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Title: Revenge of the Banker's Daughter

Author: Matt Ryan

Narrator: Dwayne Dalton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-15-18

Publisher: Kitsap Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Can there be a happy ending to this drama? This super-engaging thriller couldn't be more topical and timely.

Author T. Matt Ryan, inspired from his observations and experiences in politics, has created a novel about corruption, betrayal, and revenge along with justice and redemption in small town America.

Set in rural Western Colorado shortly after World War II, 17-year-old Gloria Knight's life is shattered when she is raped after her high school graduation dance and her fiancé is falsely charged with the crime. Her father, the most powerful man in Goodwin County, orchestrates a cover-up of the crime with the local sheriff and judge. An outraged Gloria then sets in motion a chain of events that could irreversibly end an era when one man ruled the county.

Members Reviews:

A cleaver and unpredictable story

The story line is Romeo and Juliet. The time is mid 1900s. The place is rural America. The writer's detail paints a vivid picture of not so benign small town politics. The course of event takes the reader to unexpected places and feelings. It is a thriller propelling the reader forward. I would love to see this made into a movie.

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Title: On the Homefront

Author: Barb Warner Deane

Narrator: Rebecca McKernan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-15-18

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1941, WWII begins for the United States, and life will never be the same for three women as they send their husbands, brothers, and friends off to war.

Ruth, a young wife and teacher, Lilly her teenage sister-in-law, and Helen, a British war bride, learn to cope with rationing, change, fear, loss, humiliation, and brutality while they forge an impenetrable bond and grow to be stronger than any of them ever dreamed possible. They lean on each other for support, aided by the family and friends who surround them, but when one decides to go to the front lines as part of the American Red Cross Clubmobile program, how can they cope with her absence - and more telegrams reporting loss?

Members Reviews:

Captivating characters

This book really kept my interest. I finished it in two days. More than that, I connected with the characters so much that I wish there was a second epilogue, to tell me even more about their lives after the war. The story wraps up nicely and Im not dissatisfied, but Im invested enough in the women to want to hear more. It was a great insight into life during the war. I wasnt born yet, so I enjoyed getting to live through a few different perspectives.

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Title: Thunderbolt from Navarone

Author: Sam Llewellyn

Narrator: Jonathan Oliver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-04-18

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Following on in Alistair MacLean's footsteps, Sam Llewellyn, an enthralling storyteller in his own right, has produced another riveting sequel to the classic adventures The Guns of Navarone and Force 10 From Navarone.

Fresh from their mission against Werewolf U-Boats, Mallory, Miller and Andrea are summoned to Naval HQ and given their new mission: to reconnoitre the Greek island of Kynthos and determine the German development of the lethal and experimental V3 rocket, and destroy any facilities. They're given a rocket expert to accompany them - but can they trust him?

Filled with the same riveting storytelling as the originals by the master himself, this new Navarone adventure is bound to please old and new fans alike.

Members Reviews:

Well crafted suspense

Very enjoyable read. Fast paced suspense. Allastair MacLean has created some remarkable characters, and Llewellyn has done them justice. I regret that their are no more sequels, as this would make for a terrific series.

Four Stars

Great read.

entertaining

not quite the same as the original but,not bad either.I did buy storm force also.they did not have the punch of ice station zebra.

Great Novel

I found this novel to be very entertaining. I will read more novels by this author, whenever they are available.

Not a winning combination

Like the other reviewer, Robert Dinger, I have really enjoyed Sam Llewellyn. I am also a great fan of Alistair MacLean's earlier works. If you expect a winning combination in THUNDERBOLT FROM NAVARONE, though, you will be sorely disappointed. The story was not captivating, the characters were not interesting. The cliff-hangers were paraded past like a sad Indiana Jones wanna-be. This is no successor for Alistair MacLean. Again, Sam Llewellyn's yacht racing mysteries are very enjoyable, especially if you're a Dick Francis fan, and I am looking forward to the next one of those.

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Title: Flashman in the Peninsula

Subtitle: Adventures of Thomas Flashman, Book 3

Author: Robert Brightwell

Narrator: Henry Clore Harrison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-28-17

Publisher: Henlow Publishing Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This is the third installment in the memoirs of the Georgian Englishman, Thomas Flashman, which were recently discovered on a well-known auction website. Thomas is the uncle of the notorious Victorian rogue, Harry Flashman, whose memoirs have already been published, edited by George MacDonald Fraser. Thomas shares many of the family traits, particularly the ability to find himself reluctantly at the sharp end of many major events of his age.

While many people have written books and novels on the Peninsular War, Thomas Flashman's memoirs offer a unique perspective. They include new accounts of famous battles, but also incredible incidents and characters almost forgotten by history. Flashman is revealed as the catalyst to one of the greatest royal scandals of the 19th century, which disgraced a prince and ultimately produced one of our greatest novelists. In Spain and Portugal, he witnesses catastrophic incompetence and incredible courage in equal measure. He is present at an extraordinary action where a small group of men stopped the army of a French marshal in its tracks. His flatulent horse may well have routed a Spanish regiment, while his cowardice and poltroonery certainly saved the British army from a French trap.

Accompanied by Lord Byron's dog, Flashman faces death from Polish lancers and a vengeful Spanish midget, not to mention finding time to perform a blasphemous act with the famous Maid of Zaragoza. This is an account made more astonishing as the key facts are confirmed by various historical sources.

Members Reviews:

Best successor yet to GMF...!!

This book is exceptional, almost need not say more. Robert Brightwell obviously has done his research and put forth a book well worthy of the George MacDonald Fraser series!! Brightwell's character, Thomas "Flashman" is well written and he stays in trouble along the lines of "Ol' Flashy" himself. I really do feel that many heroes in life actually come by their acts and "fame?" largely due to being in "the wrong place at the right time"!

This book will generate many future sales from Robert Brightwell by me, and hopefully others that love this genre'.....

The story of The Legion Lusitania is stuff that we never hear about and to write that, along with other incidents and persons of The Peninsular Campaign, is.....well, I don't want to spoil it for anyone!

Keep it up, Mr. Brightwell - you have a talent for bringing us Historical Fiction and eager readers will flock to you!!

Excellent follow up to the Cobra

At last, Mr Brightwell has got it right. I wrote what I hope was a great review on The Cobra, another cracking good read but let down by an unfortunate 'in-joke' which for me marred what was an exceptional yarn. Not so in this instance and I would put this up against, indeed at the top of the pile of all of the other Flashman Wanabees. Thomas Flashman is a character all of his own and as I had the pleasure of knowing George MacDonald Fraser, I know he would have loved this.

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Title: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.

Author: Sandra Gulland

Narrator: Kim Handysides

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We meet Josephine in the exotic and lush Martinico, where an old island woman predicts that one day she will be queen. The journey from the remote village of her birth to the height of European elegance is long, but Josephine's fortune proves to be true. By way of fictionalized diary entries, we traverse her early years as she marries her one true love, bears his children, and is left betrayed, widowed, and penniless. It is Josephine's extraordinary charm, cunning, and will to survive that catapults her to the heart of society, where she meets Napoleon, whose destiny will prove to be irrevocably intertwined with hers.

Members Reviews:

Excellent read

This very lengthy novel is written entirely in diary entries and letters, which is interesting and makes it easy to read in small time windows. It involves the early history and life story of Josephine Bonaparte. The characters, of which there are too many, are well developed in most cases, and the book has so many good facts that will help the reader understand the challenges and sadness of the period of the French Revolution. Not boring. Some of the taboos and customs of that period of history are way over-the-top, some funny and others just weird or terrifying. There are sequels that continue the story, which tell about Josephine's life as queen. I very much enjoyed reading this novel and especially liked the formatting of letters/diary entries rather than just text.

Interesting..

I knew nothing about Joséphine, except her name. As I have learned about her, I have also learned so much about the aftermath of Bastille Day.. the terrors of the Jacobins and Franceâs struggle for liberty. The book is written in small interesting chunks so this history is easily digested!

I thought to myself "If this smart woman loves these books enough to read them multiple ...

I had heard Senator Claire McCaskill say she had read this series a few times. I thought to myself "If this smart woman loves these books enough to read them multiple times than, you have to read them " This first book of the series is really good. The story pulled me in from the start. I had never in my life been interested in French history but after reading this I can't wait to start the second book.The young Josephine was a fascinating, smart , caring young woman and the times in which she lived were tumultuous . I am hooked.Extremely well written.

Great historical fiction

The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland is the first installment in a trilogy about Josephine Bonaparte. The first installment is fascinating, magnetic even, but so many things happen in the book that it feels long, longer than its four hundred-ish pages. The title couldnât have been different; it pays homage not to a life but to the journey of a woman of modest beginnings who became extraordinary during the times and suffering she endured.

I acknowledge that since the book more or less started with a prophecy I was desperate to see it play out, so much so that when the book became seriousâtoo much so describing the events during The Reign of Terror and Rose and her friendsâ incarcerationâI felt tempted to leave it aside.

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Title: Savage Wilderness

Author: Harold Coyle

Narrator: Ralph Cosham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In this riveting novel of the French and Indian War, master storyteller Harold Coyle takes us back to a time when America's vast riches were up for grabs. From 1754 through 1759, British and American colonial forces were locked in constant battle with the French and their Indian allies over the great territories of the Ohio Valley. For British army captain Thomas Shields, the war is an opportunity for fame, but the untamed wilderness he finds himself in defies all his expectations of the battlefield.

For Scottish rebel Ian McPherson, serving in the English army is a punishment, but America offers the chance to secure some land of his own. And for idealistic young French officer Anton de Chevalier, the savage battle tactics of his Indian allies will forever change his understanding of war. Coyle draws on extensive research and his own military experience to create this stunning portrayal of life and death on the battlefield.

Members Reviews:

Outstanding!

The author caught the historical time and people and made me feel as though I was there. It would make a great movie or series. Id like more of the same. Narrator was excellent as well.

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Title: Madonna in a Fur Coat

Author: Maureen Freely - translator, Sabahattin Ali, Alexander Dawe - translator

Narrator: Robert Fass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets, thriving arts scene, passionate politics, and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman, which will haunt him for the rest of his life.

Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric, and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.

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Titel: John - Die Brüder (Die Hüter der Rose 1)

Autor:: Rebecca Gablé

Erzähler: Detlef Bierstedt, Elmar Börger, Axel Lutter, Marie Walke, Marius Claren

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 50 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-02-17

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

England 1413. Der 13-jährige John of Waringham steht im Schatten seiner älteren Brüder. Um seinen Mut zu beweisen, reißt er von zu Hause aus und begibt sich an den Hof des frisch gekrönten Königs Harry, wo er rasch Karriere macht. Voller Enthusiasmus zieht er gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden an der Seite des Königs in den Krieg gegen die Franzosen. Doch hier muss er rasch lernen, dass der Krieg ein schmutziges Geschäft ist. Während der entscheidenden Schlacht von Agincourt befiehlt Harry, die gefangenen französischen Ritter zu töten. Auch John folgt diesem Befehl. Als er jedoch bei einem Botengang einem Neffen eben jenes Ritters in die Hände fällt, den er gegen jede Ritterehre ermordet hat, scheint sein Schicksal besiegelt...

"Robin - Die Flucht" nach Rebecca Gablés "Das Lächeln der Fortuna" war der grandiose Auftakt einer gewaltigen Mittelalter-Saga, die ihre Fortsetzung nun in den Abenteuern seines Sohnes John findet.

>> Diese Hörspiel-Fassung des Erfolgsromans "Die Hüter der Rose" wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich.

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Title: No Place to Hide

Subtitle: A Novel of the Vietnam War

Author: Gerry Carroll, Tom Clancy - afterword

Narrator: David Hilder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Set against the background of Saigon's desperate last days, this concluding volume to Carroll's extraordinary naval aviation trilogy follows the adventures of helicopter pilot Lt. Tim Boyle and his best friend, Lt. Mike Santy, as they struggle to pull off the final American withdrawal from Vietnam. Boyle and Santy find themselves in the midst of chaos and danger as they desperately attempt to evacuate a stranded team of Navy SEALs before the final collapse. Carroll's vivid writing puts us inside the cockpit of a Huey on a split-second rooftop landing, lets us feel the scorching heat of the jet afterburners, and takes us deep into the jungle, where the eerie silence is shattered by the crack of AK-47 rifles.

Filled with searing authenticity and adventure, No Place to Hide is a remarkable story of heroism, friendship, and sacrifice in the face of war.

Members Reviews:

The Generation

That grn following the greatest who fought in the Nam were reviled.

This book, if you were one, will salve your metaphysical wounds.

as usual wonderful story. Well narrated. Love the work. can't get enough of these books.

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Title: Many Sparrows

Author: Lori Benton

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-17

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

With stirring storytelling evocative of Diana Gabaldon and Francine Rivers, this epic 18th-century novel transports listeners to the Ohio-Kentucky frontier and a monumental encounter over a stolen child.

When settler Clare Inglesby is widowed on a mountain crossing and her young son, Jacob, captured by Shawnees, she'll do everything in her power to get him back, including cross the Ohio River and march straight into the presence of her enemies deep in Indian country. Frontiersman and adopted Shawnee Jeremiah Ring promises to guide Clare through the wilderness and help her recover Jacob. Once they reach the Shawnees and discover his own sister, Rain Crow, has taken custody of Jacob - renaming him Many Sparrows - keeping his promise becomes far more complicated, the consequences more wrenching, than Jeremiah could have foreseen.

Fearing the sacrifice required is beyond what he's willing to make, Clare devises her own plan to free her son - one that could lead to the disasters Jeremiah is trying to prevent. As feelings for Clare begin to stir his long-guarded heart, he must convince her that they will have to do the hardest thing of all if she hopes to see her son restored to her: be still, wait, and let God fight this battle for them.

Members Reviews:

Going Back For More

Second book by this gifted author, Lori Benton. I waited for this one and am so fulfilled by her works. She speaks so naturally through her characters about our life's path. God as the creator and author of our purposes here. The settings are spectacular. Well researched and the plot, dialog and drama is entertainment at its finest. You would want to have these folks as family, neighbors and friends. I love the Native American culture and how they are represented in her books. She has so much depth of wisdom and humanity in her stories I am likening her work to Laura Frantz and other great authors of our day.

A New Favorite!

Having read other of Lori Benton's books and loving them, I must say that "Many Sparrows" is my favorite. This area being of personal interest because of my ancestry there. The weaving of Native Americans and those braving the frontier can be rather tangled. Then throw in romance in desperate times, and I was robbed of sleep being unable to put it down. The book had me entranced from the start with its pages jam packed from the very beginning. It's just a little thing, but an example of her delightful writing is her phrasing, "a chattering creek" took me instantly there, and pleasantly so.

I sure wish I could have read her novels when I was in school to go along with the the boring history text books

Lori Bentons historical novels are always full of excitement and unable to put down the book storys of past times in this country in the begining times for our country. I sure wish I could have read her novels when I was in school to go along with the the boring history text books, haha. But now Im doing catch up now. She is so acurate on her fact finding resurch and she knows how to put it in story form. This particular brings more of the native indians side of the story.