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In a novel that sizzles with passionate intrigue and breathtaking romance, Marsha Canham whisks the listener back to war-torn Scotland as a legendary warrior fights for the two things most precious to any man: his country and the woman he loves.

Traumatized from an attack, Cairstine is determined never to marry and never to be subjected to a man's control. But one obstacle stands in her way: Her younger sister can't marry the man she loves until Cairstine marries first. When Cairstine's father refuses to consider her choice to become a nun, can Cairstine convince an unsuspecting friend to pose as her betrothed?

For more than a decade, while the First War of Scottish Independence rages, fierce warrior Conall MacGregor has dreamed of the revenge he will have against the man who robbed him of his family and home. To this end, he abducts the daughter of his enemy, hoping to force a marriage and reclaim what is rightfully his. He has no idea that the stubborn lass will turn his world upside-down, and that he will be the one held captive.

Dedric Hartley wants to make a new life in Scotland after years of service to King Edward I, but the English king insists on one last mission. When Dedric is sent to spy on his mother's clan, the MacLellans, the knight is forced to choose between the oath he swore to the man who stole him from his clan and the country that calls him home but where he knows no one.

Brodie Dunstan was an honored McTiernay commander when he agreed to leave and help an allied clan. Eight years later, he's back among the McTiernays at Lochlen Castle, yet despite the welcome, Brodie feels he's still searching for his rightful place. The moment he rescues a storm-soaked young woman on the road to Lochlen, he wonders if he's found it....

Zwei strategische Hochzeiten, eine dramatische Flucht und eine tödliche Intrige bestimmen Yvains Leben im 18. Teil des Waringham-Hörspielzyklus. Basierend auf dem Roman "Teufelskrone" von Bestseller-Autorin Rebecca Gablée lebt in diesem aufwendig produzierten Audible Original Hörspiel die Zeit des englischen Königs John Ohneland wieder auf. England, 1199: John Ohneland glaubt sich am Ziel seiner Träume - Richard ist tot und er selbst König von England. Auch sein treuer Ritter Yvain bekleidet als "Master of the Horses" ein einflussreiches Amt.

Im 19. Teil des Waringham-Hörspielzyklus muss Yvain sich zwischen seinem König und den Rebellen entscheiden - und auch sein Herz ist zerrissen. Basierend auf dem Roman "Teufelskrone" von Bestseller-Autorin Rebecca Gablé versetzt euch das ereignisreiche Finale der Yvain-Trilogie ins England des frühen 12. Jahrhunderts. Yvain ist dem Hungertod im Kerker knapp entkommen. Obwohl er König John den grausamen Rachemord an seinem Freund William nicht verzeihen kann, kehrt er an den Hof des Königs zurück.

Alexander Cameron may have won the highborn English beauty in a duel, but not even the lure of long-forgotten desires could keep him from his meeting with destiny. He had no choice but to carry his reluctant bride off to the Highlands, to a world of ancient blood feuds and a brewing rebellion - a world where fiery passion and breathtaking courage would prove that even legendary warriors could lose their hearts.

After saving Robert the Bruce's life, Cameron Campbell finds himself rewarded with an enemy's castle. His first act as laird is to release the wretched prisoners in the dungeon, one of them no youth but a flame-haired beauty on the brink of death. Alas, though Cameron is known as a fearsome warrior, he suffers a secret affliction that has made him avoid the fairer sex since boyhood. Still, he vows to do his best to nurse Aislinn back to health. Although if he thought her helpless, he couldn't be more wrong.

Estela wants to be Queen Aliénor’s troubadour and ex-crusader Dragonetz los Pros is commanded to teach her. In a world where love and marriage are as divided as Christian, Muslim, and Jew, personal and political passions create deadly enemies.

Eine starke Frau und eine Geschichte für alle Sinne. 1230: Die junge Adelige Leni steht kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit, als die Burg ihres Vaters in der Nähe des Klosters Zwettl überfallen wird. Dabei gerät Leni in die Fänge des brutalen Hadmar von Kuenring. Mit letzter Kraft kann sie sich schließlich in den Wald retten. Doch hier muss sie feststellen, dass sie ein Kind von Hadmar erwartet. Leni findet Unterschlupf bei einer Kräuterfrau und bringt ihren Sohn Jakob zur Welt. Fortan leben die beiden verborgen im Schutz des Waldes, bis Leni eines Tages einen verletzten jungen Mann findet.

In the Highlands, strength is the currency of choice and if you can't protect what is yours, be prepared to pay a ransom. Annis is a prize. Born of a royal blood line, the fact that she's illegitimate isn't really important. With her mother gone, her kin barter her and send her off to Scotland where her husband's family is eager to see her produce heirs to their line with impeccable lineage.

When a stranger comes to Glenna Gordon's isolated island farm, she learns her whole life has been a lie. Lyall Roberston, Baron Montrose, carries a secret royal order to take Glenna to the father she has never known, a man so powerful he has hidden his daughter away to protect her from his enemies.

While spying for Clan Cameron, Brodie Cameron rescues a lass, only to realize it's Skye - the woman who'd broken his heart. He needs to get her to her uncle as quickly as possible to keep her safe, but every minute he's distracted from his mission brings the clans that much closer to war. And having beautiful Skye anywhere near him is dangerous, because the price on his head is higher than the one on hers.

Scotland, 1642. Maggie and Lachlan must fight their growing attraction, battling suspicion, and intrigue as religious and political turmoil threaten to tear their clans apart.

"Yvain - Rivalen" ist der 17. Teil des Waringham-Hörspielzyklus, steht chronologisch aber am Anfang der Waringham-Saga. Dieser und die beiden folgenden Teile des Hörspiels basieren auf dem Roman "Teufelskrone" von Bestseller-Autorin Rebecca Gablé. Mit Anton Weil, Stefan Kaminski Maximiliane Häcke und vielen anderen beliebten Stimmen aufwendig produziert, versetzt das Audible Original Hörspiel euch ins England des frühen 12. Jahrhunderts.

Heir to the clan MacFarlane, Ailis was a prize to be bartered by her calculating father, and her wedding to a man she despised seemed inevitable - until she is abducted by her clan's worst enemy, Alexander MaDubh, a brutally handsome laird with ice in his eyes and hot blood in his veins. Alexander had come riding into Leargan to claim the three children born of a forbidden love between his brother and lovely Ailis' sister.

Der Tempelritter und die Thronerbin - Abenteuer, Kampf und Liebe im Heiligen Land. Jerusalem, 1129. Als älteste Tochter des Königs soll Melisende einst die Krone erben und über das Heilige Land herrschen. Den von ihrem Vater ausgesuchten Bräutigam lehnt die eigenwillige junge Frau jedoch vehement ab. Heimlich verlässt sie mit einer Eskorte die Stadt. Doch sie kommt nicht weit. Ihre Reisegruppe wird überfallen, ihre Wache getötet, sie selbst als Geisel verschleppt. Um sie zu retten, schickt König Baudouin den Tempelritter Raol de Montalban aus.

Left a bequest by a woman with rare psychic powers, Eada of Pevensey suddenly finds herself in possession of a box containing a mysterious document...and something even more extraordinary: the gift of second sight. Now she can actually "see" her chilling fate: a Norman invader with sea-dark eyes riding across the fields to claim her lands...and her love.

Irlanda, 1166. Dotata di una bellezza straordinaria, di una voce incantevole e di un'intelligenza fuori del comune, Aoife, figlia di Diarmait, re d'Irlanda, ha soltanto quattordici anni quando suo padre viene deposto ed è costretta a seguirlo in esilio in Inghilterra. Solo conquistando il favore e l'appoggio di re Enrico II, padre e figlia potranno tornare in patria e scacciare i loro nemici. E Diarmait sa che Aoife può avere un ruolo fondamentale nell'impresa.