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Shame stitched her mouth shut, abuse scalded her voice, and religious manipulation taught her that unconditional love must be earned through self-inflicted torture. Tessa understood her failings before she knew her favorite color. “You’re too emotional, too sensitive, you look too much like your mother, and you’re a constant disappointment.” How exacting are the demands for her freedom?

Friseurin Maja hat eine Menge an der Hacke: ihren Salon mit betreuungsintensiven Kunden, den heftig pubertierenden Sohn Willi, eine On-off-Beziehung mit Sam. Als wäre das nicht genug, drückt ihr Tante Elsbeth eine russische Azubine aufs Auge: Olga, ein superblondes Vollweib auf Männerjagd, das gleich einen wichtigen Kunden verunstaltet.

Only fourteen, Stella Infuriati is the youngest member of her town's resistance network during World War II. Risking imprisonment and death, she relays messages, supplies, and weapons to partisan groups in the Tuscan Hills. Her parents have no idea, consumed instead by love and fear for their beloved son, Achille, a courier and unofficial mechanic for a communist brigade fighting the fascists.

It is 1887 in Amsterdam, and Johanna Bonger wants to do something different with her life than teaching, translating languages, and managing the back office of her father’s business. She fears she will spend the rest of her days growing old, lonely, and bitter. But all of that is about to change when she is introduced to Theo van Gogh.

Straight-laced Rose loves books, swimming, and the folk choir. So when her gregarious best friend arrives home from a 10-year around-the-world trip, her safe, comfortable existence is thrown into disarray. Rose is persuaded to take on the role of matron of honor, but not for a traditional church wedding: The ceremony is to take to take place on a Mediterranean beach. She is promised sun, sea, sand, and a rousing good time. But how will she cope with her fear of flying, mosquitoes, men, and everything else that takes her out of her comfort zone?

Hochzeitsplanerin Amelie könnte vor Verzweiflung in den Brautstrauß beißen: Der Bräutigam kann vor Restalkohol kaum stehen, die Braut dreht ohnehin frei, die weißen Tauben haben keine Lust zu fliegen. Noch dazu ist Amelies eigener Traum vom Für immer gerade zerplatzt - nach ihrer unerfreulichen Scheidung muss sie sich in einem ganz neuen Leben zurechtfinden. Dass sie bei ihrem nächsten Auftrag einem Mann begegnet, der all das zu sein scheint, was sie sich sehnlichst wünscht, macht es auch nicht gerade besser. Denn dummerweise ist er der Bräutigam.

Raised in post-Revolution Granville, Massachusetts, James Gould could only imagine the beauty and warmth of the lands to the south. It was there that he longed to build bridges and lighthouses from his very own designs and plans. His gripping story unfolds as Gould follows his dream to the raw settlement of Bangor on the Penobscot River, St. Simons Island off the coast of Georgia, lawless Spanish East Florida, and back - at last and finally - to St. Simons.

For Mae, the loss of her father is devastating. She and her mother lose their home, and Mae's plans for a university education are in ashes. Offered a job at her late husband's company, Mae's mother accepts and they move to a bustling city unlike the quiet village they love.

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It's World War II and Ludwika Gierz, a young Polish woman, is forced to leave her family and go to Nazi Germany to work for an SS officer. There, she must walk a tightrope, learning to live as a second-class citizen in a world where one wrong word could spell disaster and every day could be her last. Based on real events, this is a story of hope amid despair, of love amid loss...ultimately, it's one woman's story of survival.

Hatten Sie schon einmal Lametta im Ohr? Dann wird es höchste Zeit. "Lametta im Ohr: Die große Audible-Weihnachtsshow" wird moderiert von Jörg Thadeusz. Seine Gäste sind die Schauspielerin Tessa Mittelstaedt, der Bestseller-Autor Sebastian Fitzek, der Comedian Oliver Polak, die Moderatorin Bettina Rust und der 11FREUNDE-Chefredakteur Philipp Köster. Gemeinsam schaut die kleine Audible-Familie aus Sprechern, Autoren und Podcast-Gastgebern auf das Jahr 2017 zurück, lacht miteinander und streitet auch, wie es sich für eine richtige Familie nun einmal gehört.

When Tessa decided to leave the corporate world and start her own business, there was no turning back! The Classy Hustle will help you bring your dream of entrepreneurship to reality. It will help you overcome the thoughts that have held you back and unleash the mindset that changes your life for the better.

Fleeing a disastrous affair with a colleague in Boston, Isabel Henley moves to Scotland to begin a PhD, only to learn upon arrival that her advisor has died mysteriously. Soon afterwards, Isabel is informed that another scholar is about to publish a book on her dissertation topic, leaving her disconcerted and in search of a new subject. After such a rocky start to life overseas, Isabel needs a good friend, and finds one when she reconnects with Rose Brewster, a charismatic former classmate. But then Rose reveals she is in trouble, and then goes missing.

One night in Montreal, an ageless man hires a young female translator to help settle mysterious debts with an array of desperate characters.

Die Lust am Gärtnern - und am Gärtner... Zur Hölle mit den lieben Kollegen! Nachdem ihr schon wieder ein Mann bei der Beförderung vorgezogen wurde, hat Luisa die Nase voll von 14-Stunden-Arbeitstagen und Bürointrigen. Dann erbt sie von ihrer Tante einen Schrebergarten. Was soll ich mit einem Komposthaufen, wenn ich einen Chefstuhl will?, denkt sich Luisa.

Ruby Laurel is a ghost hunter. She locates ghosts who are haunting places - or people. Ruby is called upon to investigate a haunting in a supermarket. She soon discovers the ghost of a young woman called Mary Jackson. How is Mary connected to the supermarket? And why is she haunting it? Ruby's investigation is made more difficult by the arrival of her troublesome younger sister, Nessa. Will Nessa help, or hinder, the investigation?

Legal, illegal – ganz egal! Drei Frauen auf der Suche nach Gerechtigkeit und Liebe Als die drei Freundinnen Nele, Fiona und Hermine unverschuldet in existenzielle Nöte geraten, ist Schluss mit lieb und nett. Um sich und ihre Kinder über Wasser zu halten, gehen sie aufs Ganze: Mit Witz, Fantasie und einer guten Portion krimineller Energie holen sie sich einfach, was sie brauchen. Dabei geraten sie in jede Menge skurriler Situationen und finden am Ende, womit sie am wenigsten gerechnet haben: die Liebe. Eine charmante Komödie über Haben und Sein, nicht zuletzt auch über die ganz großen Gefühle.

Samantha Reynolds' life in Aloha Lagoon feels like it's finally smooth sailing. She’s settled into her job as the resorts' surf instructor for children, things are looking good with her boyfriend Casey, and she has an amazing BFF in the local surf shop owner, Alani. But when a storm hits Aloha Lagoon, Alani’s past comes back to haunt her, and Sam finds her bestie standing over the dead body of her wayward ex-boyfriend.

Jacquelyn Liveon is a small time detective who loves her job, but hates attention. When she steps in front of heartthrob silver screen actor, Ryan Palmer, to stop a gunman, she finds herself dangling in to the public spotlight. Ryan can't believe a woman would save him and not want more from his glamorous life. Could the words "I Fear No Evil" that are printed on her shirt be more correct than he thought? When Jacquelyn goes undercover, she gets submerged into a world she never wanted to understand. How does she deal with the threats against Ryan?