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Narrated by:
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Louise Williams
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By:
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A.G. Slatter
About this listen
A lush and twisted dark fairy tale suffused with witchcraft, dark secrets and bitter revenge from the award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones. Exquisite, haunting and at times brutal, listeners of Naomi Novik and Erin Morgenstern will be entranced.
Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible—and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan—and who will suffer most if she does. But as the ghosts of her past become harder to control, Asher realises she has no choice.
From the award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones, dark magic, retribution and twisted family secrets combine to weave a bewitching and addictive tale.
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Drags on and on.
- By Amanda Turner on 04-10-21
By: A.G. Slatter
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Instruments of Darkness
- A Novel
- By: Imogen Robertson
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 140
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Story4 out of 5 stars 141
In the year 1780, Harriet Westerman, the willful mistress of a country manor in Sussex, finds a dead man on her grounds with a ring bearing the crest of Thornleigh Hall in his pocket. Not one to be bound by convention or to shy away from adventure, she recruits a reclusive local anatomist named Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer, and historical suspense's newest investigative duo is born.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not The Best, But Not Too Bad...
- By MJ on 01-13-13
By: Imogen Robertson
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Silent in the Grave
- By: Deanna Raybourn
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,831
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,212
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,203
Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Happily surprised
- By 9S on 07-04-09
By: Deanna Raybourn
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Summerset Abbey
- Summerset Abbey, Book 1
- By: T. J. Brown
- Narrated by: Sarah Coomes
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4 out of 5 stars 80
1913: In a sprawling manor on the outskirts of London, three young women seek to fulfill their destinies and desires amidst the unspoken rules of society and the distant rumblings of war.... Sir Philip Buxton raised three girls into beautiful and capable young women in a bohemian household that defied Edwardian tradition. Eldest sister Rowena was taught to value people, not wealth or status. But everything she believes will be tested when Sir Philip dies, and the girls must live under their uncle’s guardianship....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great for Downton Abbey fans, but…
- By Katherine on 03-11-13
By: T. J. Brown
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The Fire Rose
- By: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: Kate Black-Regan
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 768
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 627
Accepting employment as a governess after hard times hit her family, medieval scholar Rosalind Hawkins is surprised when she learns that her mysterious employer has no children and only wants her to read to him through a speaking tube.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great story, poorly presented
- By Che on 02-26-10
By: Mercedes Lackey
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Florence Grace
- By: Tracy Rees
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,073
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,894
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,886
Florrie Buckley is an orphan living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence, but Florrie is content; she runs wild in the mysterious landscape. She thinks her destiny is set in stone. But when Florrie is 14, she inherits a never-imagined secret. She is related to a wealthy and notorious London family: the Graces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly brilliant!!!
- By Maria on 07-04-16
By: Tracy Rees
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The Nurses of Steeple Street
- By: Donna Douglas
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Welcome to the district nurses' home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret.... Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake cost her the love and respect of everyone around her. Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse. But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges as she is assigned to Quarry Hill, one of the city's most notorious slums.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a delightful story
- By Delores DeMaria on 10-17-23
By: Donna Douglas
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The Dead Travel Fast
- By: Deanna Raybourn
- Narrated by: Charlotte Parry
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 592
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 453
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Story4 out of 5 stars 453
With a modest inheritance and the three gowns that comprise her entire wardrobe, Theodora leaves Edinburgh—and a disappointed suitor—far behind. She is bound for Romania, where tales of vampires are still whispered, to visit an old friend and write the book that will bring her true independence. She arrives at a magnificent, decaying castle in the Carpathians, replete with eccentric inhabitants, including the castle’s master, Count Andrei Dragulescu.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Process vs getting their
- By Aryn on 04-29-11
By: Deanna Raybourn
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Ember Island
- By: Kimberley Freeman
- Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 294
A compelling tale of two women separated by a century who discover long-buried secrets in an Australian manor house. In 1891, Tilly Kirkland is reeling with shock and guilt after her tempestuous marriage ends in horrific circumstances. Fleeing to the farthest place she knows, Tilly takes a job on Ember Island in Moreton Bay, Australia, where she becomes the governess to the prison superintendent's precocious young daughter, Nell.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not her best book
- By Beth on 05-02-18
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The Unseen
- A Novel
- By: Katherine Webb
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
A vicar with a passion for nature, the Reverend Albert Canning leads a happy existence with his naive wife, Hester, in their sleepy Berkshire village in the year 1911. But as the English summer dawns, the Cannings' lives are forever changed by two new arrivals: Cat, their new maid, a disaffected, free-spirited young woman sent down from London after entanglements with the law; and Robin Durrant, a leading expert in the occult, enticed by tales of elemental beings in the water meadows nearby.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By Dana on 09-03-12
By: Katherine Webb
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Steam and Sorcery
- By: Cindy Spencer Pape
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 500
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Story4 out of 5 stars 444
Sir Merrick Hadrian hunts monsters, both human and supernatural. A Knight of the Order of the Round Table, his use of magick and the technologies of steam power have made him both respected and feared. But his considerable skills are useless in the face of his greatest challenge, guardianship of five unusual children. At a loss, Merrick enlists the aid of a governess....
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4 out of 5 stars
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light read
- By Marcelina on 02-07-13
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The Bride of Black Douglas
- By: Elaine Coffman
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Lady Meleri Weatherby is desperate to escape the unthinkable: marriage to a man she does not love, a man she knows to be unspeakably cruel. In a bold move, she breaks off her betrothal to Lord Philip and flees her home in Northumberland, vowing to marry the first man she meets, never considering the consequences of such a show of independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good but too short
- By GatorBait! on 11-19-17
By: Elaine Coffman
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The Scottish Duke
- By: Karen Ranney
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Though raised as a gentleman's daughter, Lorna Gordon is obliged to take a position as an upstairs maid at Blackhall Castle when her father dies. Alex Russell, the Duke of Kinross, is the most tempting man she's ever seen - and completely unattainable until, at a fancy dress ball, Lorna disguises herself as Marie Antoinette and pursues an illicit tryst, with scandalous consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Lady M on 12-16-16
By: Karen Ranney
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The Cater Street Hangman
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,771
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,523
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,520
When a maid in the upper class Ellison household is strangled, Inspector Pitt is called in to investigate. He finds a world ruled by strict manners and social customs, where the inhabitants of the Ellison's neighborhood appear to be more outraged by the thought of scandal than they are by murder. Inspector Pitt finds a most unlikely ally in Charlotte, the Ellison's spirited daughter. But as the murders continue, Charlotte and Pitt find themselves drawn together by more than the investigation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I really like this book but it's not for everone
- By Ancient Warrior on 03-14-11
By: Anne Perry
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The Binding
- A Novel
- By: Bridget Collins
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,430
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,275
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,268
Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a bookbinder - a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice among their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just wow
- By RUKiddingMee on 05-18-19
By: Bridget Collins
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A Test of Wills
- By: Charles Todd
- Narrated by: Samuel Giles
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,533
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,344
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,336
Ian Rutledge returns to his career at Scotland Yard after years fighting in the First World War. Unknown to his colleagues he is still suffering from shell shock, and is burdened with the guilt of having had executed a young soldier on the battlefield for refusing to fight. A jealous colleague has learned of his secret and has managed to have Rutledge assigned to a difficult case which could spell disaster for Rutledge whatever the outcome. A retired officer has been murdered, and Rutledge goes to investigate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to follow the narrator
- By Carol on 01-02-13
By: Charles Todd
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Evergreen Falls
- By: Kimberley Freeman
- Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 232
A long-forgotten secret, a scandalous attraction and a place where two women's lives are changed forever. 1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No-one could have predicted what would unfold.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Soooo Boring
- By Merford on 10-09-19
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God's Handmaiden
- By: Gilbert Morris
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Gervase Howard is in her mid-teens when her working-class mother dies and she must go to live with relatives in service to a wealthy, noble family, outside of London. While learning various jobs, she is drawn to the eldest son, Davis. Her fascination with him grows deeper, but more hopeless, since the two are separated not just by class, but also by Davis's love for Roberta. When Davis announces his engagement, he asks Gervase to join them as Roberta's maid. But instead Gervase becomes a companion to Florence Nightingale and accompanies her when the Crimean War breaks out....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Always enjoy Gilbert Morris-Great historical fict.
- By Linda - Yakima on 01-17-13
By: Gilbert Morris
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good read
- By Kayla potthoff on 10-01-24
By: Natasha Bache
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The Inheritance
- By: Janine Galliano
- Narrated by: Christopher Weeks
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4 out of 5 stars 139
Mike Gray is still reeling from the sudden death of his father when he inherits Willow House, his father’s childhood home. Keen to move out of the city, Mike decides to move his young family to the small, quaint town of Fairview. But not all is right at Willow House. There are dark forces at work, which threaten to destroy what remains of the Gray family. The curse at the heart of Willow House has lain dormant for decades, but is about to be reawakened and unleashed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slowwww start
- By Kindle Customer on 12-07-24
By: Janine Galliano
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The Archived
- Archived, Book 1
- By: Victoria Schwab
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 147
The Archive, an otherworldly library, contains the bodies of everyone who has ever died. But when the Archive is compromised from within, 16-year-old Mackenzie Bishop must use her skills as a Keeper to identify the traitor and prevent violent Histories from escaping into our world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting story
- By Dray on 09-30-19
By: Victoria Schwab
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Bohemian Gospel
- Bohemian Gospel Series, Book 1
- By: Dana Chamblee Carpenter
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Some call her a witch. Others call her an angel. Even Mouse doesn't know who - or what - she is. But she means to find out. When young King Ottakar shows up at the Abbey wounded by a traitor's arrow, Mouse breaks church law to save him and then agrees to accompany him back to Prague as his personal healer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible Story!
- By JUDEE on 06-28-17
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They Drown Our Daughters
- By: Katrina Monroe
- Narrated by: Mara Wilson
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 39
They say Cape Disappointment is haunted. That's why tourists used to flock there in droves. They'd visit the rocky shoreline under the old lighthouse's watchful eye and fish shells from the water as they pretended to spot dark shapes in the surf. Now the tourists are long gone, and when Meredith Strand and her young daughter return to Meredith's childhood home after an acrimonious split from her wife, the Cape seems more haunted by regret than any malevolent force. But her mother, suffering from early stages of Alzheimer's, is convinced the ghost stories are real.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too slow and too many holes
- By "n929600b" on 11-25-24
By: Katrina Monroe
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Instruments of Darkness
- A Novel
- By: Imogen Robertson
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 140
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Story4 out of 5 stars 141
In the year 1780, Harriet Westerman, the willful mistress of a country manor in Sussex, finds a dead man on her grounds with a ring bearing the crest of Thornleigh Hall in his pocket. Not one to be bound by convention or to shy away from adventure, she recruits a reclusive local anatomist named Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer, and historical suspense's newest investigative duo is born.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not The Best, But Not Too Bad...
- By MJ on 01-13-13
By: Imogen Robertson
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Wild Is the Witch
- By: Rachel Griffin
- Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Iris concocts the perfect curse for Pike: one that will turn him into a witch. But just as she’s about to dispel it, a bird swoops down and steals the curse before flying away. If the bird dies, the curse will be unleashed—and the bird is a powerful amplifier, and unleashing the curse would turn not just Pike, but everyone in the region, into a witch. New witches have no idea how to control their magic and the consequences would be dire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So good!
- By Sarah Jones on 08-08-22
By: Rachel Griffin
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- Ronnie Kay
- 07-25-24
Victorian esq horror
I'm a big sucker for Victorian style horror stories plus the little fairy tales told within the book were so good! I was hooked and couldn't stop listening!
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- Briana
- 01-05-23
Brilliant!
This novel pulls in so many threads from Slatter’s previously published short stories! I really enjoyed all the nods and references
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Kayla potthoff
- 10-02-24
Very good
I really like this book. I found it very interesting. I like the way the magic was used. First to change her looks and then to actually put someone in some else's body. It a complex getting even with bad family members but it still has heart. All of us are shaped by our upbringing and we all want to feel excepted and loved. That doesn't always look the same though. Most would go to great lengths to get that but how far is too far. Even in death can we r.i.p if we still have that longing?? The narrator was good.
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- T. Hoyt
- 06-24-24
Sins Of the Family
This fantasy blends the folklore of witches and wolf people. The story follows a witch who must fulfill a promise of revenge, but who really just wants to be free to be herself. Those around her pull her strings to do as they want, and she must toe the line between loyalties. This is a fun, fast-paced story. I really enjoyed it.
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- Julia
- 07-01-24
Brilliant
The narrator made the story complete. The tale was intriguing, left me wanting more.
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- kat
- 11-08-22
loved it!
wonderful narration! exciting story filled with twists and turns,, magic, family drama history and so much more!
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- BentPenny
- 11-24-24
Great story
I enjoyed the story, characters, and narration. This is the 2nd story I’ve read by this author. I enjoyed the magic and stories told within the story by the characters.
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- Holly Bailey
- 10-18-24
Great unique story
Let vid this book. Great story development and very enjoyable listening. Excellent narration. Highly recommend to all readers.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Chariedel Davatos
- 12-20-24
Amazing
It was an amazing experience, I felt so sorry for Asher Todd, but felt the ending fitting as well
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Memory Thornton
- 10-03-22
good story
the story line was very good but the narrator's dramatic voice gets aggravating at times.
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