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  The New Galena Hotel

  Stephen The Storyteller

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  The New Galena Hotel follows Nick Poland, who sells his family farm to seek new opportunities and discovers the charming village of New Galena. There, he renovates a historic hotel while navigating the challenges of Prohibition, including whisky smuggling, pressures from the temperance movement, and risks tied to local mining operations. Each of these factors presents significant obstacles as Nick establishes his new venture. The story's ending catches the reader off guard, bringing a surprising twist to this engaging historical fiction set in Bucks County.

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  A Little More Scandal

  Carrie Lofty

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  Self-made industrialist Sir William Christie tempts the scorn of London society by attempting to seduce Catrin Jones, a modest but opinionated battlefield nurse who earned notoriety after surviving a naval shipwreck. His ambition to secure her exclusive story is part of his latest business plan, while her intention is to marry well before her moment of fame expires. With respectability, wealth, and security at stake, they must decide whether love is worth embracing just a little more scandal...

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  A Tale Of Two Cities

  Charles Dickens

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  Experience the timeless classic "A Tale of Two Cities" like never before, brought to life by the captivating voice of narrator Richard Hunt. 
  Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and the contrasting cities of Paris and London, this audiobook follows the intertwined lives of Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disillusioned lawyer. Through their relationships with the beautiful Lucie Manette and the vengeful Madame Defarge, their lives are forever changed, and their fates become inextricably linked. 
  Listen as Richard Hunt masterfully brings each character to life, from the haughty aristocrats to the brave revolutionaries. With his impeccable pacing and nuanced delivery, Hunt immerses listeners in the gritty streets of Paris and the bustling metropolis of London, transporting them to another time and place. 
  With themes of love, sacrifice, and redemption, "A Tale of Two Cities" remains a beloved masterpiece of literature. Whether you're revisiting this classic or discovering it for the first time, let Richard Hunt's narration guide you on this unforgettable journey through history and the human heart.

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  Bonds of Friendship

  Evelyn Hood

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  The continuation of Evelyn Hood's The Paisley Women Scottish saga series. 
  Will their friendship help them navigate difficult times? 
  Paisley, Scotland 1775  In the midst of a street brawl, Margaret Knox first encounters Islay McInnes, a Highland girl struggling to support herself and her two cousins in the Paisley slums. 
  Their two lives are polar opposites. Islay, at sixteen, spins yarn to make ends meet whilst Margaret, wife to a surgeon and teacher at the pauper school, pursues charitable endeavours to ease the plight of those less fortunate. 
  With the slums rife with illnesses and as the pox begins to spread Margaret seeing it as her Christian duty to help, persuades her friend Jamie Todd to allow Islay and her cousins to live above his weaving shop. 
  Meanwhile Islay is torn when she receives a marriage proposal that would mean moving away from all she knows and cares for, especially Margaret. But when she falls for a man who doesn’t seem to care for her at all, the consequences are disastrous. 
  Can Islay stay in the new home she has grown to love and can Margaret hold together a family beset by conflict and illness? 
  The continuation of The Paisley Women saga series from Evelyn Hood, the original bestselling Scottish saga writer. Storytelling at its best' 
  Previously published in paperback as A Matter of Mischief 
  PRAISE FOR EVELYN HOOD  'Scotland's Catherine Cookson' - Scots Magazine ‘Hood is immaculate in her historical detail’ - Scottish Herald 'Quite simply, I couldn't put it down. A rich and rewarding read' - Emma Blair 'Evelyn Hood has been called Scotland's Catherine Cookson. Unfair. She has her own distinctive voice' - Scots Magazine  ‘Touching, romantic and unforgettable’ - Reader Review ‘Love all her books’ - Reader Review ‘Evelyn Hood produces the best of stories’ - Reader Review  ‘I cannot put her books down’ - Reader Review  ‘Love everything Evelyn Hood writes’ - Reader Review  ‘Evelyn Hood is a fantastic writer, bringing the past to life and drawing you right into the story’ - Reader Review

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  The Mill on the Floss

  George Eliot, (Mary Ann Evans)

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  "The Mill on the Floss," published in 1860, is a novel by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans). It is a poignant portrayal of Victorian England and captures the complexities of family dynamics, societal expectations, and personal aspirations. The story centers on Maggie Tulliver, a passionate and intelligent woman struggling to satisfy her emotional needs in the rigid provincial community of St. Ogg's. Her relationship with her brother, Tom, and their conflicts with family and society form the crux of the narrative. The novel explores themes of gender norms, education, and the tension between individual desires and social conventions.

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  In the Lonely Hours

  Shannon Morgan

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  On a small island in a remote corner of northwest Scotland lies Maundrell castle, owned by its wealthy namesake family for centuries—until now. Edwina Nunn is shocked to learn a relative she never heard of has bequeathed the castle and its land to her. What awaits Edie and her teenage daughter, Neve, is even more startling, for the castle is home to a multitude of ghosts. 
   
   
   
  Yet there's a strange beauty in the austere architecture and the eerie, bloody waters of Loch na Scáthanna, the Lake of Shadows. Beguiled by a frightened ghost who gazes longingly out of the castle's windows, Edie and Neve are drawn to the legends shrouding the island and the mystery of the Maundrell Red—a priceless diamond that disappeared decades before. 
   
   
   
  Is the gem really cursed, and the cause of the family tragedies that have all occurred on Samhain—Scottish Halloween? As Samhain approaches once more, Edie and Neve race to peel back the dark secrets entwining the living and the dead—a twisted story of bitter cruelty and hidden love—or they will become another Maundrell tragedy trapped in the lonely hours . . .

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