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In this last book in the trilogy about Gabrielle Allan, the listener finds Gay and her great-aunt, Belle, about to start a new life in a setting far different from their much-loved Drovers Road. The sheep station of Cape Lost is now Gay’s responsibility, and regardless of her three years’ study at the Massey Agricultural College, both the isolation and tasks ahead seem alarming. Despite its remote and nearly inaccessible location, a surprising cast of new and old characters converge on the station’s windswept, sea-edged expanse.

In this first book, young Gabrielle Allan (called Gay) is living contentedly on Drovers Road, her uncle Dunsany’s sheep station in the hill country a hundred miles from Gisborne. Besides her young, bachelor uncle there are her three orphaned cousins - Eve, Hugh and Merry - and their great-aunt Belle. Taken in by Dunsany years before, after her parents’ divorce, Gay now scarcely remembers any other life.

In December of 1936, King Edward VIII of Great Britain shocked the world by giving up his kingdom in order to marry a twice-divorced American commoner named Wallis Simpson. The King and Mrs. Simpson recounts in a novella-sized work the extraordinary love story between the popular king and the enigmatic woman that began at a party in England and culminated with the downfall of his reign nearly six years later.

High in the Samnium Mountains of southern Italy, Chloé, daughter of a Roman patrician and his Greek wife, lives as a slave. The mysterious and tragic story of Chloé's birth is told and retold to her by her fellow-slave Melissa, who served her mother and now cares for the young Chloé. But hatred for the father who abandoned her festers in Chloé's heart as she and Melissa weave for long hours each day in the tiny mountain hut above her father's neglected villa - which he has not visited since before Chloé's birth.

Lady Alexandra Baldwyn is stifled by her claustrophobic life of privilege at Somerton Hall. She is desperate to escape the confines of her family's stately home and do her bit for the war effort like her brother, Charles, and his best friend, Freddie Chevalier. She pleads with her parents to let her become a nurse in France, but her father refuses to sign the necessary papers, and she must be content with driving ambulances in London.

It is 1847, a time of revolutions throughout Europe. Young Catherine Ayre has been called from her quiet home in England by a grandfather she scarcely knows, Grand Duke Edmond of Letzenstein. She becomes a pawn in the political unrest of the small country. Why does her grandfather so hate her uncle, Constant, the rightful heir? And just who is Rafael le Marre? Catherine is swept into exciting adventures before she can feel herself a part of the small but fascinating country of Letzenstein.

The Revolution of February, 1848, has erupted in France. Paul and Christie, both English, and Jeanne d'Estel of Valmay, have concerns of their own to pursue. But when the generous-hearted Rafael is arrested by political enemies, harrowing days follow. Important truths of character come to light, and Rafael's stature emerges: The "Phoenix" arises again from the ashes.

The adventures of Rafael le Marre and his friends continue. Catherine Ayre and her cousin Giles come to Letzenstein in the summer of 1849. Raf is settled in Xandeln with a crowd of orphans-but Giles, at least, is not impressed with his unconventional ways. After a terrorist bombing in which the Grand Duke is thought to be killed, Julius Varenshalt tries to take political control. Catherine, and even Giles, fear for Raf's life-and indeed it has never more precariously hung in the balance.

Melisande, a girl with actors’ blood in her veins, finds life dreary; her family runs a London inn, “The Rose and Crown”. Then, in November 1849, Rafael le Marre arrives, bringing Mel’s lost cousin Toby with him. Unexpected experiences swirl in Rafael’s wake: Mel meets Catherine Ayre and mischievous Charley the sweeper. Meanwhile, Raf stirs up the trouble that is native to his frank character. Several necessary resolutions must occur before Raf and company set out again for Letzenstein.

Sun Slower, Sun Faster by Meriol Trevor is an adventure story with a difference - it is soon after World War II, and Cecil (short for Cecilia) along with her cousin Rickie are thrown into a series of adventures that have little to do with the England that they know. Inexplicably, they and their eccentric tutor Dominic find themselves in another time.

Here are yet more of those human and lovable people whose mysterious passion for God led them into preposterous escapades. Ethel Pochocki presents a follow-up collection of wildly distinctive saints-from Hyacinth to Zita to Longinus to Kentigern. Listeners will again be charmed by the vivid immediacy of their settings. We find out what very real people they were, these saints who lived and breathed in a world as changeful as our own. Ethel Pochocki leads us through their adventures, joys and sorrows to the truly happy ending each one gained.

My Autistic Fight Song is a memoir that follows Rosie Weldon’s journey from a college drop out as she tries to achieve her dream of being a qualified accountant. With the odds stacked against her and the stakes high, she refuses to give up on her dream. Of two things Rosie was sure. First, she wanted to be an accountant. Second, she was destined to be alone. But when life threw at her an autism diagnosis and a mystery girl, she was left asking: Who would employ her and was she capable of falling in love?

Spell enrolls at the Whisper Shook University to tighten her magic. While at school, she falls in love, and also in trouble. With the help of her new friends, there is no mystery or monster this clan cannot handle.

All of Splitz the Tuffa’s hard work is finally paying off! Splitz has been gaining a lot of attention and momentum throughout the music scene in the woods. It is time to get a record deal! Is Splitz ready? Is the world ready for the toughest skunk in the animal kingdom?! Bah-bam! You better be, because he is, and he just got signed!

There was a time when author Ash Adams didn’t know God. It was a long time, more than half of her life. In Lambent Light, she shares her story, showing how blind she was to God. She was indifferent to his existence.

Woodrow and the Ants is a story about an overly gracious bear with impaired hearing who, after taking on the responsibility to shield a selected group of bees, offers to help a colony of ants whom, in return, reward him for his efforts with a special key. A key to what? Connect with Big Row today on this new mystery throughout the wilderness.

King Platty of Cypress has recognized the Archer Otters’ accomplishments and has deemed them eligible for knighthood.

Story about a spider named Hickery who crawled into an electric socket and became an oversized marshmallow. Now ten times his original size, there are not many professions he’s fit for. Hickery is forced into the underground sumo wrestling world of the kitchen cabinets, until he meets someone who inspires him to appreciate the ups and downs of life.

C.P.’s perseverance is put to the test after the destructive manager of the Grape Donut space hotel attempts to destroy the structure’s satellite network. Catty Poo, along the way, meets a new crew of friends who agree to help him overcome this predicament. Like our courageous caterpillar, time is fragile. Can Little Catty Poo save the Grape Donut? Hope so, our galaxy is counting on him.

Gentle mental reminders of what to be.