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  Captivated by the Cowgirl - A...

  Jody Hedlund

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  Now that her sisters are both married, Felicity Courtney manages the Courtney Boardinghouse alone. After nearly collapsing from exhaustion while caring for an invalid man and his wife who are staying at the boardinghouse, Felicity posts an advertisement for a hired hand. 
  Philip Berg, a prince in disguise, is hiding in Fairplay while attempting to stay one step ahead of an assassin. When the spirited Felicity Courtney tacks up a notice that she is hiring help, he offers to do the job as he is unable to leave her in such distress. Although he knows his presence could pose danger and that he needs to move on from Fairplay, he can’t tear himself away. 
  Felicity has no intention of employing the handsome but exasperating Philip Berg, but when an early winter storm hits, she finds herself battling the elements and is grateful for his assistance. Love begins to blossom, but secret revelations and encroaching peril threaten to tear them apart forever.Secret royalWitty banterWinter snowstormStuck togetherForbidden loveDangerous assassin 
  “This one’s worth rounding up.” —Booklist, on Falling for the Cowgirl 
  *All of the books in the Colorado Cowgirls series are sweet, closed-door romances with plenty of sizzle. The inspirational themes are light, and the romance is the main focus of the books.

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  The Opium Gates - A tale from...

  Marcel Schwob

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  Mayer André Marcel Schwob was born in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 23rd August 1867 into a cultivated Jewish family.  
   
  As a child he devoured the works of Poe and Stevenson in French and then again in English.  His attachment to the bizarre and dark was already forming. 
   
  His education at the Lycée of Nantes earned him the 1st Prize for Excellence.  In 1881, he was in Paris with his maternal uncle to study at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.  Schwob quickly developed his multilingual abilities and then studied philology and Sanscrit at the École pratique des hautes études before completing his military service in Vannes with the artillery. 
   
  After completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1888 he became a professional journalist and worked for the Phare de la Loire, the Événement and L'Écho de Paris. 
   
  The 1890’s marked his establishment as a brilliant writer with the publication of six short story collections.   
   
  He fell ill in 1896 with a chronic, incurable intestinal disorder.  He also suffered recurring bouts of influenza and pneumonia.  Intestinal surgery was given several times, at first with success but, by 1900, after two more surgeries, he was told that nothing more could be done for him.  Schwob now existed on kefir and fermented milk. 
   
  By the turn of the century, despite failing health, and often too ill to write, he embarked on several long travels, including to Vailima in the South Pacific where his literary hero Stevenson had died.  
   
  Schwob was regarded as a symbolist writer and a ‘precursor of Surrealism’.  He wrote over a hundred short stories, journalistic articles, essays, biographies, literary reviews and analysis, translations and plays.  
   
  Marcel Schwob died on 26th February 1905 of Pneumonia.  He was 37.

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  The Tenderfoot

  Robert Vaughn

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  Master of the Western adventure, New York Times bestselling author Robert Vaughan is back with another must-listen sure to please Western fans of all ages. 
   
   
   
  When Turquoise Ranch hand Curly Stevens went into Flagstaff to meet a new employee arriving on the train, his first impression of Rob Barringer is of how big and strong the tenderfoot is. Rob's eagerness to learn and his willingness to take on the most difficult jobs wins everyone over, including ranch foreman Jake Dunford, and Melanie Duford, his beautiful daughter. 
   
   
   
  Rob is well-educated, and his demeanor and intelligence catches the attention of Melanie, causing him difficulty with ranch manager Lee Garrison, who believes he has an exclusive right to Melanie. Garrison makes life difficult for the ranch hands, and Rob in particular. 
   
   
   
  When Jake Dunford makes a public accusation that the ranch manager is stealing from the ranch, Garrison reacts by firing everyone, but it is Garrison who is in for a big surprise.

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  The Help of Angels

  H.J. Zeger

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  The Help of Angels is a historical novel spanning from 1933 to the end of World War Two in 1945. The protagonist, Benjamin Weiss, grows up happy and healthy in a large, traditional Hungarian Jewish family, in a small city in Europe called Beregszasz, located by the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. When Benjamin becomes a man, the German and Hungarian armies aggressively occupy his home town and the rest of Hungary, and they begin their deportation process, transporting Jews and Gentiles to various concentration camps throughout Europe. Ben finds himself in a camp called Mauthausen, which was once located in Austria. He works hard to stay alive, and retains hope in spite of the atrocities he witnesses and experiences. When three high-ranking nazi officers visit Mauthausen, Ben's fate is thrown into question. The novel is loosely based on the author's family, their story of tragedy and survival during the Second World War, with the addition of some fantastical elements. The story follows the fate of one family, one man, and his friends, but tells how millions suffered at the hands of the ruthless Hungarian and Nazi war criminals. The Help of Angels invites audio book listeners to better understand life in Europe before and during the Holocaust, from a personal and highly unique perspective. The author's mother and father had been born in Hungary, and were survivors of concentration camps during the war. Their parents, some sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, neighbors and acquaintances did not survive. This audio book is a tribute to all who suffer and have suffered in war.

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  Young Blackbeard the Pirate -...

  Christopher Allen

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  YOUNG BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE  
  THE PORT OF BRISTOL 1690 
  Book 1 of 6 – The Great Spud Cannon Battle 
  In late 1680s Bristol, young Edward Teach and his crew of adventurous kids—Israel, Benjamin, Charles, and Anne Bonny—embark on a daring spud cannon battle against a rival crew aboard The Salty Pickle, their weathered fishing boat. Edward, a natural leader, commands his team with precision: Benjamin’s spud cannons, Charles’s water bombs, and Anne’s fierce screams give them the upper hand. After a fierce battle, they defeat The Rusty Anchor and celebrate their victory. Edward dreams of future adventures, knowing this is just the beginning for his loyal crew, bound by friendship and a shared thirst for adventure.  
  This is the first of six audiobooks in the series, the others will become available in the very near future and I do hope you enjoy this second instalment, and it's only $3, all subsequent will remain at that price as I would not like price to be a barrier to your enjoyment. 
  I have worked very hard and meticulously to provide you with an enjoyable experience, the initial opening credit music which does run to approximately 2 minutes sets the scene, so to speak, accordion, fiddle, harmonica and bango in a classical sea shanty jig called Edwards Journey”(through this story). The closing music ends the tale looking forward to the next story at about 2 minutes long and the same musical instruments and is called Edwards Voyage (to the next story). Blackbeard's real name was Edward Teach.  
  The story itself runs to about 13 minutes is is narrated in my own voice.  
  I do hope you and your family, if applicable, enjoy this audiobook and let me know what you think, there are a lot more to come! 
  Christopher Allen     -      At your service

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  Middlemarch

  George Eliot

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  Set in the fictional English town of Middlemarch during the early 19th century, Middlemarch is a richly woven tapestry of ambition, idealism, love, politics, and social change. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels in the English language, George Eliot's masterpiece explores the inner lives of its characters with extraordinary psychological depth and moral insight.
  
  At the heart of the novel is Dorothea Brooke, a passionate and intelligent young woman who longs for a life of purpose and meaning. Idealistic and eager to contribute to the betterment of society, Dorothea makes a fateful decision to marry the much older scholar Edward Casaubon, believing she will assist him in his great intellectual work. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a stifling marriage that challenges her dreams and tests her resilience.
  
  Parallel to Dorothea's story is that of Dr. Tertius Lydgate, an ambitious and forward-thinking physician who arrives in Middlemarch determined to revolutionize medical practice. Yet Lydgate's aspirations are gradually undermined by financial pressures, social expectations, and his imprudent marriage to the beautiful but self-centered Rosamond Vincy. Through Lydgate's struggles, Eliot examines the tension between individual ambition and the constraints imposed by society.
  
  Surrounding these central narratives is a vibrant cast of interconnected characters—bankers, landowners, reformers, clergy, and laborers—each navigating personal desires, moral dilemmas, and shifting social structures. As political reform looms and the old order faces subtle transformation, the town of Middlemarch itself becomes a living character, reflecting the complexities of human relationships and community life.
  
  With compassion and penetrating intelligence, George Eliot delves into themes of marriage, idealism, gender roles, class, religion, and the pursuit of knowledge. Her nuanced portrayal of human motivation reveals how grand dreams are often reshaped by circumstance, and how quiet acts of kindness and moral courage can leave lasting impact.
  
  Both intimate and expansive, Middlemarch is a profound meditation on the ordinary lives that shape history. It is a novel that celebrates human striving while acknowledging human limitation, reminding readers that even seemingly small lives are woven into the larger fabric of society.

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