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  Medusa

  Ariel Sanders

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  When brilliant but reckless archaeologist Dr. Sophia Hass discovers a sealed tomb on a remote Greek island, she ignores local warnings about an ancient curse. But as her team members begin turning to stone and mysterious figures appear at the edge of vision, she's forced to confront the terrifying truth: the Medusa of legend is awakening. ⛏️🏛️ 
  🐍 What if everything we know about Medusa is wrong? 🐍 
  As Sophia delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a shocking revelation—Medusa wasn't the monster history painted her to be, but a victim whose story was rewritten by those in power. Now, thousands of years later, the Gorgon seeks someone to carry her truth into the modern world. 👁️💔 
  ⚡ A race against time and myth ⚡ 
  With a mythologist's help and her own connection to the excavation site, Sophia faces an impossible choice that will determine not just her fate, but how an ancient injustice will be remembered. Will she contain the awakened power, banish it forever, or become something neither human nor myth has seen before? 🔮⏳ 
  💫 Perfect for fans of archaeological thrillers with supernatural twists, feminist retellings of ancient myths, and stories that challenge what we think we know about history. MEDUSA will leave you questioning whose version of events you've been believing... 💫 
  🌟 Don't just read history—discover the truth behind the myth! 🌟

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  Greats Abridged The: Lorna Doone

  Richard Doddridge Blackmore

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  Love and honor collide on the misty moors of 17th-century Exmoor. 
   In this abridged adaptation of Richard Doddridge Blackmore’s beloved novel Lorna Doone, listeners are swept into the timeless tale of John Ridd, a humble yet determined farmer, who finds himself entangled in a dangerous feud with the outlaw Doone clan—and hopelessly in love with one of their own. Lorna, graceful and noble, harbors a secret past that could change everything. 
   With romance, action, and a deep moral core, Lorna Doone explores loyalty, justice, and the courage it takes to defy fate. This edition brings the sweeping drama to modern listeners in a concise and accessible retelling, perfect for those seeking the heart of the classic without losing its spirit.

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  The Orphanage Girls

  Mary Wood

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  The Orphanage Girls is a gritty and moving historical saga set in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood.Children deserve a family to call their own . . . Ruth dares to dream of another life – far away from the horrors within the walls of Bethnal Green’s infamous orphanage. Luckily she has her friends, Amy and Ellen – but she can’t keep them safe, and the suffering is only getting worse. Surely there must be a way out of here?But when Ruth breaks free from the shackles of confinement and sets out into East London, hoping to make a new life for herself, she finds that, for a girl with nowhere to turn, life can be just as tough on the outside.Bett keeps order in this unruly part of the East End – and takes Ruth under her wing alongside orphanage escapee Robbie. But it is Rebekah, a kindly woman, who offers Ruth and Robbie a home – something neither have ever known. Yet even these two stalwart women cannot protect them when the police learn of an orphan on the run. It is then that Ruth must do everything in her power to hide.Her life – and those of the friends she left behind at the orphanage – depend on it.Continue the emotional series with The Orphanage Girls Reunited.

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  The Messenger of Measham Hall -...

  Anna Abney

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  Return to mysterious Measham Hall in this page-turning tale of espionage and intrigue in the years leading up to the Glorious Revolution of 1688. 
  For Nicholas Hawthorne, the Catholic heir to Measham Hall in Derbyshire, subterfuge is part of everyday life. But there are deeper and darker secrets even than his family’s outlawed religion: why is his father, Sir William, so reclusive? What became of his mother, and his aunt Alethea? And who fatally betrayed his cousin Matthew? 
  Nicholas is determined to find out, but as England slides towards invasion by the Protestant forces of Prince William of Orange, he becomes entangled in conspiracies within King James’s court – and soon learns that both truth and love come at a high price…  
  'It's rare for a historical novel to feel so timely.' - JO BAKER, Sunday Times bestselling author of Longbourn 
  'Impeccably researched and wonderfully atmospheric, with a heroine you can't help rooting for.' - FRANCES QUINN, author of The Smallest Man 
  'Exciting and immersive. It took me straight into the heart of Restoration England in all its rich and vivid detail. I was gripped!' - NICOLA CORNICK, international bestselling author of House of Shadows

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  The Metamorphosis

  Franz Kafka

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  "Metamorphosis" is one of Franz Kafka's most renowned and influential works. It tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect-like creature. The narrative delves into the profound alienation, guilt, and absurdity experienced by Samsa, who becomes an outcast in his own home and a source of shame and revulsion to his family. Kafka's novella is a powerful exploration of human identity, the nature of existence, and societal reactions to the unfamiliar and grotesque.

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  The Broken Statue

  Margaret Lukas

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  Omaha, 1905: During the gilded age, when women live subjugated to men, eighteen-year-old Bridget prides herself on having earned acceptance to medical school.When her father is murdered, a crime that does not interest the law because he was half Native American, she risks her plans to become a doctor, determined to avenge his murder.Bridget's quest thrusts her into a world of seedy men and glitzy women in one of Omaha's most opulent brothels. There, she finds herself the prey rather than the hunter.If she is to survive, she must keep the reclusive madam's shocking secrets, learn to trust her heart's yearning for the man who befriends her, and embrace her complicated alliance with a community of notorious women considered society's lowest.

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