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Sweet Melissa Memoir Series, Book 5
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Susan Segovia-Munoz
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I have been a hardcore junkie for many years and I am certain that I will never stop using heroin or any other street drug. I love to get high. Point-blank. I’m sure I will overdose again and my body will be found in a gutter somewhere in Los Angeles.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Kate and Alex Rocket are blessed with a wonderful marriage and a lovely home. Although Kate is unable to bear children, she and Alex look upon Sara and Emily, affectionate daughters of their good friends Don and Debbie Winter, as part of their family. With one phone call, everything changes. Sara accuses Alex of a heinous act, opening up a vicious rift between the couples. In a single moment an idyllic all-American life has imploded into an unfathomable nightmare. Kate can only watch helplessly as her innocent husband is convicted and sent to prison.
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1 out of 5 stars
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9 hours and 43 minutes never seemed so long
- By KellyAnne on 08-28-11
By: Fern Michaels
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Edge of Evil
- By: J. A. Jance
- Narrated by: Kristen Kairos
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 327
The end of her high-profile broadcasting career came too soon for TV journalist Alison Reynolds - bounced off the air by executives who wanted a "younger face". With a divorce from her cheating husband of 10 years also pending, there is nothing keeping her in L.A. any longer.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The series gets better. Much better.
- By karen on 07-14-14
By: J. A. Jance
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Out of a Far Country
- A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope
- By: Christopher Yuan
- Narrated by: Christopher Yuan, Nancy Wu
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 553
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 503
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Story5 out of 5 stars 502
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead she found that her son and her life were spiraling out of control - and her own personal demons were determined to defeat her. Years of heartbreak, confusion, and prayer followed before the Yuans found a place of complete surrender, which is God's desire for all families.
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5 out of 5 stars
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phenomenal testimony!
- By Daniel on 06-01-16
By: Christopher Yuan
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Confessions of a Video Vixen
- Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits
- By: Karrine Steffans
- Narrated by: Karrine Steffans
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,021
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,581
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,578
Confessions of a Video Vixen is the widely anticipated memoir of Karrine Steffans, the once-sought-after sexy siren who appeared in the music videos of multiplatinum hip hop artists such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly, and LL Cool J. A top-paid video dancer, Karrine transitioned to film when acclaimed director F. Gary Gray picked her to costar in his film A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It ishard to stop listening to this one
- By Lito Da Critic on 07-11-05
By: Karrine Steffans
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Picking Cotton
- Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
- By: Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Erin Torneo, Ronald Cotton
- Narrated by: Richard Allen, Karen White
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 521
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 443
Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape and eventually identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken - but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. After 11 years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. He was released after serving more than a decade in prison for a crime he never committed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Listen for the story not the writing
- By Professor Sombrero on 06-13-09
By: Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, and others
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Guns Across the Border
- How and Why the U.S. Government Smuggled Guns into Mexico: The Inside Story
- By: Mike Detty
- Narrated by: Thomas Stephen Jr.
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Story5 out of 5 stars 215
Conducted under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner, intended to stem the flow of firearms to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) ran a series of “gun walking” sting operations, including Operations Wide Receiver and Operation Fast & Furious. The government allowed licensed gun dealers to sell weapons to illegal straw buyers so that they could continue to track the firearms as they were transferred to higher-level traffickers and key figures in Mexican cartels.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An ABSOLUTE MUST READ!
- By Coolcarl on 10-15-17
By: Mike Detty
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Every Time I Think of You
- By: Tracey Garvis Graves
- Narrated by: Kristin Condon, Chris Patton, R.C. Bray
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4 out of 5 stars 71
Thirty-year-old Daisy DiStefano has two people she holds dear: the grandmother who raised her and her three-year-old son, Elliott. But when Daisy's grandmother is killed, Daisy must take steps to protect herself and her child.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Cheesy but good
- By Amazon Customer on 11-07-16
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The Hearts of Men
- By: Travis Hunter
- Narrated by: Ezra Knight
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Songwriter, poet, and best-selling author Travis Hunter was named Author of the Year by readers of the Atlanta Daily World. In The Hearts of Men, a reformed player, a workaholic trying to overcome his past, and a faithful husband diagnosed with lung cancer all struggle to be the men they hope to be. But life and human frailty have a way of throwing stumbling blocks before the best of intentions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Straight To The Hearts of Women
- By Naomi M. Stevens on 06-10-09
By: Travis Hunter
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No Safe Secret
- By: Fern Michaels
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
From her silver Mercedes to her designer kitchen, Molly's life is gleaming and beautiful - at least on the surface. Married to Tanner, a top cosmetic dentist, she has a wonderful daughter finishing high school and twin stepsons from Tanner's first marriage. No one in her exclusive neighborhood in Goldenhills, Massachusetts, knows what living with the demanding Tanner is really like. They know even less about the life she left behind in Florida almost two decades ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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All the stars I can give...
- By Courtney on 05-21-16
By: Fern Michaels
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Behind Closed Doors
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Madison Vaughn
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 558
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Story4 out of 5 stars 488
Regina Moore and Karen Jackson, lifelong best friends, are living the kind of lives about which most women only fantasize. With beautiful homes, fulfilling careers, and two adoring husbands, their joy could not be greater, their worlds could not be richer. But suddenly, shattering truths about the loving men they thought they knew turn happiness into anguish and rage.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite!
- By Christiana on 02-14-17
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Nightlife
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 559
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 338
When the cousin of Los Angeles underworld figure Hugo Poole is found shot to death in his Portland, Oregon, home, police find nothing at the scene of the crime except several long strands of blonde hair hinting that a second victim may have been involved. Hotel security tapes from the victim's last vacation reveal an out-of-focus picture of a young blond woman entering and leaving his room. Could she also be a murder victim?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just what you want in a book like this...
- By Barbara on 01-12-07
By: Thomas Perry
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My Friend Leonard
- By: James Frey
- Narrated by: Andy Paris
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 268
Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring. The father figure is Leonard, the high-living, recovering coke addict, "West Coast Director of a large Italian-American finance firm" (read: mobster) who helped to keep James Frey clean in A Million Little Pieces.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- By Kathy on 11-04-05
By: James Frey
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Santa Fe Rules
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 296
Successful movie producer Wolf Willett is stunned when he sees his own death reported in a major newspaper. It says he was a victim in a triple homicide during a sordid tryst with his wife and a friend. But who is the unidentified corpse? Why can't Wolf remember anything about the night in question? And who wants him dead?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too much sex stuff
- By Kathleen Fuller on 06-11-19
By: Stuart Woods
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Orchid Beach
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 577
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 514
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 512
Forced into early retirement at 37, smart, attractive, and fiercely independent Major Holly Barker trades in her bars as a military cop for the badge of deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach, Florida. But below the sunny surface of this sleepy, well-to-do island town lies an evil that escalates into the cold-blooded murder of one of Holly's new colleagues.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What is wrong with this narrator???
- By Roz on 02-14-17
By: Stuart Woods
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Spellman Files
- By: Lisa Lutz
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 670
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 591
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 586
Isabel Spellman may have a checkered past littered with romantic mistakes, excessive drinking, and creative vandalism - but she's good at her job as a licensed P.I. with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy and all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. But when Izzy decides to get out of the family business in search of normalcy, she ends up taking on the most important case of her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Spellman Files (Unabridged)
- By Lisa Worthen on 07-14-11
By: Lisa Lutz
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Cash Landing
- A Novel
- By: James Grippando
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Story4 out of 5 stars 165
Every week a hundred million dollars in cash arrives at Miami International Airport, shipped by German banks to the Federal Reserve. A select group of trusted workers moves the bags through customs and loads them into armored trucks.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Start To The Series
- By Lia on 10-21-18
By: James Grippando