Susan Marlowe has narrated 35 audiobooks on Listento.it by 34 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 18 ratings. The most-rated is Couple Skills, Second Edition.
Couple Skills, Second Edition
Summary
Love takes work, but, when it comes to relationships, it pays to work smarter. Couple Skills, Second Edition, revised and updated from the therapist-recommended classic, will teach you how to work smarter in your relationship. You'll learn to improve communication, cope better with problems, and resolve conflicts with the one you love in healthy and creative ways. Each chapter teaches you an essential skill that supports greater relationship satisfaction and deeper intimacy. New to this edition is a chapter on using acceptance skills, developed from the revolutionary new acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These new approaches will help you to accept your partner's feelings (and your own emotions) without judgment. Using these techniques will help you decide what you really value in your relationship and then commit to acting in ways that further those values every day.
©2006 Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Kim Paleg (P)2018 New Harbinger Publications
The Humility of God
Summary
"The humility of God is really about God's relationship to the world and God's fidelity to the world, even when everything in the world seems to fail." (from the Introduction) "Here as in her previous work, Sister Ilia builds on her outstanding command of the scholarship about the work of Bonaventure which has developed so remarkably in the twentieth century. Together with this she brings her personal knowledge and experience of contemporary scientific understandings of the cosmos. In a style that is preeminently readable, she offers insights into issues and problems that are widespread in the present period of Christian history. Sister Ilia has taken on these monumental issues and has opened insights, which can be helpful to many who take their Christian faith seriously." (from the Preface by Zachary Hayes, O.F.M.) The Humility of God: A Franciscan Perspective is the first extensive treatment of a Franciscan theology of divine humility. Through the lens of St. Bonaventure's theology, Ilia Delio searches for God today "in a fast-paced, scientific world that in many ways views God as an unnecessary hypothesis." Using Bonaventure's Christ-centered mysticism, Ilia Delio illustrates God's humility and his relationship to the world, while at the same time tackling these tough questions: How can a God of love exist in such a time of turmoil and suffering? How can a well-educated Christian reconcile contemporary science with the central symbols of his or her faith?
©2011 Ilia Delio (P)2020 Franciscan Media
Monster: A Psychological Thriller
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It takes a survivor to know a madman. When the police need to crawl inside the mind of a monster, they call Caroline. As a child, Caroline was abducted along with her twin sister. For over a year, their captor forced them to play his sick games, using their hunger to test the lengths they’d go to survive. Caroline escaped. Her sister didn’t. Now a young woman gnawed by survivor’s guilt, Caroline’s horrific past has left her with a unique gift to understand the twisted motivations of serial killers. She couldn’t save her sister-but she can at least help the police keep other girls safe. But there’s something different about her latest case. Something familiar. Teenage girls are being murdered, their organs removed. As the scope of horror widens, Caroline begins to experience blackouts of lost time and disturbing hallucinations that are leading her to one terrible, impossible conclusion. Caroline is a keeper of secrets. She knows her captor can’t be responsible. Yet a message is being sent...a buried echo resurfacing...a personal connection of a dark and dangerous appetite.
©2019 S. E. Green (P)2019 S. E. Green
The Billionaire's Instant Bride
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When Callie Williams signed up to the "bride bidder" app she was in a desperate situation. On the brink of losing her home, she needed money and she needed it fast. Allowing herself to be sold as a bride to a wealthy man was supposed to be a last resort for Callie, but she soon realized it was her only option. When billionaire Thomas Dearborn signed up to the "bride bidder" app he was not totally interested in finding a traditional wife. He was not a man who wanted any romantic hassle but he knew that being seen as married would help his business interests. Now, Callie and Thomas have been paired up in extraordinary circumstances for a marriage that suits them both. It is a modern day marriage of convenience with the promise that they will never love or touch one another. And this is a promise that both parties are going to find very hard to keep.
©2016 CJ Howard (P)2016 CJ Howard
Running the Tides
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History runs deep. Love runs fast. And Avery Greene...runs the hell away. Left with scraps from several broken relationships, carpenter Avery Greene builds herself a safe and steady life in upstate New York. No love. No loss. No problem. But when she makes a jarring discovery in her grandmother's attic, it cracks her stable life at its vulnerable foundation. In search of a permanent fix, Avery finds herself at the Sea Springs Inn, a bed and breakfast in the Outer Banks - where rip currents roll, sand dunes shift, and her strikingly gorgeous hostess throws her plans completely off course. Embarking on a new journey doesn't come without squalls, and just as Avery adapts to her surroundings and the possibility of love, a violent storm strikes the North Carolina coast. Will the fear of heartbreak anchor Avery to the same drawn-out plans? Or will she revise her design, remodel her heart, and finally add love to life's blueprint?
©2017 Amanda Kayhart (P)2018 Amanda Kayhart
Ukulele Murder: A Nani Johnson Mystery
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From USA Today best-selling author Leslie Langtry comes the killer start to a brand-new multiauthor series.... Nani Johnson thought she had it made when she moved from Kansas to the resort town of Aloha Lagoon, Kauai. In spite of her certifiably crazy mom, Nani is determined that nothing will stop her from becoming a ukulele virtuoso! Unfortunately her Julliard training doesn't help her break into the local music scene due to some heavy competition from the Terrible Trio - three hostile local musicians. The only work she finds is a few bar mitzvahs and gigs at the kitschy Blue Hawaii Wedding Chapel. But when one of Nani's competitors drops dead right after a public feud, Nani becomes the police's main suspect. A missing murder weapon, mysterious threats, and a heck of a frame-up job all have Nani worrying she'll be trading in her flowery muumuus for prison orange. Enter hunky local botanist Nick Woodfield, who just might be able to help her clear her name...that is if he doesn't have secrets of his own. With the bodies stacking up, the danger closing in, and the authorities circling, Nani must track down a killer...before she ends up the latest victim of the Ukulele Murderer! The Aloha Lagoon Mysteries: Ukulele Murder (book #1) Murder on the Aloha Express (book #2) Deadly Wipeout (book #3) Photo Finished (book #4) Deadly Bubbles in the Wine (book #5) Mele Kalikimaka Murder (book #6) Death of the Big Kahuna (book #7) About Aloha Lagoon: There's trouble in paradise.... Welcome to Aloha Lagoon, one of Hawaii's hidden treasures. A little bit of tropical paradise nestled along the coast of Kauai, this resort town boasts luxurious accommodations, friendly island atmosphere...and only a slightly higher than normal murder rate. While mysterious circumstances may be the norm on our corner of the island, we're certain that our staff and Lagoon natives will make your stay in Aloha Lagoon one you will never forget!
©2016 Leslie Langtry (P)2018 Leslie Langtry
Binge Killer
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A female bounty hunter tracks a serial killer to a rural mountain town. A town with its own dark secret... After serial killer Randall Burton is diagnosed with a terminal disease, he decides to jump bail and go out in a blaze of glory. One woman stands in his way. Her name is Counsel Fungo, and she’s an exceptionally talented bounty hunter, if a little eccentric. Officially, her two canine companions are therapy dogs. But she considers them partners. Counsel will do anything to stop criminals from preying on the vulnerable, and she’s intent on stopping Randall Burton. Randall’s trail leads to sleepy Rancor, Pennsylvania. Named one of the safest towns in America, it’s a quiet town tucked away in the Poconos. Its citizens are mostly widowers, bowlers, and bingo players. But there’s a reason no one in Rancor has reported a major crime in the past 50 years. And neither Counsel nor the killer are quite ready for what this town has in store.... Chris Bauer pens a gripping thriller filled with dark humor and clever twists. Recommended for fans of Stephen King and Elmore Leonard.
©2019 Chris Bauer (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
Retribution
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Private investigator M's quiet, seaside home in Dungeness Bay, Oregon, is rocked by a series of murders. The only clue is written on a wall in Japanese, traced in blood - M's blood. She doesn't have to go far to find the killer...because he is coming after her.
©2015 Kit Crumb (P)2015 Kit Crumb
Lizbeth of Maplecroft
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Through generations, few murders have captured the imagination in the way the Borden Axe Murders have. The gruesome killings, committed in broad daylight, in an occupied house, while leaving no conclusive evidence linking to the killer or motive, have baffled everyone. The brutality of the crimes, where nothing was taken, suggests a crime of intense passion that could only have been fueled by either hatred or love, or perhaps both. Imagination blends with facts, as you are taken on a chilling journey into the splintered mind of Lizzie, now known as Lizbeth, as she confesses to her closest friend at her beloved home. Tension builds as she opens up, telling her buried truths, starting with the reasons behind the brutal murders. Next, and not for the faint-hearted, she describes the how, before revealing the coverup. Lizbeth of Maplecroft: Confessions of Lizzie Borden is an intense thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
©2020 Jessica Michaels (P)2020 Jessica Michaels
Killers Among
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Lane swore never to be like her late mother. But now, she too is a serial killer. One difference remains. She only stalks and punishes the guilty. The Strangler: While trailing a new serial killer of teenage girls dubbed “The Strangler”, Lane makes a terrible miscalculation and kills the wrong man. Now, the family of the man she accidentally murdered is hunting the killer, and Lane is forced to cover her tracks by befriending them. Because, everyone knows you keep your enemies closer. The Suicide Killer: There’s a new killer in town, or is there? As Lane pieces together the recent suicides, the trail leads back to a retirement home. Therein lies the one person linked to all her secrets and the key to unlocking her past. But will breaking down her boundaries bring salvation or doom? Publisher's Note: This audiobook includes two full-length novels. What people are saying: “The ending literally left me with my mouth hanging open - not only was it shocking, it was more than a little gruesome and bloody. In a word, perfect." (Crimespree Magazine) “Dark and disturbing - a high-stake thriller that offers a window into a terrifying world.” (Kami Garcia, number one NYT best-selling author) "S. E. Green spares no one - unique, twisted, and darkly thrilling." (Jennifer L. Armentrout, number one NYT best-selling author) "A zippy, gripping psychological drama." (Kirkus Reviews) “Readers will be most fascinated by Lane herself, an emotion-less machine whose small twinkling’s of humanity is awakened as the killer gets ever closer.” (Booklist) “Readers who relish a darkly twisted and gritty crime thriller with a well-managed surprise ending will enjoy curling up with this one.” (BCCB)
©2019 Shannon Greenland (P)2019 Shannon Greenland
Alcoholic Control
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Ever wondered whether your drinking has become a problem? Maybe you used to have a drink to wind down on a Friday evening, but now you don’t stop until you’ve finished the bottle? Perhaps your weekends are increasingly unproductive because you’re...well, wasted? Get help, before your relationships start to suffer. Our easy guide will help you to understand how addiction works, find out whether you are addicted to alcohol, and adopt a healthier approach to drinking. You will discover: Traditional and cutting-edge ways to overcome alcohol addiction Pharmacological and natural treatments The role of therapists and other professionals How you can help individuals addicted to alcohol How to deal with those at risk of suicide because of alcohol addiction The role of family and friends How to determine whether you have an addiction Mindfulness techniques to deal with pressure situations How to avoid trigger situations If you are addicted, why your addiction may have developed The range of emotions associated with alcohol addiction How to reduce the dominance of alcohol in your life Why drinking is a habit that can be broken Which organizations really help How to avoid relapses The differences and similarities between alcohol addiction and addiction to narcotics How stress and anxiety respond to alcohol Would you like to find out more? Simply click the "Buy Now" button! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Silvia Pala (P)2020 Silvia Pala
Three Times as Deadly
Summary
When Sloan Cartwright awakens in an African hospital with no memory, she is astounded to find three beautiful women claiming to be her wife. An attempt on her life makes her realize that her biggest problem is not which woman is her wife, but who wants to kill her and why. She discovers that she holds secrets that will topple governments and bring down illegal poachers in Africa. The only problem is that Sloan can’t remember where she hid the evidence. Sloan quickly realizes that she must trust one of the women to help her escape Africa. Which one will it be? Wife number one: Amarosia (Amy) Cartwright, a beautiful Halle Berry look-a-like who tells Sloan that they have been married for five years and make their home in Africa. Wife number two: Leigh Redding Cartwright, blonde, wholesome, girl-next-door beauty who obviously adores Sloan and claims they have been married for seven years and live in New York. Wife number three: Alexandra Roland Cartwright, gorgeous international business mogul who has flown into Africa to take her wife home with her. Sloan isn’t sure it is her the women want or the evidence she has hidden. You will laugh and cheer for Sloan as she juggles the three beauties while trying to stay alive and escape from a country where everyone wants her dead.
©2017 Erin Wade (P)2017 Erin Wade
The Angel Years
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After the Johnson family learns the youngest daughter is pregnant and unwed, they devise an elaborate plan to keep it a secret from the outside world. Part of that plan includes a lavish lie which is designed to make the scheme seem more believable. Once the child was born, however, this lie would not only come true, but change the lives of every member of the family.
©2019 John Isaac Jones (P)2019 John Isaac Jones
Gone on Sunday
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Polio disabled Cotton Lee's leg, but not her sexuality, not her mind, and not her ability to connect the murder of her friend Little Mary in 1972 to that of Bead Baker in 1932. Gone on Sunday follows the lives of the Baker family, their black servants, and the townspeople they knew in Homeville, Virginia. Alternating between 1972 and 1932, Cotton Lee's investigation into the murder of Bead Baker brings out secrets kept for decades. With suspects ranging from a housewife, to a cook, and even a rumored witch, Cotton Lee needs to find the solution to the first murder in order to know the history of the second.
©2016 Donna Tower Pecherer (P)2017 Donna Tower Pecherer
What Was Lost
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In this spiritual memoir, writer Maureen O'Brien reflects on the many ways in which she found a home and a refuge in the biblical psalms, drawing strength from them in a wide variety of experiences and seeking in them a safe shelter from life's storms.
©2021 Maureen O'Brien (P)2021 Franciscan Media
Haunted Hearts: A Ghost Story
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Does a ghost from the past want the man of her future? Callie is thrilled when she inherits a house in the small town of Shadow Valley. The house is old and creaky, but she’s not afraid of hard work. Unfortunately, no matter how many repairs she makes, the strange noises won’t go away. Cold spots appear. Lights flicker. Footsteps sound down the hallway. Her nerves are soon so frayed that she resorts to calling the one person in town she hasn’t been able to get along with, bullheaded police chief Carter Landry. Carter doesn’t have time to investigate things that go bump in the night - although, with Callie, the idea is tempting. He’s busy working with the governor’s task force on a major case and dealing with a rash of petty Halloween crimes. He knows that Callie’s house isn’t haunted...no matter what town legend says. Still, when her distress call comes in, Carter is quick to respond. He may not believe in ghosts, but someone is intentionally scaring the sassy blonde. And he doesn’t like it. As he investigates, the friction between the two of them ignites into passion...and the strange occurrences in the house subside. But could Carter’s presence be the reason? Callie fears that her sexy cop may be the one the ghost has wanted all along.
©2018 Kimberly Dean (P)2018 Kimberly Dean
Darkness Drops Again
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After surviving a dysfunctional childhood caring for her alcohol and drug addicted mother while her father buried himself in his criminal law practice, 39-year-old attorney Maeve Shaw has painstakingly constructed the perfect life. Her husband, Patrick, is a handsome senior manager at a prestigious consulting firm. They have two adorable boys, Declan and Seamus. And if Maeve just keeps her billable hours up and her mouth shut, she could actually have a shot at making partner at her male-dominated law firm. But things begin to fall apart when Maeve discovers her perfect marriage may be a sham. She is determined to keep her family together, but her efforts to bring the sexy back in her marriage are thwarted by her latest case: Maeve must represent a mother accused of killing her opioid-addicted daughter. Will Maeve be able to save her marriage and keep secret the childhood demons the trial threatens to expose? Or will everything she has worked for crumble as darkness overtakes Maeve once again?
©2020 Melissa E Manning (P)2020 Melissa E Manning
Stabscotch
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Detective Tommy Vietti expects the Feds to take a murder case from him since it involves an employee of a high-profile, international institution. Instead, they send Roxy MacNeil, a Scottish banking expert, to co-investigate with him. Smoking her cigarettes, using vulgar language and drinking Scotch, Roxy gives the impression that she's a sluff-off. However, Tommy notices that things aren't quite what they seem when Roxy is working with him. Who is she really?
District Attorney Amanda Hawthorne wonders if she should have a baby, like her fiancée, Dr. Jen Dawson. As they consider who might be the perfect sperm donor, Amanda becomes immersed in Tommy and Roxy's murder investigation. Fighting off Roxy's overtures, Amanda can't help but be impressed by Roxy's skills.
Juggling her busy clinical practice and raising baby Kristin, Jen is by Amanda's side at public events.She can handle Amanda being a semi-celebrity, having a ton of old girlfriends,and even being hit on by strangers at the Dyke March. Roxy, however, is Jen's worst nightmare. Beautiful. Mysterious. Smart. Sexy. And powerful. As far as Jen knows, Roxy is more powerful than Amanda, and Amanda is drawn to power like a dog to raw meat.
©2018 eBookIt.com (P)2018 eBookIt.com
Quiet Road to Murder
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"Fans of twisty whodunits with a slight supernatural tinge will enjoy this well-constructed mystery set in North Carolina." (The BookLife Prize in Fiction, Publisher’s Weekly)
The wedding vows did say for better or worse, but...
Somehow, amateur detective Promise McNeal didn't envision herself as a sheriff’s wife. Yet, here she is worrying about her new husband, sexy fiddler Daniel Allen, while Daniel’s out searching for a murderer. That’s usually Promise’s job!
Daniel’s temporarily stepped into the shoes of his murdered cousin, former sheriff Mac Allen. Before it's over, of course, he's going to need her services - both investigative and psychic. He’s hell-bent on catching Mac’s murderer with the unwittingly amusing help of irascible Fletcher Enloe, one of the North Carolina characters who makes this cozy series so enjoyable.
Author James ratchets up the supernatural factor when super-psychic MaMa Allen tells Promise a spirit haunting Fire Mountain is leaving the mountain to prowl among the living. Promise’s stepdaughter, Susan, MaMa Allen warns, is in danger, and it’s up to Promise to do something. But as Promise sets a trap for the spirit, a frightening thunder snow moves across Perry County, and the hunted becomes the hunter, exposing just how vulnerable Susan is and how wicked a lost soul can be.
Brrrrr!
The fourth entry in this supernatural cozy series will raise goosebumps all around, certainly among fans of all cozy mysteries but especially those with a light sprinkling of psychic suspense, amateur sleuths and their close-sister private investigators, supernatural suspense, and psychic detective fiction of all sorts. It will also appeal to fans of other great North Carolina mystery authors like Margaret Maron, Barbara Neely, Elizabeth Daniels Squire, and Vicki Lane. Admirers of Julia Spencer-Fleming and Louise Penny will also find enjoyment here.
©2016 Morgan James (P)2018 Morgan James
Squaring the Circle
Summary
Physicist Sam Jacobson has made an astounding discovery: A particle that serves as a direct line of communication to the fabric of spacetime. If a person conveys expectations to the cosmos, as he now can, reality answers in kind. Want to create a black hole in the laboratory? Done. Make yourself bullet-proof? No problem. But with great power comes great insanity. Left unhindered, the evolution of man into God could come to a horrific, world-ending conclusion. Two strangers, entangled like a pair of fundamental particles, are the only ones who can stop him. The first is David Sandoval, the executive producer of a once-popular television show, and he isn't ready to retire just yet. His program will be canceled by the network unless he can find a way to improve the ratings. An invitation to a mysterious laboratory might be the miracle he's looking for. The second is a girl named Eddie. Pissing off her overbearing mother, popping psychotropic medications, trying to ignore the voices - these are the sum total of 19-year-old Eddie's life. But when forced into a surreal connection with the creator of her favorite science program, her world changes forever. Eddie's meds aren't working, but that's okay. She doesn't dare ignore the voices now.
©2019 Brian Holtz (P)2019 Brian Holtz