary
A brilliant cook new to town. An honorable, restless man. Will they allow friendship to blossom into something more? Ardan O’Rourke never thought to marry. Not after the heartbreak he suffered as a young man. Not after the years he helped raise his youngest siblings. He never expected to meet Deirdre Finnegan, a spirited woman with a past full of secrets. Deirdre Finnegan is not who she appears to be. A fine cook and a loner, she yearns for so much more. When Ardan and the O’Rourkes befriend her, she cannot deny her desire to be part of the large, wonderful family. Just when she begins to believe in a new future, her past returns to remind her of all she has lost. And all she must face if she wants to live a life free of doubt and anguish. Faced with losing Deirdre, Ardan discovers the one foe he cannot battle: a ghost. Fearing the past is repeating itself, Ardan has to hope her love for him is stronger than her love of what she lost. Discover the O’Rourke Family Montana Saga set in the frontier town of Fort, Benton, Montana Territory! Follow as each sibling forgives childhood heartbreak, discovers love, and finds their happily ever after!
©2020 Ramona Flightner (P)2020 Ramona Flightner
Pioneer Yearning
Summary
A dangerous love. A shameful secret. Is their love cursed? Niamh O’Rourke Ahern knows she should feel shame. Regret. Remorse. Anything but the deep relief filling her to the depths of her soul. What kind of woman is she to rejoice at the death of her husband? What woman yearns for another’s touch as her husband’s casket is being lowered into the ground? In the end, she knows it doesn’t matter, for she will always be alone. No man will ever fully earn her trust again. Cormac Ahern watches his brother’s widow with covetous eyes. Niamh should have been his. From the moment they met, she should have been his. Now, his brother is dead, and he finally has his chance to right the wrongs of the previous few years. However, even from the grave, his brother exerts influence over Cormac’s future. Will Cormac overcome his resentment and grief to fully accept the past and love Niamh as he’s always dreamed? Or, will Niamh use her guilt and fear as a shield, preventing her from truly loving again? Discover the O’Rourke Family Montana Saga set in the frontier town of Fort Benton, Montana Territory! Follow as each sibling forgives childhood heartbreak, discovers love, and finds their happily ever after!
©2020 Ramona Flightner (P)2021 Ramona Flightner