Bookmarks: In the Mood for Love: April 2020
Welcome to this issue of Bookmarks, In the mood for love. In the mood for love encompasses historical romance, light romance, modern women’s fiction, paranormal romance, romance, and romantic suspense.
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Audio books
Heloise
By Mandy Hager
Book Number 127030
Fiction: Historical Romance. What happens when the 12th century's most famous French lovers are caught in the crossfire of factions, religious reform and zealotry? Heloise has an exceptional mind and determined to pursue learning rather than marriage or life as a cloistered nun. Her path crosses with Peter Abelard, the celebrity philosopher, theologian and master at Paris' famed Cathedral School. When two such brilliant minds meet and engage, sparks fly. But theirs is an impossible love. Based on meticulous up-to-date research and the pair's own writings, this novel recreates the times, offers a plausible interpretation of the known facts and a vivid imagining of the gaps in this legendary story.
Produced by RNZFB. Read by Cheryl Lawton in 13 hours, 57 minutes.
That’s Heloise by Mandy Hager, book number 127030
Burn for me: a Hidden legacy novel
By Ilona Andrews
Book Number 127302
Fiction: Romance. One woman must place her trust in a seductive, dangerous man who sets off an even more dangerous desire.
Produced by Blackstone. Read by Renée Raudman in 12 hours, 54 minutes.
That’s Burn for me: a Hidden legacy novel, by Ilona Andrews, book number 127302
White hot: a hidden legacy novel
By Ilona Andrews
Book Number 127303
Fiction: Romance. Nevada Baylor has a unique and secret skill--she knows when people are lying. But her new case pits her against the shadowy forces that almost destroyed Houston once before, bringing her back into contact with Connor "Mad" Rogan. And now the stakes are even higher.
Produced by Blackstone. Read by Renée Raudman in 13 hours, 21 minutes.
That’s White hot: a hidden legacy novel, by Ilona Andrews, book number 127303
Whispers in the reading room : a Chicago World's Fair mystery
By Shelley Gray
Book number 131091
Fiction: Historical Romance. Librarian Lydia Bancroft is fascinated by the mysterious and very wealthy Sebastian Marks, gentleman proprietor of an infamous gambling club. She insists on visiting the club one night and is suddenly a suspect in a murder. Is Sebastian everything her heart believes him to be? Chicago World's Fair mystery series, book 3. Sequel to : Deception on Sable Hill 87157.
Produced by Blackstone. Read by Tavia Gilbert in 9 hours, 35 minutes.
That’s Whispers in the reading room : a Chicago World's Fair mystery, by Shelley Gray, book number 131091
Little girl lost
By Janet Gover
Book number 131686
Fiction: Romance. When Tia Walsh rides into the small town of Coorah Creek on a Harley-Davidson, Sergeant Max Delaney senses that everything about her spells trouble. But Tia's trouble is not all of her own making, and the dangerous past she tried to leave behind is hot on her heels. Coorah Creek series, book 4.
Produced by Ulverscroft. Read by Kirsty Gillmore in 8 hours, 32 minutes.
That’s Little girl lost, by Janet Gover, book number 131686
The first rebellion
By M.C. Beaton
Book number 131687
Fiction: Historical Romance. The Earl of Tredair has had his fill of balls, routs, and silly misses, and he despairs of finding anyone out of the ordinary - that is, until he meets Miss Fanny Waverley. Most unique and intriguing, she and her two sisters are the adopted daughters of the reclusive bluestocking Madame Waverley. They have been raised as her disciples to spread the word of women's rights. But, can they resist love?
Produced by Ulverscroft. Read by Patricia Gallimore in 6 hours, 8 minutes.
That’s The first rebellion, by M.C. Beaton, book number 131687
A dream of Italy
By Nicky Pellegrino
Book number 131677
Fiction: Romance. In the drowsy heat of an Italian summer, four strangers arrive in a beautiful town in the mountains of Basilicata, dreaming of adventure. The town's Mayor has given them the chance to buy a crumbling historic building for a single Euro - on the condition that they renovate their home within three years, and help bring new life to the local community.
Produced by Ulverscroft. Read by Jane McDowell in 10 hours, 17 minutes.
That’s A dream of Italy, by Nicky Pellegrino, book number 131677
A gown of spanish lace
By Janette Oke
Book number 100654
Fiction: Romance. Ariana loves her life, her town, her job as a teacher, her students. Her life is changed in an instant when she is kidnapped. Will she see her parents again, who so lovingly adopted her when her parents died? Women of the West series, book 11. Sequel to: The bluebird and the sparrow, 101857. Has sequel: The Drums of Change, 101862.
Produced by CBM. Read by Joyce Sexton in 9 hours, 48 minutes.
That’s A gown of spanish lace, by Janette Oke, book number 100654
A proper pursuit
By Lynn Austin
Book number 101645
Fiction: Romance. Violet Hayes longs to experience a little mystery and romance - and her grandmother and three great aunts each have a separate agenda for her when she schemes her way to Chicago. In the course of a summer, Violet's world will be open wide before her eyes.
Produced by CBM. Read by Stephanie Daniel in 14 hours, 18 minutes.
That’s A proper pursuit, by Lynn Austin, book number 101645
A bride for Donnigan
By Janette Oke
Book number 101071
Fiction: Romance. Donnigan, who dreams of having a wife and helpmate, lives on the western frontier, while Kathleen, who yearns for adventure, lives thousands of miles away, but their love develops through letters.
Produced by CBM. Read by Margaret Shand in 7 hours, 47 minutes.
That’s A bride for Donnigan, by Janette Oke, book number 101071
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