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Natan Borkowski has it all. In line to take over the successful family business, his future is set. Julia Horowitz lives in poverty. The daughter of a shoemaker, she dreams of a different life—a different world. Everything changes when Hitler’s armies invade Poland. Natan’s future is ripped away by the flick of a switch of a Luftwaffe pilot. When the smoke clears, Julia and her family find themselves locked within the walls of the newly-formed Jewish ghetto.

Summer with the Leprechauns is an astonishing true story about one woman’s journey to Ireland where she lived in a cottage with leprechauns. These seldom-seen beings taught her about the evolution of elementals - the race to which leprechauns, faeries, elves, trolls belong. They explained the importance of humans and elementals working together for the betterment of both of their races and the Earth.

Katherine Fox loves working for the small-town newspaper. She even has her own quirky column. But when Damian Warren, the handsome billionaire and owner of the newspaper shows up looking to shut them down, she decides this means war. She creates a fake profile on a dating website to befriend him and get the inside scoop. Damian just wants to find out why his father bought the small newspaper years ago, and why he kept it on the books. Then, he can finally get the poor-performing business off his spreadsheets. He didn’t expect to fall for the feisty secretary. Too bad she’d never leave her beloved small town. His business was in New York. Things between them couldn’t possibly work.

Miranda Moore is devastated when her fiance dumps her right before their wedding. Luckily her best friend, Drew Tucker, comes to her rescue, agreeing to go with her on the Star Venture cruise trip she booked. But he's changed, and strange new feelings towards him are making it hard for Miranda to stay focused. She needs to keep her friendship with Drew. Falling in love would ruin everything! Drew's been in love with Miranda since he could remember. But unfortunately, she only thinks of him as a friend.

The next step in the life-changing Human Design system, The Book of Destinies presents in-depth profiles of the 192 Life Themes that encompass humanity. Based on the place, date, and time of your birth, your Life Theme reveals a remarkably detailed portrait of your true nature, allowing you the peace of knowing who you really are so you can live your life with clarity and fulfillment.

Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart. In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land. The veterinarian has dedicated her life to saving the breed from extinction, prioritising the wild horses, even over her own son.

Barbie and Ruth is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her product changed an industry and sparked a lasting debate about women’s roles. At once a business book, a colorful portrait of an extraordinary female entrepreneur, and a breathtaking look at a cultural phenomenon, Barbie and Ruth is a must-listen for anyone who ever owned a Barbie doll.

When Isabella accidentally switches phones with Chase Hawkins, the hottest guy in school, she finds herself making an unexpected connection with her secret crush. There's only one problem: her awful stepmother and two horrible stepsisters would freak out if they knew. Plus, she's sure Chase will run if he finds out he's been texting the school nobody. But things get interesting when he gets paired up with her in physics class. Will it blow her cover?

In this book of pen portraits the listener is introduced to obscure ladies who were society stars in their day. From the Churchills to the Mitfords, British and European Royals, to international playboys and film stars, these ladies knew everyone. And everyone knew them, for better or worse.

Rakel has always been more comfortable with numbers than with people. A gifted woman with a rare talent for math, she has never mastered the art of making friends. At 19, she moves to Oslo to attend university. There she meets Jakob, a brilliant older teacher who becomes fascinated by Rakel’s quick mind.

In the early morning hours of January 31, 1968, New Year's fireworks gave way to gunfire and bombs. Eleven-year-old Minh watched in horror as her father and two siblings were gunned down by the Vietcong in their backyard. Though she escaped death that night, abuse, prison, and torture would follow. A dramatic escape by boat on the South China Sea finally takes Minh out of communist Vietnam, but the tragedy of her childhood would continue to haunt her. Minh’s powerful story of escape, as well as dangerous and unhealthy relationships, is told with raw sincerity.

For Wendy Atlas, the M Falcon Detective Agency’s would be super spy, love is in the air. But when Cupids arrow misses the mark and kills someone, Wendy calls the Agency ecstatic that she is on the suspect list. Unfortunately, her new beau’s daughter is suspect number one. When the agency takes a closer look at the victim, they uncover a spaghetti mess of deception that brings into question who was actually the victim.

When Lilly Waters moved to her ancestral small-town home of Danger Cove, Washington, she hoped for a walk down memory lane and a chance to connect with the family she never knew. What she got instead was a bartending job at the Smugglers' Tavern, a mysterious man promising information about her grandfather - who had been listed as MIA since the Vietnam War - and a dead body she practically tripped over! When the police point to Lilly as their number one suspect, she decides to take fate into her own hands.

Blending biographical fiction with the introspective intimacy of a modern woman’s diary, this novel delves into themes of growth, resilience, and the search for meaning in a life lived across generations. It’s a deeply personal exploration of self-discovery and reflection, perfect for listeners drawn to heartfelt stories of personal growth and the beauty of life's unfolding journey.

She's a reporter. He's a rockstar who must keep his identity hidden. When tabloid reporter Riley Campbell lands the job to be Shadow Walker’s personal assistant for one week, she thinks the stars have finally aligned for her. She can spend an entire week digging around to figure out the masked pop singer’s true identity and get that promotion she desperately needs to save her father.

Hear the bell from the sunken tower and meet the dreams not yet lost and forgotten, look in the mirror and see how the future might play out, and wonder if you would prefer not to know what happened with the old lady. The Magical Universe Collection One is the first nine short stories from The Magical Universe. All stories from The Magical Universe are self-contained and can be listened to independently. Each story is a thousand words and is also characterized as flash fiction.

Dexter is the top goat at the petting zoo, but he's not the bravest, much to his embarrassment. He has the longest, smoothest, and straightest horns of all 11 goats, and he's very good at using them to keep the others in line. He's also a very good boy. Dexter never grabs the paper maps out of visitors' hands or sneaks into the alpaca pen for an afternoon grain snack. But he's secretly afraid of some things, like the generator, the big green ball, and—horror of horrors—having his hooves trimmed.

The IED's blast ignites years of tension, sending Maggie and Max careening in opposite directions—but opposites still attract. Can they find a way to come together to solve the case before another bomb goes off? And will it mean another 10 years sacrificing the future they want for the partnership they already have?

Award-winning Great Plains writer Marilyn Coffey recounts her family’s intricate dance with the Teamsters, beginning with her dad’s tiny trucking company spawned on a front porch in 1929, in a David-and-Goliath encounter that spanned decades. In 1956, Tom Coffey knuckled under Jimmy Hoffa’s six-month-long Teamsters strike. He sold his 27-year-old truckline, Coffey’s Transfer Company, rather than sign Hoffa’s contract.

The auction of Shady Pines, a creepy, reportedly haunted old motel on the outskirts of town, causes an influx of real estate investors from near and far — some nice, some nasty, and all with plans for the property. As the tempers begin to flare, Lilly and her good friend, Bree Milford who owns the local B&B, visit Shady Pines to check out the potential new competition. But instead of answers, they discover the lifeless body of one of the most vocal (and irritating) investors.