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Mia is a successful child psychologist, hoping to be made a partner in her company. But then she accepts a case that will change her life forever. Gemma is a teenage girl whose father is on the run for embezzlement. The police think Gemma knows where he is, and they want Mia to talk to her. Both women are hiding devastating secrets, and both women need the other to survive. The question is, can they trust each other?

One sultry evening in Kowloon, Dr Rowena Rossiter and Sister Alice Huntley are off-duty and in search of fun - little knowing that their world is on the brink of collapse. That night, Rowena will meet two men who will fight for her heart for the next four years. Connor O'Connor, the rebellious Irish soldier, who will woo and then lose her, and Kim Pheloung. Immensely rich and the most beautiful man Rowena has ever seen, he is also the most ruthless, with a sinister need to possess and control. 

Who was Jane Doe? Where did she come from? Who was she? No one knew, and after nine years, everyone stopped trying to trace her. This is a short paranormal Christmas story, originally started by my mother Patricia Moran and finished by me, Marta Moran Bishop.

I found myself wondering if she had been born out of the files or they were born together. At any rate, the files and Miss Tofte were inextricably tied up with each other. I tell you it was weird! If it had been anybody else, I would have felt kind of sad about it, I mean, a little old lady with no life other than the file department. But with Miss Tofte, you had an altogether different feeling. This was the way she liked it, make no mistake, this was her choice.

Hong Kong, 1950: Rowena's daughter, conceived during the horrors of the Japanese invasion, is safely at boarding school. Her great love, Connor O'Connor, is by her side. But just as they begin planning a new life together, bad news comes. A female doctor is urgently needed in Seoul. The powers that be would like Rowena to go. At first she plans to refuse until rumours begin to swirl that the sinister, beautiful man who held her captive during the war may still be alive and looking for her. Korea on the brink of war seems safer by comparison. Except that of course it isn't.

If You Will Lead: Enduring Wisdom for 21st-Century Leaders provides listeners with guidance for any sort of leadership journey. Whether you are a seasoned executive or just starting your first leadership role, this audiobook will help you grow as a leader. Doug Moran starts by posing four critical questions for every listener to consider: 1. Who am I? 2. What do I want? 3. How can I get others to make their own choice to follow me? 4. How can I earn and retain the privilege to lead? If You Will Lead helps each listener discover his or her own answers.

Traveling with Sugar reframes the rising diabetes epidemic as part of a 500-year-old global history of sweetness and power. Amid eerie injuries, changing bodies, amputated limbs, and untimely deaths, many people across the Caribbean and Central America simply call the affliction "sugar" - or, as some say in Belize, "traveling with sugar". A decade in the making, this audiobook unfolds as a series of cronicas - a word meaning both slow-moving story and slow-moving disease.

He's not the hero she thinks he is.... Nate's mistake got a fellow comrade killed, and a deathbed promise to take care of the guy's sister lands him in Wyoming with the hope of redemption. But he wasn't expecting...her. Beautiful, witty, and sweet, Olivia is everything he doesn't deserve. Born a nothing, he'll die a nothing. Though guilt is a living thing, temptation is too hard to resist. Somehow, she's unleashing his restraint and unearthing feelings he buried long ago. He wants her. More, he's worried he needs her.

I met my best friend, Jenny Winter, as a teenager and have loved her ever since. She's gorgeous and talented. Her voice could make angels weep. Yet she chose someone else, and I swore I'd never fall for her again. Until something happens between us and passion ignites. But she's not the right woman for me, and crossing the line with her would not only change everything, it'll take away the only good thing I have left.

The ghosts of her family's estate on the coast of Maine never troubled Ava Trumble. When she finally inherits the historic mansion, however, there's a small string attached: Ava has exactly one year to solve a 200-year-old mystery of a missing girl, or lose her family's home.... The lead investigator for paranormal TV show Phantoms, Jackson Granger, is prepared for any metaphysical encounter - until now.

My name is Ian Memmer, and I've been keeping something from my best friend Summer Quinn for years. I'm in love with her. She breaks my heart over and over, day after day, but I love her. We grew up next door to one another. She's kind and beautifully broken, and she has no idea how I feel. Because of her depression, and since she never showed any signs she felt the same, I've kept silent. Then a passionate moment between us changes everything and gives me hope.

As a child, Nakos Hunt left behind the familiarity of his Native American Arapaho tribe for time on Cattenach Ranch. Now the foreman, he's happily settled into his life, but the girl who befriended him all those years ago suddenly has him twisted inside out. He craves stability and purpose, and Amy Woods is anything but a calming presence. Though she's unbelievably gorgeous and about the only person who can drag a laugh from him, he's never been able to understand her.

It's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the French Quarter. Some are very spooky and veiled, others are tall and gangly, like strange aliens. As the parade proceeds, Carmela Bertrand and her best friend, Ava, follow behind, down Royal Street and past the food booths. Suddenly, they hear a terrible crash from Devon Dowling's antiques shop. They rush inside to find Devon collapsed with blood streaming down the side of his face. 

Elisabetta II è, è stata, e verosimilmente resterà, la regina dei record. È il sovrano che ha viaggiato più di tutti coloro che, prima di lei, hanno indossato una corona. È stata la prima regina a comparire in televisione e anche la prima a dover affrontare una serie di scandali che hanno messo a dura prova la sua pazienza e la sopravvivenza stessa della monarchia. E il 6 febbraio ne ha raggiunto un altro: il Giubileo di Platino, 70 anni seduta sul trono inglese come mai nessuno nella Storia.

Una scelta può cambiare per sempre il corso di una vita 1941. Durante un'afosa serata nel quartiere di Kowloon, uno dei di­stretti più caratteristici della co­lonia di Hong Kong, la dottores­sa Rowena Rossiter è in cerca di un po' svago dopo il duro lavoro. Ancora non sa che il suo mondo è sull'orlo del collasso. Quella sera, Rowena incontrerà due uomini che si batteranno per il suo cuore negli anni seguen­ti. Connor O'Connor, un soldato irlandese ribelle, che la corteggerà con determinazione e piglio scan­zonato; e Kim Pheloung.

È tempo di riposare! Lasciati trasportare nel mondo dei sogni da questa seconda raccolta di bedtime stories per adulti dalla narrazione pacata e rilassante, arricchite da piacevoli sound effects. Ogni storia è pensata per aiutare l'ascoltatore a sprofondare in un sonno profondo. Cosa aspetti allora? Scegli la tua preferita, chiudi gli occhi e lasciati guidare dalle parole...

Chiudi gli occhi, accosta l'orecchio al murice di una vecchia conchiglia dipinta di blu e lasciati trasportare dall'universo sensoriale che si sprigiona al suo interno. Il suono del mare ti accompagnerà verso un sonno tranquillo e privo di preoccupazioni. "SleepyCast. Storie per dormire meglio" è una serie di audiolibri di bedtime stories per adulti con sound effects rilassanti, ideati per favorire un sonno sereno e riposante. Lasciati cullare dalla voce narrante e dagli effetti sonori, e immergiti in mondi rassicuranti e tranquilli.

"E tenevo il suo uccello tra le mani. Lo masturbavo alternando movimenti veloci e lenti. Mi inumidii le dita, accarezzai il suo cazzo e toccai la punta , lo guardavo diventare bagnato e viscido. Strofinai la mia figa contro di lui, tenendo la sua erezione incredibilmente vicina senza dargli la possibilità di sentirmi, di penetrarmi. Non ancora".

Simone Moro racconta l’eroica spedizione sull'Annapurna del 1997 che purtroppo ebbe un epilogo tragico: i due suoi compagni di cordata persero la vita travolti da una valanga di dimensioni enormi, il ghiaccio e le rocce che li investirono non lasciarono loro scampo. Diversa fu la sorte di Simone: sopravvisse miracolosamente a un volo di 800 metri e in modo quasi soprannaturale rimase praticamente illeso. Cometa sull’Annapurna è la cronaca di quei lontani giorni vissuti al limite della sopravvivenza, e della sua amicizia con Anatoli Boukreev, il grande alpinista russo morto sull’Annapurna.

"Sentiva tutti gli sguardi su di sé, ma non erano per niente come prima. Erano sguardi avidi, che lei era riuscita a catturare completamente. Sguardi che la facevano eccitare. Stava facendo una cosa proibita, ma avrebbe continuato a farla. Perché aveva il coraggio di osare, perché era viva." Louise, Camilla, David e Charlie stanno bevendo vino e giocando a carte. Presto decidono di riscaldare l’atmosfera con una partita di strip poker. Louise sa da molto tempo di desiderare David. Se non altro, vuole almeno andare a letto con lui.