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Title: To Taste Temptation

Series: #1 of The Legend of the Four Soldiers Series

Author: Elizabeth Hoyt

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Release date: September 15, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Even the most refined lady craves an untamed man to release her passion. Britain's high society—le bon ton—loves nothing more than a good scandal, and they're giddy with the appearance of wealthy Samuel Hartley. Not only is he self-made, American, and in the habit of wearing moccasins, but he is also notorious for fleeing a battle in which several English gentlemen lost their lives. What le bon ton doesn't know, though, is that Samuel is in London because of this massacre. He believes his regiment was given up to the enemy and won't rest until he finds the traitor. Lady Emeline Gordon is captivated by Samuel. Not only does he defy convention with his unusual dress, his sensual smile, and his forthright manner, but he survived the battle that killed her beloved brother. Samuel suspects that the person responsible for her brother's death is Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale, a family friend since childhood and Emeline's fianc├®. Despite Emeline's belief in Vale's innocence and her refusal to break off her betrothal, she and Samuel begin a passionate affair. But can their relationship survive the fallout from Samuel's investigation?

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Title: A Vintage Affair: A Novel

Author: Isabel Wolff

Narrator: Violet Mathieson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Release date: September 7, 2010

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Every dress has a history. And so does every woman.   In Isabel Wolff’s captivating A Vintage Affair, a treasured child’s coat becomes a thread of hope connecting two very different women.   Her friends are stunned when Phoebe Swift abruptly leaves a plum job at the prestigious Sotheby’s auction house to open her own vintage clothing shop in London—but to Phoebe, it’s the fulfillment of a dream. In the sunlight-flooded interior of Village Vintage, surrounded by Yves Saint Laurent silk scarves, Vivienne Westwood bustle skirts, cupcake dresses, and satin gowns, Phoebe hopes to make her store the hot new place to shop, even as she deals with two ardent suitors, her increasingly difficult mother, and a secret from her past that casts a shadow over her new venture. For Phoebe, each vintage garment carries its own precious history. Digging for finds in attics and wardrobes, Phoebe is rewarded whenever she finds something truly unique, for she knows that when you buy a piece of vintage clothing, you’re not just buying fabric and thread—you’re buying a piece of someone’s past. But one particular article of clothing will soon unexpectedly change her life.    Thérèse Bell, an elderly Frenchwoman, has an impressive clothing collection. But among the array of smart suits and couture gowns, Phoebe finds a child’s sky-blue coat—an item with which Bell is stubbornly reluctant to part. As the two women become friends, Phoebe will learn the tale of that little blue coat. And she will discover an astonishing connection between herself and Thérèse Bell—one that will help her heal the pain of her own past and allow her to love again.

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Title: Ride With Me

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Narrator: Richard Matthews

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 23 hours 4 minutes

Release date: August 24, 2010

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Ride With Me tells the story of an unusual soldier who has been allowed to drop out of sight.

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Title: The Silver Chalice: A Novel

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Narrator: David Case

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 23 hours 53 minutes

Release date: August 24, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The latest release in the Christian Epic series is an exciting novel that takes place shortly after Christ's death and resurrection. Basil is called to design the case which will hold the silver cup that Christ and His disciples drank from at the Last Supper, and plans to sculpt their likenesses upon it. As he seeks out these followers of Christ, he encounters grave danger.

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Title: The Black Rose

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Narrator: David Case

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 17 hours 45 minutes

Release date: August 24, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.

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Title: The Tontine

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Narrator: David Case

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 41 hours 0 minutes

Release date: August 24, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Tontine is a form of gambling - part lottery, part insurance. It begins with the Day the Battle of Waterloo was fought and ends at the closing of the 19th Century.

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Title: The Sonderberg Case

Author: Elie Wiesel

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Release date: August 24, 2010

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the Nobel laureate and author of the masterly Night, a deeply felt, beautifully written novel of morality, guilt, and innocence. Despite personal success, Yedidyah—a theater critic in New York City, husband to a stage actress, father to two sons—finds himself increasingly drawn to the past. As he reflects on his life and the decisions he’s made, he longingly reminisces about the relationships he once had with the men in his family (his father, his uncle, his grandfather) and the questions that remain unanswered. It’s a feeling that is further complicated when Yedidyah is assigned to cover the murder trial of a German expatriate named Werner Sonderberg. Sonderberg returned alone from a walk in the Adirondacks with an elderly uncle, whose lifeless body was soon retrieved from the woods. His plea is enigmatic: “Guilty . . . and not guilty.” These words strike a chord in Yedidyah, plunging him into feelings that bring him harrowingly close to madness. As Sonderberg’s trial moves along a path of dizzying yet revelatory twists and turns, Yedidyah begins to understand his own family’s hidden past and finally liberates himself from the shadow it has cast over his life. With his signature elegance and thoughtfulness, Elie Wiesel has given us an enthralling psychological mystery, both vividly dramatic and profoundly emotional.

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Title: Juliet

Author: Anne Fortier

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 20 hours 0 minutes

Release date: August 24, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A sweeping novel of intrigue and identity, of love and legacy, as a young woman discovers that her own fate is irrevocably tied—for better or worse—to literature’s greatest star-crossed lovers. Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie’s twin sister. The only thing Julie receives is a key—one carried by her mother on the day she herself died—to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy.     This key sends Julie on a journey that will change her life forever—a journey into the troubled past of her ancestor Giulietta Tolomei. In 1340, still reeling from the slaughter of her parents, Giulietta was smuggled into Siena, where she met a young man named Romeo. Their ill-fated love turned medieval Siena upside-down and went on to inspire generations of poets and artists, the story reaching its pinnacle in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.      But six centuries have a way of catching up to the present, and Julie gradually begins to discover that here, in this ancient city, the past and present are hard to tell apart. The deeper she delves into the history of Romeo and Giulietta, and the closer she gets to the treasure they allegedly left behind, the greater the danger surrounding her—superstitions, ancient hostilities, and personal vendettas. As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families involved in the unforgettable blood feud, she begins to fear that the notorious curse—“A plague on both your houses!”—is still at work, and that she is destined to be its next target. Only someone like Romeo, it seems, could save her from this dreaded fate, but his story ended long ago. Or did it? Praise for Juliet “One of those rare novels that have it all . . . I was swept away”—Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants “Juliet leads us on a thrilling treasure hunt through present-day Italy that makes the classic tragedy itself spellbinding all over again.”—Elle “Boldly imagined, brilliantly plotted, beautifully described, Juliet will carry you spellbound until the gripping end.”—Susan Vreeland, author of Clara and Mr. Tiffany “The Shakespearean scholarship on display is both impressive and well-handled.”—The Washington Post

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Title: The Red Queen: A Novel

Series: #3 of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels

Author: Philippa Gregory

Narrator: Bianca Amato

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Release date: August 3, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 77

Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 8

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life Margaret Beaufort, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, who charts her way through treacherous alliances to take control of the English throne. Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her Lancaster house is the true ruler of England, and that she has a great destiny before her. Married to a man twice her age, quickly widowed, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty, she names him Henry, like the king; sends him into exile; and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth of York’s daughter. As the political tides constantly move and shift, Margaret masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of all time—all the while knowing that her son has grown to manhood, recruited an army, and awaits his opportunity to win the greatest prize in all of England. The Red Queen is a novel of conspiracy, passion, and coldhearted ambition, the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history.

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Title: Wicked Intentions

Series: #1 of Maiden Lane

Author: Elizabeth Hoyt

Narrator: Ashford McNab

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 0 minutes

Release date: August 1, 2010

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 11

Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author who Lisa Kleypas hails as 'too good to be true' comes the first book in her beloved Maiden Lane series. A MAN CONTROLLED BY HIS DESIRES . . . Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand-she's spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk . . . A WOMAN HAUNTED BY HER PAST . . . Caire makes a simple offer-in return for Temperance's help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to London's high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as cold calculation soon falls prey to a passion that neither can control-one that may well destroy them both. A BARGAIN NEITHER COULD REFUSE