Paul Winter has narrated 15 audiobooks on Listento.it by 8 authors, with an average listener rating of 2★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Cupboard Boy: A Shockingly True Story of Horrific Child Abuse.
Cupboard Boy: A Shockingly True Story of Horrific Child Abuse
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Under the cover of anonymity, Paul Saunders courageously tells his shockingly true story of how he and his stepsiblings were repeatedly abused by their mother and stepfather. It doesn’t make “easy” listening, but living through it wasn’t fun, either. Paul’s father selfishly deserted him and his mother for another woman when Paul was just coming up to two years of age. Paul’s mother quickly entered into a new mixed race relationship, which in 1960’s Britain was very much frowned upon. Consequently, Paul and his mother were instantly ostracized by their family and friends, and they were left to suffer/ witness dreadful physical abuse and neglect at the hands of Roy, an evil and very sick man. The following is a harrowing story and may be - should be - as distressing to listen, as it is for me to write. However, the events that took place during the years 1963 to 1980 need to be recorded, for the sake of future generations of children to come and out of respect to all the children who have already suffered at the hands of demonic parents. I especially dedicate this book to one hell of a brave boy, my stepbrother little Paul, who sadly died with a great deal of dignity at the young age of 19 from cancer, after years of horrific abuse. God bless him. Follow the author on Facebook Cupboard Boy by PT Saunders. Disclaimer: This book is a true story of horrific child abuse, and does contain passages that most listeners will find disturbing.
©2016 Paul Trueman (P)2020 Paul Trueman
My Mother Was a Bank Robber
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When Martha’s heart suddenly stops, it gives her the chance to reflect on her life. Something is missing, and it’s more than just adrenaline. She hasn’t seen her son, Matt, in 20 years, and has no idea that his wife Emma has started talking about babies. Matt, though, is worried about his genetic inheritance: Can a penchant for bank robbery be passed through the generations? And can he seek advice from his work colleague Rip, whose entire life experience is based on video games? When Martha’s psychotherapist suggests role-play, Martha realises that despite her advancing years there’s only one solution to her torpor. She needs to rob another bank.
©2020 Giles Curtis (P)2020 Giles Curtis
Shades of Black
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In 1952, London experienced the Great Smog. Around 4,000 people died and 100,000 became sick. It was this event that led Parliament to pass the Clean Air Act of 1956, which paved the way to cleaner air and was an important milestone in the protection of the environment. But what if the act was never passed? What if a young and unscrupulous politician and businessman had blocked its passing? Meet George Weeks. A cautionary tale of the world that might have been.
©2020 Debbie Manber Kupfer (P)2020 Debbie Manber Kupfer
The Calamitous Kidnap of Oodle the Poodle
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Bryan Brizzard, a notorious bastard and owner of short-haul airline company Bryanair, hates everyone. He hates his suppliers, his employees, his passengers, and his wife and children. But, Dom Hazel discovers, he really loves his poodle, Oodle. And Hazel is an animal assassin. But this time it's a kidnap, and Brizzard's mansion is set in the Essex Woods where Hazel, who's trying to be faithful to Julie, finds temptation and confusion. And dogging. The plan threatens to fall apart as Hazel leaves behind more of his DNA than he intends.
©2017 Giles Curtis (P)2020 Giles Curtis
The Hunt for La Gracia
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Teddy Dollarhide, a rough man with ruddy skin and pearl-white hair whom everyone calls “Old Salt”, is plagued by reoccurring dreams in which he is a crew member on the Spanish galleon La Gracia that he believes went down in a violent hurricane in the 17th century with countless jewels and gold on board. His four-man crew, The Pearlmakers, have been searching around the waters of Latchawatchee, Florida, for the last six years. They have only found scraps from the vessel and time is running out as Teddy owes back taxes on his massive historic estate, Isabella, that he can no longer afford to pay. A pair of aggressive real estate developers keep pressuring Teddy to sell off his land for an enormous sum so they can turn the parcel into a cheesy condominium called Casablanca. As the tax deadline closes in, Teddy’s son Cosby, a curly-headed high school senior, finds an antique pistol in the ocean while surfing, suggesting to Teddy that the bounty must be in another location. Meanwhile, Teddy’s other son, Joey, returns home from California for his brother’s graduation and ends up tangled in love with a quirky, beautiful southern belle named Annabelle Burns with an overbearing, rich father. A deadly hurricane hits the town and Teddy’s sons and their girlfriends end up hunkering down in Isabella with Teddy and a host of other characters full of southern charm and wit. Teddy spins yarns about his family quests for gold in the Sierras, inspiring his sons to consider heading out on their own adventure. This first installment in The Pearlmakers saga promises a rich, lively tale full of adventure, romance, and passion.
©2020 Pearl Press (P)2020 Pearl Press
Her Cowboy Daddy
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He's an overprotective cowboy. She's running from her past, right into disaster. Can he save her? Desperate to get away, Lexa is running from her past and refuses to look back. She needs a job, and after answering a help wanted ad for an au pair, Lexa heads to Ravenwood. What she didn't expect to find was a storm that sweeps her off the road. Handsome cowboy Asher Hayes comes to her rescue. He's gorgeous, the perfect gentleman, and a little overprotective. Asher warns her that Sheriff Jennings is a man not to be messed with, that he likely killed his own wife, and the police helped cover it up. It's probably just a rumor, right? What other choice does she have? Mr. Jennings appears charming and kind. Asher has to be wrong, but what if he's not? Publisher's note: This steamy, action-packed romance contains a theme of power exchange. Although it is book two in the Western Daddy Dom series, it can be read as a stand-alone.
©2020 ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc (P)2021 ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc
Her Billionaire Daddy
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Marry him for 18 months and receive two million dollars for her trouble. The only catch... He owns the hottest lifestyle club in all of New York City. It's secretive, exclusive, and caters to Daddy Doms. Romance author, Samantha Bellamy, is shocked when she attends a book signing and runs into her high school crush, Martin Taylor. He's a billionaire with a secret. He's owner of an exclusive club for Daddy Doms and littles to openly explore the lifestyle. He's also notorious for his playboy personality, bedding a new woman every night. There's a deal to be made worth potentially billions and Martin can't let it get away. The only problem is the board of directors doesn't like his playboy persona. He offers Samantha the deal of a lifetime. Marry him fo18 months and receive two million dollars for her trouble. The only catch, no sex. Oh, and she has to call him Daddy! Publishers note: This is the first audiobook in the sizzling hot new series, Western Daddy Doms. Each audiobook features a different Daddy and can be listened to independently, with a guaranteed HEA and no cliff-hanger ending!
©2020 ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc (P)2021 ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc
Hell, Hull and Epiphanies
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Gerry doesn't get out much, but when he does he encounters Mandy - free, a little wild, and half his age. But by day Gerry is Gerrard, who is not only married, he’s a vicar. A vicar with doubts. Although Lucinda, his wife, has very few doubts when a trip to Birmingham goes startlingly right. And ageing gigolo Nelson never sees himself as a messiah until Albert convinces him he can walk on water - or is that just revenge for Nelson having put his head down the toilet at school? Does Gerrard really witness the Second Coming? Will Lucinda’s American prove himself in Hong Kong? And will the Late Contessa ever retrieve her Bentley? Find out in Giles Curtis’s 12th rip-roaring, hilarious romp through the intricacies of fidelity, faith, and epiphanies.
©2017 Giles Curtis (P)2020 Giles Curtis
Shattered Heart
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This is an outstanding book that discusses about emotions involved when a relationship breaks your heart, a marriage ends in divorce, or when a loved one dies. It will help you develop compassion, providing you with the courage to face other types of losses and challenges. This empowering book will teach you how to deal with grief and heal your heart. It is a must-listen for finding ways to handle grief and build strong and lasting relationships. Are you looking for a happy, loving and fulfilling relationship? Do you want everlasting happiness with your partner? Do you want to overcome grieving and enjoy life with your loved ones? Lawyer and writer Itayi Garande looks at some very important subjects: death, loss, breakup, and separation. Drawn from decades of experience, he provides solutions for anyone who wishes to come to terms with their grieving the loss of their loved ones. It is also a book for people who want their relationships to last. It provides real-life examples and practical solutions for personal change that opens the way to a stronger, loving future. Excerpt from the book: "A shattered heart is a heart that has been opened - to receive new realities, to be exposed to new pain, but also to receive new love and happiness." Feelings come and go - including feelings of suicide and giving up and letting all go - but they should not define who we are and should never define us. There are many reasons for staying alive." Praise for the book: "Itayi Garande is one of the respected nonfiction voices in the United Kingdom's black and ethnic minority community...his work is universal and applies to all races." (Bonny Niam, author of Diaspora Tales: How to Survive the Hostile Environment in the UK) "One of the most frank and brutally honest accounts of a subject that many people are afraid of talking about - death." (Peter Darlington, psychologist specializing in domestic violence) "An enduring work of nonfiction literature." (The Essex Gazette)
©2020 Itayi Garande (P)2020 Itayi Garande
The Pearlmakers Trilogy
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Greedy developers want Teddy Dollarhide’s land. His only hope for salvation lies under the sea. Nightmares have him gasping for air. Frequently dreaming of being a sailor on a sinking Spanish galleon La Gracia, in the 17th century, he’s searched for the wreck and its priceless cargo off the Northeast Floridian coast for the last six years. Facing financial ruin from a massive tax bill, Teddy fears he’ll lose his beloved historic estate, Isabella, before he can dredge up the treasure. However, his luck changes when an antique pistol covered in barnacles surfaces in a new location, and he and his four-man crew, The Pearlmakers, shift their search hoping to make the score of a lifetime. But with a brutal hurricane assaulting his little town, Teddy’s renewed fortunes may drown in a mountain of debt deeper than the lost ship’s deep-water secret. Meanwhile, Teddy falls in love with a beautiful riveting stranger who oddly resembles a Spanish woman from his dreams, and his older boys go off in search of a long-forgotten family treasure buried in the California mountains. Nothing is what it seems as time slips away, and everyone’s dreams are on the line. The Pearlmakers Trilogy contains all three books in a riveting mystery serial. If you like Southern gothic, magical realism, funny characters, and seafaring legends, then you’ll love Duke Tate’s atmospheric adventure.
©2020 Pearl Press (P)2021 Pearl Press
The Dollarhide Mystery
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In book two of The Pearlmakers saga, The Dollarhide Mystery, Teddy Dollarhide is now in love with a riveting Spanish woman named Alicia, whose eyes remind him of a woman from his dreams and hypnotism sessions about the elusive Spanish galleon he and his crew have been searching for. Hunting in a new location, his team finds a hefty quantity of antique gold at the bottom of the ocean. After celebrating, Alicia reluctantly informs Teddy that she has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Utterly devastated, Teddy begins to help her with a special concoction he brought up from La Gracia that helped cure his cat, Bear, of feline AIDS. Meanwhile, a stealthy gun hired by some aggressive property developers, Bateman and Banks, is now after Teddy’s finds, putting more pressure on him to sell off his historic estate, Isabella. The boys and their girlfriends take a road trip to the Sierras in search of the long-lost treasure that their great relative Luke Dollarhide never found with the various clues he left behind in his journals. Stopping at their old summer camp, Camp Big Bear in California, which rests on the land where Luke's treasure is rumored to be, they meet the current owner, strike a deal, and sign a contract. Back in Florida, Alicia starts to make her unique pearl necklaces and sell them as the strange elixir seems to be improving her health. Out west, the boys find something special in the most unusual place, but people are ready to steal it from them at every turn. This second installment in The Pearlmakers saga weaves a tale about hope, family treasure, and awakening love in a lost heart.
©2020 Pearl Press (P)2021 Pearl Press
Gold Is in the Air
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Gold Is in the Air, the third book in The Pearlmakers saga, starts in the mountains of the High Sierras of California, where Cosby, Joey, and their girlfriends divide up a hefty find and make the trek back to Camp Big Bear. Along the way, dangerous foes still lurk behind every bush. Meanwhile, Teddy Dollarhide is overjoyed by his sons’ finding of the legendary Dollarhide treasure, but the bounty isn’t enough to settle his debts, and his property tax deadline creeps closer and closer every day. The Pearlmakers continue to hunt the legendary waters for the full treasure of La Gracia, but another brutal hurricane stirs off the coast of Latchawatchee. Alicia and Teddy’s love grows wild like kudzu, even though she finds his lack of interest in selling his land to be disturbing. Will the crew find the ship’s hidden treasure before the tax deadline, or will their plans be derailed by a pair of vindictive real estate giants who want to destroy the essence of the place the Dollarhides call home? This third installment in The Pearlmakers saga contains an astounding finale just waiting to be discovered.
©2020 Pearl Press (P)2021 Pearl Press
Agent of the Queen
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In the seventh book in the Windrush series, Jack is sent to infiltrate the Fenian Brotherhood, who are threatening to cause mutiny in the British Army. The journey will take him from deepest England to Ireland and across the Atlantic to the United States and Canada. Jack discovers that another nation is using the Fenian cause for its own ends, and gets involved in battles and intrigue. But what's most worrying of all is the involvement of Helen, Jack's old flame. What is she doing with the Fenians?
©2020 Malcolm Archibald (P)2020 Malcolm Archibald
Ghost Song
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A family curse can reach across generations. After bank manager Jonathan Ward inherits an old manor, strange things begin to happen. During his first night at the property, a beautiful young woman appears outside his door, pleading for help. Moments later, she has disappeared. Strange apparitions and unearthly sounds follow, as does the young woman seeking refuge. Desperate for information, Jonathan turns to the vast knowledge of the town librarian for help. As the dark history of the manor slowly unfolds, Jonathan begins to realize the full extent of the horror to come. Is it too late to save those dearest to him...and himself?
©2019 Mark L'Estrange (P)2021 Mark L'Estrange
Warriors of God
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Years after leaving the 113th Foot, Jack Windrush is sent to the Northwest Frontier of India to investigate reports of gun-running among the Pashtun tribes. When he discovers that the reports are not only true, but run deeper than initially believed, he is assigned to stop the rogue group and prevent an uprising. Soon, old friends turn into mortal enemies and loyalty becomes a scarce commodity. As the Islamic revolt against the British rises across the Frontier, can Jack and his unit stop the rebel uprising?
©2019 Malcolm Archibald (P)2020 Malcolm Archibald