Virginia Ferguson has narrated 32 audiobooks on Listento.it by 27 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 7 ratings. The most-rated is Trapped in Time (A Modern-Historic Love Story).
Colonel Darcy: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story
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Childhood friends torn apart by war.... Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet thought Fitzwilliam Darcy, her friend Georgiana's brother, was the most wonderful, handsomest man in the entire world. When he went to India to fight Britain’s enemies, she made him promise to write her along with Georgie regularly. There wasn't anything improper, since Georgiana and she had sworn to be sisters. When Elizabeth and Georgiana learned that Fitzwilliam was captured, they kept writing letters to him, so that when he was released, he would know that he had not been forgotten by those who loved him. During the years of his imprisonment, Darcy never forgot his promise to write to little Lizzy Bennet, though he was sure she had long since forgotten about him. Before setting sail to England with the survivors of his regiment, he received the stack of letters written by Lizzy and Georgiana. Lizzy's letters were chatty, friendly, and confiding. He read and reread her words during the long voyage to England, and during those months, he fell in love with the kind, wonderful woman she had grown into. But in England, Elizabeth's family had decided to force her to marry a wealthy man who terrified her....
©2016 Timothy Underwood (P)2018 Timothy Underwood
Trapped in Time (A Modern-Historic Love Story)
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On the day she and her mother escaped her cruel father, Emma Washington vowed to never fall in love. Now, Emma is a back-to-school PhD student with bigger and better things to worry about. That is, until one night, exhausted, slightly tipsy, and on her way home from a party, the glaring white light of a car comes crashing toward her, changing her life forever. Instead of waking up in a 21st-century hospital, she finds herself waking up in the backwaters of London, Victorian England, 1881.... Trapped in a time where everything she once knew is considered witchcraft, Emma discovers that Victorian London is a harsh world for a woman without wealth or status. She faces yet another life-changing twist when she learns her only chance of survival depends on the very thing she has tried to avoid her whole life - marriage. As if that isn’t bad enough, she must betroth herself to none other than the most powerful duke in all of England, the notorious and feared Lord William Blackwell. But...what begins as a fight for her life might just become a chance to find true love. Trapped in Time is the first book in the Time Travel Romance series and can be listened to as a stand-alone novel. It follows Isabella, a Victorian lady from one of England's finest houses, who finds herself waking up in the streets of Philly in the 21st century. How is all of this connected? We shall see.... From the Author: Thank you for considering Trapped in Time: A Modern-Historic Love Story. If you love time travel romances, marriage of convenience/rags to riches stories, sexy dukes, sizzling passion with intimate love scenes, and strong heroines, you'll love this tale of danger, steamy romance, and true love.
©2020 Denise Daye (P)2020 Denise Daye
Asylum
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From the creator of the Rose’s Ghost series comes another thrilling tale - Asylum proves to be a ghost story that stands on its own. We follow Bailey O’Connor on an exciting urban exploration trip across the border to discover the secrets of a long-abandoned institution for mentally and physically handicapped children. But there's more than just mystery darkening the crumbling buildings they discover, and Bailey finds herself lost within them with the help of those who linger. The search for her is mounted during the day, while her own search takes place in the dark. Are the rumors true? The whisperings of experiments performed on the innocent and vulnerable? What secrets lurk within the few impenetrable buildings on the site? Most importantly, can the truth be uncovered before the property is leveled and its secrets are buried forever? Told in Dale’s unique voice, listeners, both familiar and new, will appreciate an engaging cast of characters and a compelling story that is hard to stop listening to.
©2020 Theresa Dale (P)2021 Theresa Dale
Beguiled on a Christmas Morning
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Holidays are best spent with the ones you love, especially when adventure is in the offing. It’s the Christmastide season, and the Hawkins family is at their country estate in Kent. Emmaline, the Countess of Archewyne, is excited, for it’s her first Christmas with her little family, as well as one of the few she’s spent in England. Passing his leisure time with his loved ones gives Miles Lawrence Hawkins, the fifth Earl of Archewyne, great pleasure, as does anticipating their faces when they open his gifts. And he’s found the most splendid thing for his wife - a fresh archaeological dig of ancient Roman origin on his property. When plans for Christmas Eve preparations go awry and Miles is taken hostage at gunpoint, Emmaline is at her wit’s end. Heartsick and worried, only a clue from some overly affectionate geese will be able to save her beloved’s life. If she can reach him in time, they’ll both find themselves beguiled on a Christmas morning.
©2017 Sandra Sookoo (P)2020 Sandra Sookoo
A Springtide Meeting
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Would you recognize love when you saw it? Cordelia Honeyfield has been sent to the seaside "for her health" - and the last thing she wants is the meddling nonsense of a country doctor. Her wild spirit is frowned upon by the town, and familial embarrassment now means she's stuck at the beach in a brisk March wind, waiting to meet this doctor as she promised her father. Dr. Timothy Walsingham is about to meet a new elderly patient - a Miss Honeyfield whose letters have had him in stitches. As he waits by the sand, a beautiful woman catches his eye, and he begins a conversation that will distract him from his practice, from his patients...and his reason. Can a chance meeting of mistaken identity lead to something more? Will Cordelia ever reconcile with her family - and can Dr. Timothy Walsingham make this springtide meeting one that they will both never forget? A Springtide Meeting is a sweet regency romance about the strange coincidences that fate deals us and whether we are brave enough to take them.
©2018 Emily Murdoch (P)2018 Emily Murdoch
Shadow of the Swan
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Lady Constance de Bret was determined to be a nun, until shadows from the past eclipsed her present. Marriage is the safest option, but she insists on a spiritual union, in which physical intimacy is forbidden. Not so easy with a bridegroom who wields unparalleled charm! But a long-buried secret could taint his affection and cloak her in shadow forever.
Back from the Crusades, Sir Robert le Donjon craves a home of his own and children to inherit it. From the moment he meets Constance, he feels a mysterious bond between them. When she’s threatened, he vows to protect her and agrees to the spiritual marriage, with the hope of one day persuading her to enjoy a “real” one. She captivates him but opens old wounds and challenges everything he thought he believed.
Two souls in need of healing. Two hearts destined to beat as one.
©2018 Judith Sterling (P)2018 The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
Granny P.I.
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Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Private Eye? A real-life “Lady Private Investigator” recounts humorous cases and lessons learned from 40 years of working cases in Southern Louisiana. Listeners get to ride along on jailhouse interviews, stake-outs, and skip tracing assignments. With her wit, her watchdog, and her trusty .38 at her side, she confronts danger and comical characters in equal measure. Buckle up and join Granny P.I. in action. It's a quick, fun listen! See what Crime Writers are saying about Granny P.I. “I wish I'd known Nancy Wilson. Ingenious, smart, and determined are only three words to describe this 'Granny P.I.' I write about private detectives in fiction — Nancy lived the life, and she did it with style and success. This collection of 'real case' vignettes is an insightful look into how real investigators work cases and also a look back at a time I miss dearly — the 1970s. Nancy worked at a man's job in a man's world in a state that often didn't allow women to color outside the lines. But she did it, and she did it with humor. This is a wonderful, small book for anyone who wonders what it might be like to be a real Nancy Drew." (Carolyn Haines, USA Today best-selling author of the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series) "Nancy Wilson was the real deal and her stories show a smart, resourceful PI ahead of her time. I especially loved how she let her husband have his way a few times and then even he realized not to question her expertise! I would have loved to have spent time hearing her stories in person. I know she would have taught my fictional PI a thing or two!" (Mary Keliikoa, author of Derailed, a PI Kelly Pruett Mystery)
©2020 Jacqueline Champagne (P)2020 Jacqueline Champagne
Sunsets at Pelican Beach
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Moving on from her divorce and finding love again was the best thing that happened to Payton in a long time. After all, who could resist the charm of the handsome and well respected Cole Miller? Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad apple to spoil everything. In book two of the Pelican Beach series, Payton’s new photography client proves that she can’t be trusted around Cole. Have you ever met someone willing to do whatever it takes to have their way? Well, that describes the new competition, Lexi Donovan. Will Payton stand by her man and protect what’s hers, or will she get fed up and walk away? In the midst of Payton balancing her love life, there’s a family scare that sends everyone into a panic. The family would be absolutely devastated if the scare were to end in tragedy. What about the three sisters? Will Payton and her sisters thrive through all of the family drama or barely survive? Some unexpected news will push their relationship to the test! Pack your bags and enjoy beautiful sunsets at Pelican Beach! Like anywhere you may visit, there will be a little drama and maybe even some unwanted competition. But the main dish being served in this book is sweet love!
©2020 Michele Gilcrest (P)2021 Michele Gilcrest
The King of Lavender Square
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Saskia watches the lives of others from her eyrie in Lavender Square with a lonely fascination. While the teacher, the recluse, the advertising whiz kid and the African woman and her young son run, rush, dart, and dash, she knows for sure that she will never have anything worth dashing to.
But sometimes all it takes is a little magic to bring people together. And in Lavender Square, where the lavender grows in mysterious abundance and colors the air with a musky sense of love, magic is never very far away.
The neighbours who once passed each other by in detached universes find themselves thrown together when they are obliged to take care of young Patrick Kimba. His mother is seriously ill, and no one knows when or if she is ever coming home. At first they resist the tiresome interruption, until quite by accident Patrick’s dream of becoming a football star and finding his long-lost father becomes theirs, and their lives and heartaches become woven together in a new and unexpected pattern.
©2017 Poolbeg Press (P)2018 Poolbeg Press
The Comeback
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A chilling new thriller from Bernard Taylor, the award-winning author of The Godsend and Sweetheart, Sweetheart Once a celebrated singer, Rosemary Paul is now an embittered woman in her 60s, forgotten by nearly everyone but her assistant, Carrie Markham, who idolizes her and panders to her every need. When Rosemary receives the unexpected news that her record company is dusting off one of her albums for a reissue, the old hunger for fame and success is reignited, and with Carrie's help she begins to plan her big comeback. But as preparations commence, long buried secrets begin to resurface, and Rosemary's quest for fame at any price will lead to murder.... The new novel by Bernard Taylor, the bestselling author of The Godsend and Mother's Boys, The Comeback is a psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat with a plot whose twists and turns will keep you guessing until the final chapter. Critical Acclaim for Bernard Taylor: "Bernard Taylor writes with grace...a shocker...I enjoyed every horrid word of it.' (Daily Telegraph on The Godsend) "The best ghost story I have ever listened to...a potential classic." (Charles L. Grant on Sweetheart, Sweetheart) "Weaves a web that grows tighter with each turn of the chapter." "Booklist on The Reaping)
©2018 Bernard Taylor (P)2019 Valancourt Books LLC
Bedded Under the Christmastide Moon
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Their marriage of convenience... For years, Lady Melloria Whitmore has believed her childhood best friend and secret love Brigham Clarke agreed to marry her out of a sense of duty. Knowing how important Brigham’s work with Parliament is to him, she agrees to see him once a year, when he returns to his country estate for the holidays. This Christmas, Mellie vows to give Brigham the one thing he has always wanted: an heir. For one night, she’ll share his bed, and she’ll have that memory of passion to get her through the long winter nights without him. ...is about to become a marriage of love Except Brigham doesn’t want just one night - he wants forever. He’s loved Mellie all his life and making her his Viscountess Whitmore was his dream. He just never thought Mellie returned his feelings. So when Mellie begins her seduction under the Christmastide moon, Brigham receives the best gift of all: his wife’s love.
©2017 Christina McKnight (P)2018 Christina McKnight
The Truth Keepers
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Can you keep a secret? Three women on the peripherals of war did - the most dangerous secret of all. MI6 spy Kate Morden has a big problem. She's involved in a case where someone has killed an informer and discovered more than they bargained for. Kate investigates and finds her dead father, also a spy who taught her all she knows about coding, is involved. Juliette Watson holds the key to the mystery. She knows what the apocalyptic secret is but she's not telling, until she confides in Iraqi artist, Sanaa Yazidi, who she meets i the desert. Spanning from the start of the 1991 Iraq war to present day, through London, Cyprus, New York and Baghdad, three women on the peripherals of war chase down a ticking clock to save humanity.
©2017 Jacqueline Ward (P)2019 Jacqueline Ward
I Close My Eyes
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The last thing the Duke of Greystone wants is a wife, until the Lady Jane Blackmore seeks out his quiet corner of Earl Braxton's ballroom. But there she stands, attempting to shut out the rest of the world by simply closing her eyes, but the duke understands better than most that life is never that simple. The last thing Jane wants is a husband, until she opens her eyes to find the scarred and much too handsome stranger secluded in her chosen quiet corner. Why can't the obstinate man understand she just needs a brief moment of solitude before returning to face her tormentors? But no matter how many times she tells him to go away, he remains. So is it her fault that her father misunderstands the young duke's intentions? Whilst marriage isn't on Phillip - as she learns the duke is called - or Jane's mind, when society's trials and tribulations come, they soon become each other's touchstone, and by it discover that joy is tantalizingly within their grasp, although others seem intent on thwarting their every wish.
©2017 Regina Dee Puckett (P)2017 Regina Dee Puckett
The Romany Princess
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When Stella McKenzie is summoned to meet her Great Aunt Bess, her grandmother's sister, on the occasion of that lady's 100th birthday, she keeps the appointment with a great deal of trepidation. All her life she has been told about this mysterious lady, to whom her grandmother has not spoken since the First World War. She has been told that she is mean and spiteful, that she wrecked the engagement of her sister to the man she loved out of spite and jealousy. Stella could hardly have guessed the secrets the old lady was about to reveal, secrets she had kept for 75 years, secrets she does not intend should die with her. During one long and unforgettable day, Stella learns the real history of the family, not the version she has been taught. She learns about the lies and misconceptions of the past, she learns about a lost love and a passion which overruled everything else to end in tragedy.
©2013 Margaret Brazear (P)2016 Margaret Brazear
Theodora
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Friendship.... Lady Theodora Montgomery departed Miss Emmeline's School of Education and Decorum for Ladies of Outstanding Quality to attend her first London season - her three dearest friends by her side. With her sharp wit and skill on the archery field, Theo is far more interested in winning a large purse prize than securing a husband. But when she is unmasked on the tourney grounds, her face exposed to all, she fears her identity and days spent gallivanting around London will cause not only her undoing, but the downfall of her friends as well. Loyalty.... Mr. Alistair Price, heir to the elderly Viscount Melton, arrived in London with his eight younger siblings in tow. He is charged with keeping his family name above reproach until the season starts and his sister, Miss Adeline Price, is presented to society - though that proves far more difficult than Alistair ever expected when he discovers his rebellious sister climbing down the side of their townhouse and scurrying off to Whitechapel for an archery tournament. His focus remains on saving his family from the certain ruin and disgrace Adeline's actions invited - until Alistair catches sight of another female archer, her arrow connecting with far more than the center of her target. And honor above all.... With Theodora's future - and that of her friends - in jeopardy, will she agree to a marriage devoid of affection, or risk everything for the man who won her heart?
©2017 Christina McKnight (P)2017 Christina McKnight
Fashion & Fatality
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With Iris now dating and working on her first novel and Geneva reaping the benefits of being the most famous amateur sleuth in northern Indiana, things seem to be looking up for the crime-solving duo. That is, until the day they go shopping at a high-end clothing store and discover a scene of carnage. Marilyn Abshire, 77, the genius impresario behind Sunday Chic, is found run down in a deserted alley. There is no shortage of people who may have wanted her dead - her husband, who felt entitled to her money; her nephew, who was hoping to inherit the vast fortune; her nephew’s girlfriend, still nursing a grudge from Marilyn’s attempts to sabotage her relationship; and Fawn Love, a former model who left the company under mysterious circumstances and is now bent on revenge. Adding to the confusion, someone in Wrangler’s Hill is spreading bizarre conspiracy theories about moon people and time travel, and a number of Geneva’s friends and loved ones are buying into these lurid fictions. As Geneva and Iris chase false leads and uncover tragic old histories, each step brings them closer to a formidable opponent - a person who wouldn’t hesitate to murder meddling women, especially if those women are the only thing standing between them and a life behind bars.
©2020 Tica House Publishing LLC (P)2020 Tica House Publishing LLC
The Seasiders
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This seaside town holds more secrets than you could ever imagine. Grace and Dick Thomas are the proud owners of the Sandybank Guest House, a pristine establishment set in a prime location overlooking the beach. Tourists come and go all year round, enjoying the beautiful setting and their host's wonderful culinary skills. However, the permanent residents of this pretty coastal town cause net curtains to flutter and tongues to wag with their myriad of secrets and tales to be told. Caught up in their midst, the Thomases live their lives regardless, checking guests in and checking guests out. But who holds the biggest secret of all?
©2016 A.J. Griffiths-Jones (P)2019 A.J. Griffiths-Jones
Gracie's Secret
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When two sisters, Lyla Ford, a successful stunt woman, and her sister Kat Ford, a sought after makeup artist, decide to change course after Lyla is almost killed in a stunt-gone-wrong accident, they never think that becoming Pet Nannies to the stars will put them on the trail of a cunning murderer. Lyla’s visit to take care of a Golden Retriever puppy named Gracie turns into a murder investigation when she discovers Gracie cuddled up next to a dead woman who turns out to be a well-known actress – Faith Sheridan, a long time cast member of The Far Horizon, a famous day time drama. Faith left a note that asks that they find a good home for Gracie if anything happens to her. When Lyla and Kat look into Gracies’s records with her Vet, they find that she was given up to a shelter when her owner, a young actress, Mandy Farr disappeared just as she was to audition for a role on The Far Horizon. Her car was abandoned with the engine running on a rural road heading in the opposite direction from the studio. Lyla and Kat decide to offer their Loving Pet Nannies services to the production of The Far Horizon and investigate what connection the show might have to Faith’s murder and Mandy’s abduction.
©2019 Hilliard & Harris (P)2020 Hilliard & Harris
Human Types
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Having traveled much and tried his hand at many jobs, Alexander Kuprin ran into all sorts of people over the course of his tumultuous life. Human Types is a selection of sketches from the vast gallery of portraits he had created as part of his writing.
©2018 TSK Group LLC (P)2019 TSK Group LLC
A Knight in Atlantis
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When Sebastian of Hawkesmere returns from the Crusades, he becomes a recluse, locking himself away in an enchanted tower and dabbling in alchemy and magic. When his brother captures a beautiful woman with a satchel full of amazing instruments, Sebastian is enlisted to help discern their purpose and discover where she came from. Rhoswen of Atlantis is unlike anyone Sebastian has ever known, and the answers he seeks will shatter his beliefs and force him to choose between love and duty.
©2017 Tracy Seybold (P)2020 Tracy Seybold