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Title: Ghostly Short Stories: Volume 2

Author: M. R. James, Ambrose Bierce, Charles Dickens

Narrator: Emma Topping

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-12

Publisher: Saland Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Classic tales of the supernatural to chill your bones and give you goosebumps. Includes the stories "The Ash Tree", by M.R. James; "The Boarded Window", by Ambrose Bierce; "When I Was Dead", by Vincent O'Sullivan; "The Vampire Maid", by Hume Nisbet; and "The Signal-Man", by Charles Dickens.

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Title: Bertos World

Subtitle: Stories

Author: R. A. Comunale

Narrator: Ron David

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-12

Publisher: eBookIt.com

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Come and spend a little time with Dr. Robert Galen, aka Berto, as he traverses the memories of the tenement neighborhood of his youth. Meet the Mad Russian - why does he always carry a meat cleaver whenever he goes to get a shave from Thomas the barber? Then theres Giuseppe - Joe the Junkman - who roams through a neighborhood too poor to throw anything away. There are the Old Guys, veterans of the Great War: one a radio repairman who returned home with shell shock, the other a shoemaker with nothing below the waist. Theres Mr. Buck, the clockmaker, who shares a secret with his young apprentice. Theres the Candy Lady, who isnt so sweet, and the little Jewish dentist who defeated the Nazis but falls victim to Cupids arrow from a most unexpected direction.

Be sure to meet Sal, Tomas, and Angie, Bertos pals who help him confront lifes greatest mystery: the opposite sex. And above all there is his mentor, Dr. Agnelli, who along with a dead lady sets Berto on his lifes path. Come and meet them - and all of the unforgettable denizens of Bertos World.

Members Reviews:

Berto's World

A brilliant second novel (the sequel to "Requiem for the Bone Man")! Our protagonist, Dr. Robert Galen takes us back through his childhood and adolescence. Berto is living in a neighborhood rich with diversity and attending a Catholic School. We meet many colorful folks from the coal-man to the barber - all of whom have a story worth repeating! We get to know Berto's peers and his mentor in medicine, Dr. Agnelli. The story is told with such great understanding of human nature, humor, compassion - all the same attributes that make Dr. Comunale the exceptional Physician he is! This is a "must read", a book that you can't put down!

... was a Goodread win for me and I am happy that I did

This was a Goodread win for me and I am happy that I did. Well written with fully developed characters. When I can envision myself in the book and identify with characters then it is a good book to me. Anxious to read more by R. A. Comunale, M.D.

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Title: Love Aboard the Titanic & Billy the Kid's Wife

Subtitle: Timeless Romance Shorts

Author: R. Barri Flowers

Narrator: Moe Rock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-15-12

Publisher: R. Barri Flowers

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Love Aboard the Titanic & Billy the Kid's Wife (Timeless Romance Shorts) are two heartwarming love stories that transcend time and place by best-selling novelist R. Barri Flowers.

"Love Aboard the Titanic" is a 5,000-word tale about an ill-fated historical romance aboard the Titanic. After spending a year studying at Oxford, an American female boards the luxury liner for passage back to America. She meets and falls for a fellow American, leading to a night of passion. When the ship runs into an iceberg, a promising future for the young couple is anything but certain.

"Billy the Kid's Wife" is a 10,927-word time travel romance. When a modern day historical romance writer rents a cabin in Sky Creek, Colorado to complete her next novel, a strange dog shows up, along with a handsome man and young boy. She soon comes to realize that the man is the onetime outlaw known as Billy the Kid, and that the corridors of time have merged, offering her two very different lives. She has an important decision to make in following her destiny.

Bonus material includes excerpts from the author's upcoming relationship novels, Forever Sweethearts and The Muralist.

Members Reviews:

Love Aboard the Titanic & Billy the kids Wife

Any additional comments?

This set of short stories were done very well!I was sucked into each story feeling that the story would just go on.'Titanic' was a sweet fast love story.Billy the Kid was also a sweet story that makes you think.I can't give it all away!

Moe Rock was a great narrator for these stories!

I was given a copy for an honest review from Audio Book Blast dot com.

Great narration!

What did you love best about Love Aboard the Titanic & Billy the Kid's Wife?

The quality of the narration made an otherwise mediocre tale entertaining. Accents were spot-on. Not sure why the other poor review - I loved it!

Would you recommend Love Aboard the Titanic & Billy the Kid's Wife to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes.

Which character as performed by Moe Rock was your favorite?

Kathleen McMurphy - the Irish woman on the Titanic.

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Title: The Adventure of the Three Students

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Ian Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-12

Publisher: One Voice Recordings

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

To avoid a scandal at a prestigious school, Holmes must determine how and by whom the answers to an extremely difficult Greek exam, which will result in the award of a scholarship, have been copied.

Critic Reviews:

"The most incredible one-person audio you have heard. Has to be heard to be believed. David Ian Davies creates theatre in a book." (Charles Prepolec, one of the most respected Sherlockians)

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Title: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Ian Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-12

Publisher: One Voice Recordings

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

A call comes for Holmes' assistance from Inspector Hopkins. The facts behind the murder of Sir Eustace Brackenstall during an invasion robbery seem simple enough, until a possible lie by his wife, and inconsistencies in the evidence, suggest her accounts of the crime may be disguising the truth for personal reasons.

Members Reviews:

Entertaining mystery

In this story, Holmes wakes Doctor Watson up early one winter morning to rush to a murder scene at the Abbey Grange near Chislehurst. Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars. Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes that it was the infamous Randall gang, a father and two sons, who have committed several other burglaries in the neighborhood.

Holmes and Watson arrive at Abbey Grange, where Lady Brackenstall is resting with a purple swelling over one eye, the result of a blow during the previous night's incident. There are also two red spots on her arm. Her maid, Theresa Wright, who has been with her mistress since she was born, later tells Holmes that Sir Eustace stabbed her with a hatpin.

Lady Brackenstall tells Holmes that her marriage was not happy. Sir Eustace Brackenstall was a violent, abusive drunkard. Moreover, Lady Brackenstall found it hard to adjust to life in England after the freedom that she enjoyed in her native Australia, which she left 18 months before. She had been married for about a year.

She then tells what happened. She says that about 11 o'clock, she walked around the house to check it was secure before going to a bed. In the dining room, she encountered an elderly man coming in the French window, followed by two younger men. The older man struck her in the face, knocking her out. When she came to, she was tied to an oaken chair with the bellrope, which they had torn down, and gagged. Then Sir Eustace came into the room, and rushed at the intruders with a cudgel. One of them struck and killed him with a poker. Lady Brackenstall fainted again for a minute or two. She saw the intruders drinking wine from a bottle taken from the sideboard. Then they left, taking some silver plate.

Sir Eustace's body is still lying at the murder scene. The poker has been bent into a curve, suggesting a strong attacker. Hopkins tells Holmes some unsavory things about Sir Eustace: He poured petroleum over his wife's dog and set it alight, and once threw a decanter at Theresa. Theresa says Sir Eustace physically and verbally assaulted his wife, especially when he was drunk.

Holmes examines the knots in the bell-rope, and the frayed end. He notes that if the bell-rope was tugged hard enough to tear it down, the bell would have rung in the kitchen, and asks why nobody heard it. Hopkins answers that it was late, and the kitchen is at the back of the house, where none of the servants would have heard. This suggests that the burglars must have known this, indicating a link between them and one of the servants.

Oddly, the thieves did not take much, only a few items of silver plate from dining room.

The half-empty wine bottle and glasses interest Holmes. The cork had been drawn with the corkscrew of a "multiplex knife", not the long corkscrew in the drawer, and one of the glasses has beeswing dregs in it, but the others have none.

Holmes is already annoyed at being called to investigate a case that apparently has a ready-made solution, so he and Watson catch the train back to London.

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Title: The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Ian Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-12

Publisher: One Voice Recordings

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Holmes and Watson arrive at Trinity college, summoned by an message that Cambridge Varsity rugby star Godfrey Staunton has disappeared after reading a note that has left him utterly stunned.

Critic Reviews:

"The most incredible one-person audio you have heard. Has to be heard to be believed. David Ian Davies creates theatre in a book." (Charles Prepolec, one of the most respected Sherlockians)

Members Reviews:

Excellent Plot!

In this story, Mr. Cyril Overton of Trinity College, Cambridge comes to Holmes seeking his help in Godfrey Stauntonâs disappearance. Staunton is the key man on Overtonâs rugby team (who plays at the three-quarters position, hence the story's title), and they will never win the important match tomorrow against Oxford if Staunton cannot be found. Holmes has to admit that sport is outside his field, but he shows the same care he has shown to his other cases.

Staunton had seemed a bit pale and bothered earlier in the day, but late in the evening, according to a hotel porter, a rough-looking, bearded man came to the hotel with a note for Staunton which, judging from Stauntonâs reaction, contained rather devastating news. He then left the hotel with the bearded stranger, and the two of them were seen running in the direction of the Strand at about half past ten. No-one has seen them since.

Overton has wired to Cambridge to find out if Staunton has been seen there; he has not. He has also wired Lord Mount-James, Stauntonâs very wealthy and thoroughly miserly uncle and nearest living kin, but has heard no answer. Staunton is the almost-eighty-year-old Lord Mount-Jamesâs heir, but he must meanwhile live in relative poverty owing to his uncleâs miserly behavior.

At the hotel, Holmes questions the porter. This bearded man who brought the note was neither a gentleman nor a workman, and he seemed to be bothered by something, too, for his hand was trembling as he handed Staunton the note. The only word that the porter overheard of their short conversation was âtimeâ.

At six oâclock, the porter had brought Staunton a telegram, and he saw Staunton write a reply. Staunton told the porter that he would send it himself. Holmes looks at the telegraph forms in Stauntonâs room, and then at the blotter, finally finding a clue. The impression on the blotter yields a part of the message that Staunton sent: âStand by us for Godâs sakeâ. Obviously at least one other person is involved (âusâ), and there is some kind of danger. Other papers left in the room yield clues.

Lord Mount-James also briefly visits, and can give Holmes no useful information as to his nephewâs whereabouts. The old miser seems utterly aghast at the possibility that it might be a kidnapping whose object would be to extort his wealth.

Holmes and Dr. Watson then go to the telegraph office where Holmes uses a ruse to get the woman there to show him the counterfoil of the message that Staunton sent. It was addressed to Dr. Leslie Armstrong, an academic at Cambridge. They go to see him.

Dr. Armstrong tells Holmes that Staunton is an intimate friend of his. He does not react when told that Staunton has disappeared, and claims not to know where he is, and not to have seen him recently. He also says that Staunton is very healthy, but Holmes then produces one of Stauntonâs papers, a thirteen-guinea bill from Dr. Armstrong.

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Title: Sky Birds Dare!

Author: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrator: R. F. Daley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-12

Publisher: Galaxy Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

When it comes to flying gliders, ace pilot Breeze Callaghan is as smooth as they come. He perfects a skill that will prove vitally important for decades to come - even into the jet age, as demonstrated by Captain Sully Sullenberger, who famously landed his disabled passenger plane on the Hudson River.

Sullys jet was brought down by a flock of geese, while Breeze is going up against a vulture named Badger ODowell. Both pilots are vying for a Navy contract, and Badger would love to shoot the Breeze...literally. Short of that hell do everything he can to sabotage Breeze in flight.

Its game on, and as Breeze is about to discover, Badgers an expert at playing dirty. And theres much more than money at stake: Theres his reputation, his life, and his love of a beautiful woman. A storm is brewing, and as for danger, the skys the limit when Sky Birds Dare!

During his undergraduate days, L. Ron Hubbard served as the president of the George Washington Glider Club. He held numerous records for sustained powerless flight and was renowned for his wild aerial antics that, according to an eyewitness, "made women scream and strong men weep". In short, there wasnt a single flying feat in Sky Birds Dare! that Hubbard himself hadnt dared to do on his own.

Critic Reviews:

"And the winner isSky Birds Dare! by L Ron Hubbard, narrated by a Full Cast! I was very fortunate this year to have been contacted by Galaxy Press who was looking for some reviews on a series of L Ron Hubbard audiobooks they were putting out. That was lucky for me because otherwise I would have missed out on something special. Hubbards writing is always good, naturally, but the multi-cast music and sound production by Galaxy is stunning. Sky Birds Dare! is just one of the Hubbard stories I read this year, but it contains one of the most beautifully descriptive scenes I can remember reading in a long time. For all these reasons and more, Sky Birds Dare! was my favorite pulp-fiction audiobook of the year." (Audiobook Heaven)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

I enjoyed the period it was written in. the clean cut characters were the heroes.

Explore the early history of gliders with this story!

I just finished reading Sky Birds Dare!, another volume from the Galaxy Press editions of L. Ron Hubbardâs short fiction. This one falls into the air adventures category, as opposed to westerns, mysteries, and sci-fi, which heâs also written prolifically. Iâve really enjoyed his air adventures for their action and authenticity. You can tell Hubbard knows what heâs talking about. As a former pioneer pilot, he ought to. His tales involving the early days of flight take me back to a time in my childhood when I reveled in the stories on the Disney Talespin cartoon and the opening sequences of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

This story is no different, except for one thing. It focuses on a completely different area of flight, that of gliders instead of airplanes. Iâve always been interested in gliders for several reasons. Number one, one of my first flight experiences was in a glider that a friend took me up in. Number two, my wifeâs grandfather was a glider crewman in World War II. He was one of the few men that survived the glider landings at Normandy on D-Day.

This story focuses on the hurdles that gliders had to surpass to gain their place in the military aviation arena.

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Title: The Way It Was and the Way It Is

Author: James A. Nelson

Narrator: Cameron Beierle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-12

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Laugh, cry, or smile while you listen to this collection of nostalgic stories of life in general and perhaps recall your own cherished memories. Appearing in magazines and newspapers, the stories and poems written by James A. Nelson are reminiscent of his many life experiences and relationships he established through the years. His essays are windows to his soul, opinions forged by strong family values and mores.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Great book! Well written.

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Title: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Ian Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-12

Publisher: One Voice Recordings

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Young John McFarland is accused of the violent murder of a man who has just left all his worldly goods to the accused in his will. The evidence against the great detectives client mounts and Holmes candidly admits to Watson that, perhaps, the case Lestrade is building is as sound as Holmes believes it is untrue.

Critic Reviews:

"The most incredible one-person audio you have heard. Has to be heard to be believed. David Ian Davies creates theatre in a book." (Charles Prepolec, one of the most respected Sherlockians)

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Title: The Adventure of the Crooked Man

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Ian Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-12

Publisher: One Voice Recordings

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Watson joins Holmes late one night as the detective takes on the case of an army officer who has died an apparently violent death. He is found in a pool of blood, his head savagely struck during an argument with his wife, who is now incapacitated by the traumatic event. Yet there is evidence that suggests the presence of a third party in the locked room - and even a strange, curtain-climbing animal of unknown origins.

Critic Reviews:

"The most incredible one-person audio you have heard. Has to be heard to be believed. David Ian Davies creates theatre in a book." (Charles Prepolec, one of the most respected Sherlockians)

Members Reviews:

Good

It is Sherlock Holmes, It is always good.

A murder mystery.

Colonel James is dead. But who murdered him? His wife Nancy is likely. But something dosen't add upâ

- An 11 year old Reveiwer

An interesting quick read

Another interesting will written Sherlock Holmes short story