Verity Burns has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors, with an average listener rating of 2.8★ across 4 ratings. The most-rated is Stoicism: A Beginner's Guide to the Ancient Art, History and Wisdom of the Stoic Philosophy.
Stoicism: A Beginner's Guide to the Ancient Art, History and Wisdom of the Stoic Philosophy
Summary
Stoicism is one philosophy that is not just theoretical in nature. It is something that you learn to adopt into your everyday life; its ancient wisdom is more relevant than ever today. Dating back to around 300 BC in Athens, Stoicism was initially developed by Zeno of Citium. The essence of the philosophy is one of using grit and self-control as ways of overcoming destructive emotions. Despite the modern perception of the word Stoic, this does not mean to eliminate all kinds of feelings from your life. The goal, rather, is to transform your emotions. Stretching from the Hellenistic period to the 21st century, Stoicism has not lost its practicality in dealing with the problems of life, incorporating logic, self-dialogue, and meditation designed to keep your attention fixed on the present moment. It ensures a firm and consistent way of life that focuses on the choices you make so that failure ultimately leads to more success. For anyone new to the Stoic philosophy, let this book guide you through everything you need to know in one easily accessible yet comprehensive introduction, from its origin and history to the core beliefs and principles. Most importantly, Stoicism: A Beginner's Guide to the Ancient Art, History, and Wisdom of the Stoic Philosophy focuses on why Stoicism is relevant to your life today.
©2017 Elizabeth Nash (P)2017 Elizabeth Nash
100+ Knock Knock Jokes
Summary
Best-Selling Joke Book for Kids! Are you looking for a fun book to keep the kids entertained and happy? This funny joke book for kids is excellent for early and beginning listeners. Laughing and jokes have been proven to have positive mental and physical effects on the body! This book is especially great for long trips, waiting rooms, and listening aloud at home. 100+ knock knock funny jokes Excellent for early and beginner listeners Lots of fun and entertainment for kids and children Great for long trips, waiting rooms, and listening aloud with friends and family Funny and hilarious knock knock jokes for children of all ages, teens, and adults
©2014 Johnny B. Laughing (P)2017 Johnny B. Laughing
Precious Bones
Summary
When the skeletal remains of a young woman and her baby are found entombed behind the kitchen wall of a historic Tudor house, Cassandra is overcome with grief. She seems to know who the young woman was, but not how she knows, or how she came to be there. Cassandra becomes inexplicably drawn to the house and the mystery of the bones of Blackfriars. As she begins to learn the truth about the Thorne siblings who occupied the house during the reign of Elizabeth I, her own life takes an unexpected turn, and she finds out that her fate is linked to the Thornes in ways she never imagined.
©2011 Irina Shapiro (P)2017 Irina Shapiro
Shipwrecked with a Suitor
Summary
A man fleeing from rebellion, and a woman trapped in convention -- and neither knew the other existed until tonight... Pierre d'Épiluçon never expected to leave France, let alone flee for his life. After losing control of his vessel, the twenty-eight-year-old nobleman is rescued by a fisherman's daughter. Helena, desperate to escape her own version of entrapment of dreary familial expectation, tries to nurse Pierre back to health and their opposing status - and political views – collide. The growing attraction between them, of course, seems to have just one cure... Will Pierre recover from his injuries, or lose his heart? Can Helena grow to care for the shipwrecked suitor who sailed into her life? This is the third in a series of eight Ravishing Regencies.
©2018 Emily Murdoch (P)2018 Emily Murdoch
Temporary CEO
Summary
USA Today best-selling author Lexy Timms brings you sexy, sweet romance that'll have you rooting for the underdog the whole way! He groaned. This was torture. Being trapped in a room with a beautiful woman was just about every man's fantasy, but he had to remember that this was just pretend. Keeping up the charade... For wealthy playboy Dane Prescott, business and pleasure go hand in hand. Only now, his professional life as the CEO of Prescott Global and his budding relationship with his assistant Allyson are both on the verge of imploding. He knows his luxurious world looks tempting to outsiders, but high society could destroy a sweet, down-to-earth woman like Allyson. He'll do anything to keep her safe, even if that means breaking up with her. Allyson Smith gets that she isn't one of Dane's high society heiresses, but his rejection of her stings. She knows that looking good is the best revenge, so she's ready to keep up her phony marriage to Dane even at the cost of her heart. Their sham marriage might guarantee that Prescott Global's future is secure, but when it comes to love, can Allyson prove to Dane that their relationship is worth it?
©2017 Wanita May (P)2017 Wanita May
Faking It
Summary
USA Today best-selling author Lexy Timms brings you a sexy, sweet romance that'll have you rooting for the underdog the whole way! He groaned. This was torture. Being trapped in a room with a beautiful woman was just about every man's fantasy, but he had to remember that this was just pretend. Allyson Smith has crushed on her boss for years but never dared to make a move. When she finds herself without a date to her brother's upcoming wedding, Allyson tells her family one innocent white lie: that she's been dating her boss. Unfortunately, her boss discovers her lie, and insists on posing as her boyfriend to escort her to the wedding. Playboy billionaire Dane Prescott always has a new heiress on his arm, but he can't get his assistant Allyson out of his head. He's fought his attraction to her, until he gets caught up in her scheme of a fake relationship. One passionate weekend with the boss has Allyson Smith questioning everything she believes in. Falling for a wealthy playboy like Dane is against the rules, but if she's just faking it what's the harm? Fake Billionaire Series: Faking It Temporary CEO Caught in the Act
©2017 Wanita May (P)2017 Wanita May
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson: The Day They Met
Summary
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson have wandered far from the light of Victorian gas lamps. As Holmes and Watson, they've tangled with Nazis, as Sherlock and John, they roam the corridors of New Scotland Yard. In a world of so many fresh adventures, why not fresh beginnings to those adventures? From an 1879 Kabul train station to a King's College lecture theatre in 2015, The Day They Met includes stories both classic and contemporary, offering 50 intriguing new ways that the world's most legendary partnership might have begun.
©2015 Wendy Fries (P)2017 MX Publishing
Drenched with a Duke
Summary
A woman fished out of the ocean and a man looking to ruin his reputation - and neither is expecting to find answers with each other... Alexander, the Duke of Caershire, wasn't expecting to drag a half-drowned woman from the Thames, but there seems little to do but help the bedraggled woman home. Teresa Metcalfe, courtesan to the rich and famous, knows a fool when she sees one, but her instincts to rob him melt away, as she discovers just why he was walking the docks that night. As the night continues, and time forces honesty from their lips, will Alexander relinquish the reputation that he has worked so hard to maintain? Will being drenched with a duke give Teresa a man not just for a night, but for a lifetime? This is the second of eight books in the Ravishing Regencies series.
©2018 Emily Murdoch (P)2018 Emily Murdoch
Ravishing Regencies: Books 1-3
Summary
Plunge into the first box set of regency romances in Emily Murdoch's best-selling Ravishing Regencies series! Each of these books has spice at its heart, a heart ready to lose, heroes in pain, and heroines acting out of the ordinary. There are no ballrooms here. This collected stories promises hours and hours of steamy hot listening. Lost with a Lord: A man in search of a courtesan, and a woman in search of a ship. Will they find what they are looking for? Drenched with a Duke: A woman fished out of the ocean, and a man looking to ruin his reputation - and neither is expecting to find answers with each other. Shipwrecked with a Suitor: A man fleeing from rebellion, and a woman trapped in convention - and neither knew the other existed until tonight... These books are steamy regency romances with happily ever afters, no cliffhangers, and are a series that can be listened to in any order. It's time to get ravished.
©2018 Emily Murdoch (P)2020 Emily Murdoch