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Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Company of the Courtesan Author: Sarah Dunant Narrator: Richard E. Grant Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-06 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant's epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid. With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultan's court. But Fiammetta and Bucino's greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all. A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the world's greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the last word. Critic Reviews: "Lush and intelligent....Dunant is the kind of writer a reader will follow anywhere, trusting completely in her ability both to bring a time and place to life and to tell an enthralling story." (Booklist) "Through Bucino's sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued narration, Dunant crafts a vivid vision of Venetian life....Dunant's characters...are irresistible throughout their shifting fortunes." (Publishers Weekly)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The House on Cocoa Beach Author: Beatriz Williams Narrator: Eva Kaminsky, Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Lose yourself in a sweeping love story this summer - perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries and Santa Montefiore. Northern France, 1917. Virginia Fortescue has thrown convention and her respected upbringing to the wind to drive ambulances for the American Red Cross across Northern France. Grinding through the mud and the trenches to bring injured and dying men back from the front, the last thing she expects to find is a handsome English doctor who won't let her go - in spite of a wife waiting for him at home in Cornwall. Florida, 1922. In the humid heat of Florida, Virginia Fitzwilliam must tackle the estate of her late estranged husband. After the plantation house burned to the ground with Simon Fitzwilliam inside, the shipping business he built from scratch has foundered, and the mangroves have started to take back the land. The more Virginia learns about Simon and the secrets of his life, the more she fears that the dangers surrounding Simon now threaten her as well.... Critic Reviews: Praise for Beatriz Williams: "A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners.... No-one does it better than Beatriz." (Jane Green) "Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists." (Popsugar) "Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage." (Red) "Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge...a perfect storm." (Good Housekeeping)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kelly Sisters Author: Maureen Lee Narrator: Noreen Leighton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 07-30-15 Publisher: Lamplight Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: It's 1925, and Patricia, Tara and Aideen couldn't be more excited to be starting a new life in Liverpool. Yet it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems, for the girls are hastily swept onto a huge ocean liner heading to New York. When their father vanishes midway across the Atlantic, the grieving sisters prepare themselves for a new life in the big city. For whatever their father was running from has every chance of catching up with them....

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shattered Crowns: The Sacrifice Author: Christina Croft Narrator: Jack Wynters Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 11-27-17 Publisher: Christina Croft Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 1914, the capitals of Europe erupt in a patriotic frenzy as peoples on all sides, roused by the press, rejoice at the outbreak of the "war to end wars". The rejoicing soon turns to disillusionment as the full horrors of the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen become apparent. For the Emperors of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia comes the growing awareness that this war, which they sought desperately to avoid, is not being fought for territory or honor, but rather to destroy the old world order and to replace their autocracies with secular ideologies and international economic control. Amid the intrigue and deception, Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Franz Josef, Archduke Karl, and Queen Marie of Roumania not only face the horrific sacrifice of their people, but are also confronted by their own personal and family tragedies. The Sacrifice is the second novel in the Shattered Crowns trilogy, following the royalties of Europe from 1913 to the Treaty of Versailles. The Sacrifice covers the period from the outbreak of war to the Russian revolution (1914-1917) and is based on actual events.

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Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Above Us the Sky Author: Milly Adams Narrator: Maggie Mash Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-17 Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: June 1940, and newly qualified teacher Phyllis Saunders is evacuated with her school to Dorset. Here she encounters prejudice and suspicion, but she is determined to make the best of life for herself and the children in her care. All the while her fiancé, submariner Sammy, is facing danger out at sea. On a visit to London, Phyllis gets caught up in the Blitz but manages to escape. Shaken but alive, she returns to the relative peace of the countryside - but soon she is nursing a secret she can tell no-one about.

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://hotaudiobook.com Título: La isla de los amores infinitos [The Island of Eternal Love] Autor: Daína Chaviano Narrador: Paula Andrea Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 52 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 09-26-17 Editor: Audible Studios Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Historical Resumen del editor: Tres familias de orígenes y culturas dispares protagonizan esta apasionante saga de emigrantes que recalan en Cuba y cuyos destinos a lo largo de más de 150 años correrán parejos con los de la bella isla. Desde el Miami actual, la historia retrocede hasta 1856, cuando entran en contacto los personajes, procedentes de China, España y África, y surge el amor, que hallará una mágica continuidad un siglo más tarde. Una hermosa historia de esperanzas y sueños rotos, de nostalgia, exilio y amores unidos por el destino. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cottingley Secret Author: Hazel Gaynor Narrator: Karen Cass, Billie Fullford-Brown Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 09-07-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: The New York Times best-selling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did exist.... 1917: When two young cousins, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright from Cottingley, England, announce they have photographed fairies at the bottom of the garden, their parents are astonished. But when the great novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle endorses the photographs' authenticity, the girls become a sensation, their discovery offering something to believe in amid a world ravaged by war. One year later.... When Olivia Kavanagh finds an old manuscript and a photograph in her late grandfather's bookshop, she becomes fascinated by the story of the two young girls who mystified the world. As Olivia is drawn into events a century ago, she becomes aware of the past and the present intertwining, blurring her understanding of what is real and what is imagined. As she begins to understand why a nation once believed in fairies, will Olivia find a way to believe in herself? Critic Reviews: "Enchanting, magical.... This book reminds us that we are never too old to believe in magic." (Carmel Harrington) "I adored The Cottingley Secret...an enchanting and enthralling tale of childhood magic." (Pam Jenoff, New York Times best-selling author of The Orphan's Tale)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tales from a Strange Southern Lady Author: Jan Fink Narrator: Natalee Pfeifer Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-17 Publisher: Fifth Estate Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Jan Fink's stories are drawn from her life experiences and the people she has met along the way. She allows her characters to channel their stories in their own voices. Stories that involve what it is to be human and capable of greed, hatred, brutality, and even murder. Her characters take us through the struggles of the human capacity for good and evil, the capacity to love, human frailty, the burden of guilt and sin, and realizing the dark side of their own nature. From Anna fleeing her eccentric Southern family, Olivia's childhood memoir, Damon Pierce's knowledge, John Love's quest for Clara Jean, Little Bill's Greenland to Pauley and Dylan's driving lesson, a mother's story of abuse, the long-winded George McNutt, Buzz the collector, and Archie's question, they are each in their own way searching for meaning and freedom. Tales from a Strange Southern Lady is fashioned with sentences that artfully paint perfect pictures and a sharp, wicked sense of humor. At the same time they carry that sort of Southern innocence and naiveté that makes the characters so likable and the bad ones so hateable.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Red Sky at Noon Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Narrator: Simon Bubb Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 07-06-17 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Red Sky at Noon by Simon Sebag Montefiore. 'The black earth was already baking, and the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses and rode across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire....' Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He joins the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya's war in the grasslands of Southern Russia and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin, between Benya's intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin's daughter and a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery and human survival, where personal betrayal is a constant companion and death just a heartbeat away. Critic Reviews: "A master storyteller - his fiction is compelling." (GQ) "A natural storyteller who brings his encycolopedic knowledge of Russian history to life in language that glitters like the ice of St Petersburg." (Washington Post)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eureka Author: Anthony Quinn Narrator: Kim Hicks Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 07-06-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Sex, drugs, cinema and stardom in a glorious technicolour romp through London's Swinging '60s. Summer, 1967. As London shimmers in a heat haze and swoons to the sound of Sgt. Pepper, a mystery film - Eureka - is being shot by German wunderkind Reiner Werther Kloss. The screenwriter, Nat Fane, would do anything for a hit but can't see straight for all the acid he's dropping. Fledgling actress Billie Cantrip is hoping for her big break but can't find a way out of her troubled relationship with an older man. And journalist Freya Wyley wants to know why so much of what Kloss touches turns to ash in his wake. Meanwhile, the parallel drama of Nat's screenplay starts unfurling its own deep secrets. Sexy, funny, nasty, Eureka probes the dark side of creativity, the elusiveness of art and the torment of love. Critic Reviews: "By his own terms, Quinn is the literary equivalent of Houdini, a novelist who has a particular talent for absenting himself and letting his characters come to life." (The Independent)

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Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Forgotten Letters Author: Kirk Raeber, Mario Acevedo Narrator: Eric Martin Reid Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-25-17 Publisher: Kirk J Raeber Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: A trove of forgotten letters reveals a love that defied a world war. In 1924, eight-year-old Robert Campbell accompanies his missionary parents to Japan where he befriends a young Makiko Asakawa. Robert enjoys his life there, but the dark tides of war are rising, and it won't be long before foreigners are forced to leave Japan. Torn from the people Robert has come to think of as family, he stays in contact by exchanging letters with Makiko, letters that soon show their relationship is blossoming into something much more than friendship. The outbreak of total war sweeps all before it, and when correspondence ends with no explanation, Robert fears the worst. He will do anything to find Makiko, even launch himself headfirst into a conflict that is consuming the world. Turmoil and tragedy threaten his every step, but no risk is too great to prove that love conquers all.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In This Grave Hour Subtitle: Maisie Dobbs Mysteries, Book 13 Author: Jacqueline Winspear Narrator: Julie Teal Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: Lamplight Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Britain is at war. Returned from a dangerous mission onto enemy soil, Maisie Dobbs is fully aware of the gravity of the current situation; her world is on the cusp of great change. One of those changes can be seen in the floods of refugees that are arriving in Britain, desperate for sanctuary. When Maisie stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may have been more than ordinary people, she is drawn into an investigation that requires all her insight and strength. The 13th title in the Maisie Dobbs series from New York Times best-selling author Jacqueline Winspear. Critic Reviews: "'I'm a huge Maisie Dobbs fan." (Lee Child) "Maisie Dobbs has not been created - she has been discovered. And what a revelation she is!" (Alexander McCall Smith)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper Author: Harriet Scott Chessman Narrator: Harriet Scott Chessman Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Ill with Bright's disease and conscious of her approaching death, Lydia Cassatt contemplates her world with courage, openness, and passion. As she addresses and comes to accept her own position as her sister's model, she asks stirring questions about love and art's capacity to remember.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Piece of the World Author: Christina Baker Kline Narrator: Polly Stone Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: For decades Christina Olson's whole world has been a rocky, windswept point on the coast of Maine, the farmhouse her ancestors fled to from the Salem witch trials. A world she fears she will never leave. As a girl, farm life asked more of Christina than it did her family, her wasting limbs turning every task into a challenge. But the very tenacity that strengthened her may dash her chances for a life beyond her chores and extinguish her hopes for love. Years pass, and Christina's solitude is broken by the arrival of Andrew Wyeth, a young artist who is fixated on the isolated farmhouse. In Christina he will discover more than a kindred spirit; for him, she will become a muse like no other.... From the best-selling author of Orphan Train comes a luminous portrait of a woman of grit and grace, as heartwarming as it is gripping. A story that allows the listener to marvel at Andrew Wyeth's iconic portrait from the other side. Critic Reviews: "A Piece of the World is a graceful, moving and powerful demonstration of what can happen when a fearless literary imagination combines with an inexhaustible curiosity about the past and the human heart: a feat of time travel, a bravura improvisation on the theme of art history, a wonderful story that seems to have been waiting, all this time, for Christina Baker Kline to come along and tell it." (Michael Chabon) "Christina Baker Kline writes about home and place with wisdom and tenderness, but most of all she writes about Christina Olson with compassion, empathy and resounding admiration. This is an inspiring, haunting, powerful novel." (Helen Sedgwick, author of The Comet Seekers) "With remarkable precision and compassion, A Piece of the World transports us to a mid-century farmhouse on the coast of Maine. But just like the painting that inspired it, this novel is about so much more. It's about the terrors and injustices of childhood, the aches of adulthood, the regrets of middle age. It's a story about a woman trapped by family and duty and her own ailing body. It's a book about the façades we erect despite our desire to be seen.... Christina Baker Kline has accomplished something grand." (Nathan Hill, author of The Nix) "Tender, tragic, A Piece of the World is a fascinating exploration of the life lived inside that house at the top of the hill." (Lily King) "Painterly, sensuous, and sympathetic." (Kirkus Reviews) "Insightful, evocative prose brings Christina's singular perspective and indomitable spirit to life." (Publishers Weekly)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The UP Trail (Annotated) Subtitle: Zane Grey Collection, Book 15 Author: Zane Grey, Raging Bull Publishing Narrator: J Rodney Turner Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-17 Publisher: Raging Bull Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: First published in 1918, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles including: This ambitious tale weaves a grand narrative of the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad line, which serves as the backdrop for a tender romance that blooms between the virtuous Allie and the mysterious and taciturn protagonist, Warren Neale.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Taduno's Song Subtitle: A Novel Author: Odafe Atogun Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: A stunning debut from a fresh Nigerian literary voice: a mesmerizing, deceptively simple, Kafkaesque narrative, resonant of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and lightly informed by the life of Nigerian musical superstar Fela Kuti - a powerful story of love, sacrifice, and courage. The day a stained brown envelope reaches Taduno from his homeland, he knows that the time has come to return from exile. Arriving full of hope, the musician discovers that his people no longer recognize him and no one recalls his voice. His girlfriend, Lela, has disappeared, abducted by government agents. He wanders through his house in search of clues, but all traces of his old life have been erased. As he becomes aware that all that is left of himself is an emptiness, Taduno finds new purpose: to unravel the mystery of his lost life and find his lost love. But soon he must face a difficult decision: to fight the power or save his woman, to sing for love or for his people. Critic Reviews: "Burning with magic and loss, exile and return, beauty and heartache, Taduno's Song is a colossal epic disguised as a small novel." (Marlon James, author of the Man Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings) "This quiet novel is an original. It is as if the writer, Mr. Atogun, has plunged into the depth the sea of Nigeria's history and returned with a leviathan, and has invited us to see - and be amused, troubled, scared, and even angry. And we cannot help but look." (Chigozie Obioma, author of the American Library Association's top debut novel The Fishermen) "This beautiful little book deserves a place on the shelf. Thoughtful readers will be enthralled." ( Library Journal)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: And There Ill Be a Soldier Subtitle: A Western Story Author: Johnny D. Boggs Narrator: Chris Abell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Tormented by Southern partisans, Missouri farm boy Caleb Cole joins the Union's 18th Missouri. About the same time, down on the Texas coast, violin-playing Ryan McCalla, from a well-to-do family, enlists in the Confederacy's Second Texas - mainly in the spirit of adventure - with some friends. The two teenagers are about to grow up quickly. Fate will bring the two together - along with a teenage girl from Corinth, Mississippi, when the Confederate and Union armies clash at Shiloh, Tennessee, and then again in the town of Corinth. They will learn that war is far from glorious.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Short Time to Stay Here Author: Terry Roberts Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: The summer of 1917 should have been a summer like any other. Stephen Robbins should have been doing the same thing he'd been doing for years past. As a young boy he'd fled his life in a secluded mountain cove and risen through the ranks to become the manager of the South's finest resort, the elegant Mountain Park Hotel. By all rights, he should have spent this summer as host to some of the wealthiest gentry on the East Coast. Hans Ruser, German commodore of the world's largest and most luxurious cruise liner, Das Vaterland, should have been sailing yet again with his elite passengers to the far corners of the world. And Anna Ulmann, captivating and beautiful, should have been at home in her New York mansion planning yet another lavish dinner party for her famous husband and his rich and powerful friends. She should have idled away her spare time by taking perfectly staged photographic portraits of the very same people. But war will change everything that should have been in that summer of 1917 - the US enters WWI and the Mountain Park Hotel is pressed into service as an internment camp for 2,000 German nationals, including Ruser and his men. This sudden collision of lives and cultures in the small town of Hot Springs, North Carolina, is both frightening and exhilarating. And the unlikely alliance that forms between Hans Ruser and Stephen Robbins will force each to decide just how far they are willing to go to keep peace in the beautiful and isolated mountains. Feisty Anna Ulmann, seeking to assert her independence in a male-dominated world, mysteriously flees south to devote her life to documentary photography. When she steps off the train at the Hot Springs depot one sultry summer day, she could not have imagined the passionate journey that will result when she matches wits with Stephen Robbins. Haunted by demons both past and present, they will face heartbreaking tragedy. Yet together they will discover the true meaning of imprisonment and escape.