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When Scarlett Johnson is chased by a scoundrel from the only place she can call home, she boards a train bound for the western frontier...a chance encounter with a regretful Mail Order Bride gives her an idea - what if she could impersonate the woman? Will Scarlett's ruse be exposed? Or will she beguile the man she has no intention of marrying? When secrets from the past come back to haunt them, both Joe and Scarlett have decisions to make, and Scarlett's life will be thrust into danger.

Margaret Hutchins has been alone since her parents died of influenza in Chicago a decade earlier. When she moves to Cutter’s Creek in Montana Territory for a fresh start, as the new teacher for the little school, she discovers a cozy community where she’s welcomed and appreciated. Heath Moore had his heart broken by Charlotte Beaufort years ago, and he’s hesitant to court again. Until, that is, he runs into Margaret just before Christmas - she’s beautiful, intelligent, and compassionate.

Pearl Stout is angry. Her parents put her on a train to the Arizona frontier to marry a man she's never met and didn't agree to marry. Pearl's intended is Hilton Pullman, a local reporter for the Tucson Gazette. He's tired of being alone - his parents died when he was young, and his older brother abandoned him after losing his own fiancée. But when that trouble-making brother, Hank, returns right before the wedding, Hilton’s carefully laid plans are thrown into question.

Lady Charlotte Beaufort of Beaufort Manor, England, is used to everything going her way. But when her parents force her into an engagement with the duke of Notherington, a man she barely knows, she runs away to the New World. Harry Brown, a silversmith’s apprentice from Greyburn, doesn’t stand a chance with the beautiful Charlotte. Then he runs afoul of the local thug, and he and his sister have to leave town. When Charlotte and Harry cross paths, the attraction is undeniable - but can they overcome generations of social barriers to admit their true feelings for one another?

In the Charleston Harbor rests an old abandoned military fort. History and mystery surround Castle Pinckney. And there's a reason the living call it the Ghost Isle. Squojo has slipped out of the orphanage, again. While adventurin' with Sash, his ghost-sniffing dog, their destiny will become intertwined with Cheetze, a legendary ghost boy. Together with the help of a Gullah root doctor and her young apprentice, they race against time to solve the specter's riddle.

A narrative podcast featuring listener submissions. Everything is fair game: Make-up letters, Break-up letters, Thank You's, Apologies, and Clap-Backs. Whatever you think needs to be said or heard. It's the closure you need, plus the added bonus of a soundtrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryan Fuller had been an orphan for all his 16 years. His father had died in a plane crash before he was born, and his mother died after being taken hostage in a bank robbery. That's what he'd been told, but was it really true? In the boys' home in Ohio, he was exceptional in every way. His after-school job at a local airport had included lessons that qualified him as a student pilot.

Spaceport Zeta, a floating beacon in deep space, has been discovered. It guards the Vortex; the entryway into the galaxy vast wormhole system, enabling rapid travel to the innermost reaches of the Milky Way. Someone or something inside has beckoned the giants and Earth's little ones to enter the unknown. Will the crew of the Omni-Star leave the safety of Zeta and risk everything to discover where they came from and who they really are?

In 1994, the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team went 31-3 and defeated a gauntlet of blue-blood programs en route to its first and only NCAA championship. In this three-episode podcast, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Tony Holt looks back at one of the greatest seasons in Arkansas sports history and revisits the peak of the most famous era of Razorbacks basketball.

Danny's World is the story of Danny, an amazing handicapped boy who won the fight to overcome the stigma of being a disabled or handicapped child following the Great Depression. The power of superstition and fear held sway over the lives of families with special children until they met Danny.

Two private investigators pretend to be newlyweds in love on a Caribbean honeymoon cruise to catch a killer, but what happens when make-believe feelings turn real?

¡Nunca vuelvas a recibir un "no" como respuesta con este audiolibro que te mostrará cómo influir en cada situación a tu favor! El poder de comprender lo que realmente está sucediendo en la mente de una persona puede parecer algo inalcanzable, dejándote impotente e inseguro para manejarte con éxito en las dinámicas sociales. ¡Ya no más! Imagina poseer la habilidad de descifrar el lenguaje corporal sin esfuerzo, revelando el verdadero significado detrás de cada gesto, expresión y postura.

Charity Vance needs someplace to lie low and decide what to do with the rest of her life. Burned out from years in the Dallas PD, she's eager for a fresh start in Saddle Wells, Texas. On a night out with friends, she can't help but notice the brooding local bar owner needs a hand, so she steps in and ends up right in his arms. After two tours in Afghanistan, Liam Douglas has settled in to Saddle Wells, running his dad's bar, but it's hard to keep good help. Having Charity around is more of a distraction than he wants or needs, but he can't seem to deny whatever there is between them.

Georgie Zielinski has invested everything she owns in a dilapidated B&B in Saddle Wells, Texas. She doesn't have anything left over to hire someone to help her get the place back to its former glory, so when a rough-around-the-edges cowboy offers his handyman services, she listens to her gut and takes him on. Cade Hannigan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but it's long since tarnished. All he has now is his beat-up truck and a reputation so bad no one will hire him. Luckily for Cade, newcomer Georgie doesn't know anything about the man he used to be.

The Karanatos region is primarily inhabited by a race of green goblins that keep to themselves. For centuries, the goblins have dwelled quietly inside mountains and underground colonies, ruled by their beloved queen, Igosalma. They live perfect lives, uninterrupted—until one day the flame of an old rivalry is rekindled when a hunting party is attacked by the green goblins’ supposed worst enemy: gray goblins. The queen and her most trusted associates must then decide how to retaliate: Will they turn the other cheek, or will they engage their long-time foes in an all-out war?

Amy Stark has legendary bad taste in men, so she's given up on finding Mr. Right. When a helpful and hot cowboy stops to help her change a flat, she's convinced her run of luck isn't going to change any time soon. Buck Montgomery is far too confident and cocky for her—a sure sign he'll turn out to be yet another Mr. Wrong. But her decision to stay away from the cowboy is tested when her brother invites him over for a welcome-to-the-county dinner.

The Jealous Little Ogre tells the story of a young ogre who lives happily in the forest with his mother and father. When a new family member comes along that could potentially replace him, he begins to have feelings of jealousy and anger. When he realizes he is being selfish, Little Ogre goes to a talking horse, who gives him guidance on how to deal with his negative feelings.

Juliet Hawthorne doesn't want much, just to finish midwifery school with as little drama as possible, until Dr. Ethan Harvey shows back up in her life. Hot doctor? Yes. Hot doctor that she had a one night stand with in nursing school? Maybe. Hot doctor that's one of her mentors during her final semester? No. Well. Maybe. Yes? No. She can't. She will definitely get kicked out of the program. When Ethan decides he wants a second chance with her, Juliet is forced to chose between her love for him and her career. The decision might tear her in two.

Tom Kendall had been with the 32nd Precinct, New York Police Department, for just under 10 years. But now he wanted a change. Now he wanted to start his own private detective agency. He had grand ideas. He wasn’t interested in just any old case. Oh no, he would handle only the big-time cases, the expensive ones. He would be able to take his pick, the ones that he wanted, where the stakes were high and so were the rewards. He knew exactly the kind of case that he wanted. Anything else would not do, and it would just be turned down flat.

Whittaker passed the drinks over. “Anyway, it seems that he’s got himself into a bit of bother,” he continued. “A very serious bit of bother.” “Bother?” repeated Kendall. Whittaker heaved a sigh. “Yes you know,” he replied. “Trouble.” Kendall nodded. “Oh trouble, I get you,” he said. “So what sort of bother are we talking about?” Whittaker took another drink. “Well it’s a case of murder I’m afraid.”