Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Keepers Author: Tilly Bagshawe Narrator: Sarah Lambie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The past can't be locked away forever… *Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Eve Chase & Lucinda Riley* Sweeping from the French Riviera to the wind-blown Cornish cliffs, lose yourself in this spellbinding novel about one golden family – and a devastating secret that binds them, forever… Year after idyllic year, the Challant family retreat to their summer house on the glittering French Riviera. Until one stormy night in 1928 when a local boy suffers a fatal accident in the grounds. Overnight, it becomes a place of ghosts. As time unspools, those dark memories loosen their grip on the four Challant children. And yet the local whispers about that night never quieten, calling them back to the house on the Riviera. A family secret lies waiting in the past. But dare they unlock the truth? READERS LOVE ESCAPING WITH TILLY BAGSHAWE'S EPIC, SWEEPING NOVELS: 'A great novel to get totally immersed by' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Her books are always captivating!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It drew me in from the very first page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is an epic page-turner of love and war' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Such skilled storytelling that draws you in and keeps you gripped throughout' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Tilly Bagshawe is a brilliant, vivid writer, who is a leader in her field. Bravo!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Water Child Author: Mathew West Narrator: Katherine Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: What the sea takes for its own can never return… Portugal, 1754. Cecilia Lamb knew being a sea captain’s wife would mean a life of waiting and watching the horizon for her husband’s ship. But John has been gone longer than any voyage should last. Everyone else has given up hope of his return. But she knows in her bones that he is not lost. Gone, but not lost. Barely able to tear her eyes from the shimmering sea, she feels drawn to the sun-baked shoreline, and amid the bustle of the docks she feels certain that her husband will come back to her. Though along with that feeling is another sense – that something darker is coming. As she sickens, she doesn’t know what the next tide will bring – but she begins to fear as well as crave her husband’s homecoming. Soon, even on dry land, Cecilia can feel the pull of the ocean at her feet, the movement of the tides within her. Warning, seduction or promise, she cannot tell, but one thing is certain – the sea holds many secrets, and some of them are too powerful to ever be drowned.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Artfully Yours Author: Joanna Lowell Narrator: Mary Jane Wells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Sparks fly between a lordly art critic and a lady forger in this enthralling Victorian historical romance from the author of The Runaway Duchess. Nina Finch isn't suited for a life of crime. Raised by her art-forger brother, she can paint like Botticelli. But she'd so much rather be baking gooseberry tarts. She finally has the money she needs to open her own bakery. Unfortunately, her brother's carelessness lands her—and their forgeries—directly under the nose of London's most discerning art critic, Alan De'Ath. De'Ath knows the paintings are fake. He doesn't know that Nina had a hand in their creation. In fact, he offers her a job in his household. Accepting it is the most dangerous thing she has ever done.... Alan takes pride in seeing things other people miss. He plans to catch the forger and cement his reputation. There's only one problem: the closer he gets to the beguiling woman he hired, the less he trusts his perspective. Nina isn't what she seems. But despite their false start, she just might hold the real key to his heart.  As Nina and Alan’s attraction grows, divided loyalties threaten to pull them apart and shatter their worlds. They’ll lose everything, or discover how powerful true love can be....

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Pianist Author: Mandy Robotham Narrator: Holly Janowski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 19 minutes Release date: February 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Two cities. Two spies. Which woman survives? Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. July, 1940 Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern’s life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid. But once she discovers that he’d been working undercover as a radio operative – or pianist – for the Dutch resistance, Marnie knows she must complete his mission – no matter the cost… Nazi-occupied Amsterdam: At the other end of the wireless, fellow pianist Corrie Bakker is caught in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to keep her loved ones out of the line of fire – even if it means sacrificing herself… Bound together by the invisible wires of their radios, the two women lead parallel lives in their home cities, as both are betrayed by those they trust the most. But when the Nazis close in on one of them, only the other can save her… The next gripping and heartbreaking WWII historical fiction novel from international bestseller, Mandy Robotham. Real readers love The War Pianist: ‘A story packed with everything historical fiction readers need: espionage and betrayal to plights and flights…I learnt so much!…Brilliantly paced with twists and turns, courage and bravery and a touch of romance.’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Rich in detail and almost impossible to put down…I loved it.’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A front row seat to the survival of the Blitz in London as well as the Dutch resistance work. Fascinating…riveting.’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A book that captures your attention from the first page to the last. Mandy Robotham is a master storyteller…the tension mounts on every page and I could not put it down. Highly recommended.’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘My favourite of Mandy’s books so far. I loved Marnie, Willem and Corrie and the relationship among the three of them. The strength and resolve of these characters is so inspiring and captivating…A perfectly composed novel for lovers of historical fiction…Every bit of this novel comes alive. Bravo!’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A gripping and heartbreaking WWII novel…If you love historical fiction, then this is a must-read.’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Mandy Robotham has done it again! A thoroughly well researched and interesting narrative set during WWII…Another five star read for me.’ Real Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orphan’s Letters Series: #2 of The Red Cross Orphans Author: Glynis Peters Narrator: Rebecca Courtney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 30, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The USA Today and Globe & Mail Canadian bestseller is back with a brand new gripping and heartfelt historical novel! Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does nothing to heal the pain of spending every minute waiting to hear the worst… As the Second World War rages on, nurse Kitty Pattison’s life takes a nomadic turn as her work with the Red Cross sees her traversing the country, moving from post to post. With her best friends Jo and Trixie also scattered across the UK, and her soldier sweetheart Michael off on the continent undertaking medical missions he can’t discuss, the war takes its toll and long days are followed by sleepless nights interrupted only by nightmares of what she’s seen on the wards. Now, Kitty’s hopes rise and fall with the arrival of the post – the only thing that keeps her connected to her aunt and uncle, her dear friends, and her Michael – and every moment spent with those she loves is held dear, because each one could be the last…

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Westward the Tide (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures) Author: Louis L'Amour Narrator: Robert Petkoff, Dan John Miller, Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. Matt Bardoul was a good man to have as a friend and a bad one to make trouble with. He was also a single-minded drifter—until he met his match in an outspoken beauty named Jacquine Coyle. She was headed into the Bighorn Mountains with her father and an expedition in search of gold. After Matt signs on to join them, he discovers that there is a group of outlaws in the party—gunfighters and thieves that Matt wouldn’t trust for a minute. At first it’s unclear what they are planning, but before long Matt realizes that he’s the only man standing between innocent people and a brutal conspiracy of greed, lust, and cold-blooded murder. In Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volumes 1 and 2, Beau L’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L’Amour’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Additionally, many beloved classics are being rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Whalebone Theatre: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel Author: Joanna Quinn Narrator: Olivia Vinall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre made of whalebones to covert operations during World War II—a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation. “Absolute aces...Quinn’s imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold.” —The New York Times “Utterly heartbreaking and joyous.” —Jo Baker, author of Longbourn One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household—her sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby, long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid; Taras, visiting artist—build a theatre from the beast’s skeletal rib cage. Within the Whalebone Theatre, Cristabel can escape her feckless stepparents and brisk governesses, and her imagination comes to life. As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied France—a more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Borden Chantry (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures): A Novel Author: Louis L'Amour Narrator: Dan John Miller, Erik Singer, Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: As part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials! The marshal’s name was Borden Chantry. Young, lean, rugged, he’s buried a few men in this two-bit cow town—every single one killed in a fair fight. Then, one dark, grim day a mysterious gunman shot a man in cold blood. Five grisly murders later, Chantey was faced with the roughest assignment of his life—find that savage, trigger-happy hard case before he blasts apart every man in town . . . one by bloody one. Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives.   In Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volumes 1 and 2, Beau L’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L’Amour’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Additionally, many beloved classics are being rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578633 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shrines of Gaiety Author: Kate Atkinson Narrator: Jason Watkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. The notorious queen of this glittering world is Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost. With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems. 'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES 'I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN © Kate Atkinson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579087 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Circus Pig and the Kaiser: A Novel Based on a Strange But True Event Author: Carolyn Kay Brancato Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: A Russian circus in trouble. An animal trainer in love. Can the ensemble survive an international scandal? Russia, 1907. Vladimir Durov has a prized pig he has trained for the circus. Dorov loves to make people laugh at his pig’s crazy antics. But he finds that when his pig performs for the recently widowed circus owner, Natasha, the most he can get is a smile. Desperate to capture her heart, the rough-hewn trainer comes up with a dangerous scheme to impress the woman he has come to love. As the circus travels to Germany in pursuit of more paying customers, Durov decides to dress his prized pig as the war-mongering Kaiser himself. The Kaiser’s faithful dragoon is not amused. He warns Durov that if he goes ahead with his outlandish satirical taunt, prison will be the result. The dilemma that confronts Durov is whether his, yes, pig-headed and hilarious spectacle could backfire or, on the other hand, bring him fame, fortune … and a woman’s heart. It’s a big decision facing man and pig.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Girls of Willowbrook Author: Ellen Marie Wiseman Narrator: Morgan Hallett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 3.92 of Total 13 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: In this powerful novel of survival and resilience, New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman takes readers on a gripping, emotional journey as one brave young woman’s search for the truth about her sister leads her to an infamous institution called Willowbrook … Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary—awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears—seemed to need more protection from the world. Six years after Rosemary’s death from pneumonia, Sage, now sixteen, still misses her deeply. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage’s stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn’t die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing. Sage knows little about Willowbrook. It’s always been a place shrouded by rumor and mystery. A place local parents threaten to send misbehaving kids. With no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways she never could imagined …

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Fidelity Author: Katharine Pollock Narrator: Zindzi Okenyo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 16, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Kathy has worked at a beloved Brisbane indie record store for half her life. She arrived as a teenager high on her dad's supply of Led Zeppelin, stayed through her twenties and suddenly thirty is on the horizon and she's still there, measuring her self-worth by her knowledge of the Velvet Underground's back catalogue. Lately, though, cracks have been appearing in Kathy's comfortable indie bubble. Her friends - feisty Mel, the only other woman employed at the store, and straight-laced Alex, whom Kathy has known since preschool - are growing up and moving on, while she's stuck in a cycle of record store, pub, repeat, with the rest of the music bros at the store. But how do you move forward when you're stuck in a groove? And what happens when you realise that you've been working so hard to be part of the boys' club that you never stopped to wonder if you should be creating a club of your own? Her Fidelity is a feminist coming-of-age story for anyone who has ever felt that a song understood them more than their own family, for anyone who has ever felt like the culture they love might not love them back, and for anyone who has ever turned to Stevie Nicks for advice while ignoring the sensible people around them.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580553 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mother of Strangers: A Novel Author: Suad Amiry Narrator: Amin El Gamal, Lameece Issaq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR from NPR  • Set in Jaffa in between 1947 and 1951, this “fable-like historical novel of young love ... darkly humorous and touching” (Oprah Daily) is based on a true story during the beginning of the destruction of Palestine and displacement of its people. Based on the true story of two Jaffa teenagers, Mother of Strangers follows the daily lives of Subhi, a fifteen-year-old mechanic, and Shams, the thirteen-year-old student he hopes to marry one day. In this prosperous and cosmopolitan port city, with its bustling markets, cinemas, and cafés on the hills overlooking the Mediter­ranean Sea, we meet many other unforgettable charac­ters as well, including Khawaja Michael, the elegant and successful owner of orange groves above the harbor; Mr. Hassan, the tailor who makes Subhi’s treasured English suit, which he hopes will change his life; and the very mischievous and outrageous Uncle Habeeb, who insists on introducing Subhi to the local bordello.   With a thriving orange export business, Jaffa had always been a city welcoming to outsiders—the “Mother of Strangers”—where Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived peacefully together. Once the bombardment of the city begins in April 1948, Suad Amiry gives us the grim but fascinating details of the shock, panic, and destruc­tion that ensues. Jaffa becomes unrecognizable, with neighborhoods flattened, families removed from their homes and separated, and those who remain in constant danger of arrest and incarceration. Most of the popula­tion flees eastward to Jordan or by sea to Lebanon in the north or to Egypt and Gaza in the south. Subhi and Shams will never see each other again.   Suad Amiry has written a vivid and devastating ac­count of a seminal moment in the history of the Middle East—the beginning of the end of Palestine and a por­trait of a city irrevocably changed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret World of Connie Starr Author: Robbi Neal Narrator: Fiona Macleod Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 6, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The Secret World of Connie Starr has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Homestead Series: #3 of Cowan Family Saga Author: Russell J. Atwater Narrator: Scott Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 28, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The Cowans have arrived in Texas to homestead. After their dangerous trek west, they want to settle, free from worry and danger. With the help of his son, Wes, the McLeod brothers, and Pony Boy, Bruce is ready to raise his cabin. Unfortunately for them, their troubles have just begun! They discover that Cord McGregor, the cattle baron they had a run in with on the Santa Fe Trail, has a spread nearby. To make matters worse, the cattle ranchers are in a range war against homesteaders and sheepherders. McGregor and the other ranchers aren't their only problem. There's a tribe of hostile Apaches nearby and the Owens gang to the north. Caught between three different enemies, Bruce raises his log cabin, hoping his family can live in peace. It's not to be. Amid the growing issues that threaten the lives of the settlers, Trent waits for the perfect time to ask Becky to marry him. Forced once again to defend themselves, the McLeod brothers face their deadliest foes yet. They can't move on this time. The stakes are high. Life or death. They must protect their lives and their homestead, or die. Will they ever live in peace?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where the Road Bends Author: Rachel Fordham Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: As Norah King surveys her family land in Iowa in 1880, she is acutely aware that it is all she has left, and she will do everything in her power to save it—even if that means marrying a man she hardly knows. Days before her wedding, Norah discovers an injured man on her property. Her sense of duty compels her to take him in and nurse him back to health. Little does she realize just how much this act of kindness will complicate her life and threaten the future she's planned. Norah's care does more than aid Quincy Barnes's recovery—it awakens his heart to possibilities. Penniless and homeless, he knows the most honorable thing he can do is head on down the road and leave Norah to marry her intended. But walking away from the first person to believe in him proves much harder than he imagined. Rachel Fordham invites you to experience the strength and beauty of love forged in the crucible of hardship in this heartwarming story.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unquiet Genius Series: #3 of Conor Thorn Novel Author: Glenn Dyer Narrator: Daniel Thomas May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: A scientist in hiding. A race to the ultimate weapon. Can a bold operative crush Nazi plans before he's taken out by a Nazi bullet? December, 1942. Conor Thorn will stop at nothing to end Hitler's terror. So when a brilliant nuclear physicist is discovered holed up in Italy, the elite OSS agent reunites with his MI6 counterpart and slips behind enemy lines on a recruitment mission. Now pitted against rival forces also on the hunt, Thorn is hell-bent on preventing the key to an atomic weapon from falling into ruthless Nazi hands. With the clock ticking on the escalating war, his operation falls under threat when his objective proves elusive. And as Russia, a double-dealing Italian monsignor, and the Vatican all converge on the reluctant theoretician's hideaway, Thorn struggles to keep clear of an ever-tightening deadly trap. Can he deliver victory to the Allies before the world goes up in flames?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Seamstress of New Orleans Author: Diane C. Mcphail Narrator: Jessica Marchbank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The year 1900 ushers in a new century and the promise of social change, and women rise together toward equality. Yet rules and restrictions remain, especially for women like Alice Butterworth, whose husband has abruptly disappeared. Desperate to make a living for herself and the child she carries, Alice leaves Chicago far behind, offering sewing lessons at a New Orleans orphanage. Constance Halstead, a young widow, has thrown herself into charitable work. Meeting Alice at the orphanage, she offers lodging in exchange for Alice's help creating a gown for the Leap Year ball of Les Mysterieuses, the first all female krewe of Mardi Gras. During Leap Years, women have the rare opportunity to take control in their interactions with men, and upend social convention. Piece by piece, the breathtaking gown takes shape, becoming a symbol of strength for both women. But Constance carries a burden that makes it impossible to feel truly free. Her husband, Benton, whose death remains a dangerous mystery, was deep in debt to the Black Hand, the vicious gangsters who controlled New Orleans's notorious Storyville district. Benton's death has not satisfied them. And as the Mardi Gras festivities reach their fruition, a secret emerges that will cement the bond between Alice and Constance even as it threatens the lives they're building . . .

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578164 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl by the Sea: A nostalgic WWII tale by the Queen of Family Saga Author: Sheila Everett, Sheila Newberry Narrator: Kate Okello Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Previously published in ebook as The Daughter's Choice A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the author of The Nursemaid's Secret and Bicycles and Blackberries, perfect for readers of Katie Flynn. 1934 Following the death of her mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainbow takes on the responsibility of caring for her family. When a plane crash-lands near their home on Romney Marsh, she meets the charming Moray Tann, a young pilot from Scotland, who turns out to be the son of one of her father's rivals. Once nursed back to health, Moray returns to his duties - but not without leaving a mark on Tess's heart. With the onset of World War II, the Rainbow family move to Scotland. Here Tess is reunited with Moray. Sworn off him, she must choose between her home and her first true love . . . 'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel' - Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family 'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm.' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578987 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Storm Girl Author: Kathleen Mcgurl Narrator: Kitty Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The gripping new historical novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl from Bletchley Park and The Forgotten Secret. A heartbreaking choice. A secret kept for centuries. *** 1784. When Esther Harris’s father hurts his back, she takes over his role helping smugglers hide contraband in the secret cellar in their pub. But when the free traders’ ships are trapped in the harbour, a battle between the smugglers and the revenue officers leads to murder and betrayal – and Esther is forced to choose between the love of her life and protecting her family… Present day. Fresh from her divorce, Millie Galton moves into a former inn overlooking the harbour in Mudeford and plans to create her dream home. When a chance discovery behind an old fireplace reveals the house’s secret history as a haven for smugglers and the devastating story of its former residents, could the mystery of a disappearance from centuries ago finally be solved? Sweeping historical fiction perfect for fans of Soraya Lane, Kathryn Hughes and Tracy Rees. Readers LOVE The Storm Girl! ‘Amazing book… Both timelines were compulsive reading.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow. Excitement by the bucketful!… Read this in record time. Recommend it.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just the most beautiful book… I haven't read anything quite as engaging as this in recent years!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Highly enjoyable… A gripping read.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would gladly give them… This one is up there with the best.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I really enjoyed this book… Well researched and very compelling.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I really loved how this story played out with all the suspense, mystery and drama within each timeline, it kept me wanting to keep on reading to see what would happen next.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A great story.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Highly recommended.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐