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Meet Jude Valentine. Thirty something, half French, talented musician and frontman of the seminal band Valentine’s Day. Jude is troubled by his childhood, and a reoccurring dream that seems to predict the course of his life.

Bella and Andy have escaped the rat race for the sun-drenched, relaxed lifestyle on the island of Ibiza. But with a run-down house to make habitable and a distractingly gorgeous neighbour, is their island idyll all that it seems? Tamara Gold has been Hollywood's most notorious car crash since she was a child star. Now clean and sober, and engaged to Tinseltown's hottest leading man, it seems like she's finally conquered her addictions, if not her bratty behaviour. But a summer in Europe with all the hedonistic lures of Ibiza beckons.…

After the sudden death of her father, Ada inherits Something Sweet - a struggling sweet shop in Swindon that has been around since the 1950s. In enters cross fit-loving Daniel, who has come into a small fortune and has his eyes on Ada's shop, keen to buy it out and turn it into a gluten-free cafe. A heart-warming tale of discovery, twists, and turns, including a Poochon puppy named Potato and a trip to Florida, this audiobook will transport you to an adventure to show you that when life turns sour...love is the only remedy.

Willow Olivia Walker is a newly single Cambridge University student heading home for the summer holidays, following a bitter split with her controlling and manipulative ex-girlfriend, Kristina. Initially dismayed to discover her eccentric parents have hired the beautiful Georgia as a live-in nanny for her two younger sisters, she treads carefully, but slowly, a friendship blossoms that has the potential to bloom into something special.

Former Assistant District Attorney Miranda Quinn is on the brink of a career comeback when she gets a phone call. It's a witness who disappeared three years earlier, resulting in a violent criminal going free. Miranda got fired as a result, but the witness has re-surfaced with a shocking story to tell; one that implicates Miranda and her ex, defense attorney Adam Baxter. And now, there's a new victim.

Danielle finally landed her first real teaching job, but it's at a Catholic school. No big deal, she just has to hide the fact she is no longer practicing, keep her swearing to a minimum, and never ever mention her live-in boyfriend.

The year is 2068. Scientists at Space Command must learn how children manage in space without adults. They advertise for a leader for the first-ever child-only mission. Sophie Williams struggles to fit in at her new secondary school. She misses her dad and would do anything to make him proud. The Space Command advert sends shivers down her spine. Maybe this is her chance. The selection process pushes Sophie to her limits, but eventually, she finds herself strapped into the enormous spaceship and leading her team on a journey of discovery.

A dream scout must follow the paths set before him. For the Druids of Sorlen Grove, rules are a way of life. They live in service to the Rianaves: ancient, sentient trees who provide everything they need. But for Elliot Eldinae, a teenaged dream scout who can transform into a fox at will, life in the secret Grove is not as idyllic as it seems.

A selfish prince on trial for treason. A beloved princess hiding a talent for forbidden magic. The race between Dawn and Dusk to claim Brindelier, a hidden city in the clouds with a promise of ultimate control over the source of power in the Known Lands: the Wellsprings.

When Saint Leopold Mandic had dreamed of the priesthood, his eyes traveled over the Adriatic Sea to far-off lands to bring the Gospel of Hope to brothers and sisters starving and thirsting for this Lord who died for them. He was not to even travel from village to village, like Father Francis and Saint Anthony (Saint of Padua), proclaiming the good news.

He’s an escaped slave whose thoughts are not his own. She’s a knight who has defeated Sorcerers. When their paths collide, can they save two worlds from deadly darkness?

Ryone is the Wolf of the Vyrn. The war leader of her nomadic clan. When she is promised in marriage to Alexander, the Hawk of Ged, she imagines she will become his war queen. She hopes to lead his soldiers and defend the farming kingdom from a supernatural threat called the Thraa. When Ryone arrives, she finds her new husband handsome, mysterious, and utterly indifferent to her.

Saint Dominic Savio was born of very poor but holy peasant stock, one of ten children. His parents were from Castelnuovo D’Asti, ten miles outside Turin. When things got desperate they were forced to leave, to find work in a small village outside of Chieri called Riva. There on April 2, 1842, a boy child was born to Charles and Brigid Savio, whom they baptized Dominic. When Dominic was two years old, the family moved once again, to a village near their home town of Castelnuovo d’Asti, Murialdo.

In a drunken gambling loss, Lord Markham promises his sister Lady Augusta to the Duke of Yorkton, a man of vast wealth who can pay off the family's gambling debts. Lord Howe, the Duke’s younger brother, has met Lady Augusta several times, and their attraction is mutual. He begs the Duke to forget Lady Augusta, but the Duke, a heartless rake, refuses.

Thirty-seven-year-old Mia Jacobs is heartbroken following a bitter split from her long term partner, Sarah. With empty bank accounts, a broken down car, and mounting debts, Mia has little choice but to re-mortgage her home in order to survive. Walking home from work one autumn night, Mia finds herself standing opposite a house she has driven by countless times over the years. Desperately unfit, she stops to catch her breath and spies a beautiful young woman in the upstairs window.

A long time ago, giraffes looked very different from the way they look today. The story begins when a special giraffe called Salma goes to great lengths to look like the rest of the giraffe family...but there is a big price to pay!

A wonderful and moving true story about a young student nurse during her rotation to the Minnesota State Mental Hospital...she found a treasure trove of musical instruments, abandoned and apparently forgotten for 30 years, and set about to free them from their lonely exile. She had enough instruments for a symphony but needed musicians, so she developed a project to recruit and train mental patients, culminating in a one-night concert that changed the lives of both patients and staff.

Invisible Visibility discusses the key barriers that marginalize disabled artists from taking center stage and looks at examples of good practice through three key case studies. This audiobook puts forward an agenda for change, inclusion, and, ultimately, visibility within the sector and beyond for disabled dancers from culturally diverse backgrounds.

From Reader's Digest magazine's popular series, "The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met" comes a collection of stories about people who made a big impact on the lives of these contributors. Each individual shares something in common: They struck home in the memory of the storyteller. These figures enriched lives through humor, wisdom, adventure, and affection, possessing a unique regard for humanity, each a gem reflecting its own light.

Little White Squirrel is having a hard time. With all his heart, he wants to jump like other squirrels but nearly every attempt ends in failure and unkind laughter. If only there were a place where every slip, slide, and fall would not be noticed. Join Little White Squirrel and his loving, creative father as they discover a secret in the forest and a special place to practice.