Secresy, or, the Ruin on the Rock by Eliza Fenwick ~ Full Audiobook [romance]

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07/05/23

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730m

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Secresy, or, the Ruin on the Rock by Eliza Fenwick audiobook.

Genre: romance

Told through an intimate web of letters, Eliza Fenwick's Secresy, or, the Ruin on the Rock draws listeners into a remote coastal estate where affection, reputation, and power collide. Caroline Ashburn, thoughtful and clear-eyed, writes with growing alarm about her friend Sibella Valmont, a young heiress kept under the stern rule of her uncle, Mr. Valmont. Behind the castle walls and the constant roar of the sea, Sibella's lively intelligence and hunger for freedom clash with a household that treats obedience as virtue and silence as safety. As Sibella's attachment to Clement Montgomery deepens, Mr. Valmont tightens his control, and a private crisis emerges that cannot be easily contained. What begins as concern for a friend's welfare becomes a tense struggle over who gets to decide a woman's future: family authority, social expectation, or the woman herself. Part Gothic atmosphere and part social critique, Fenwick explores female friendship, moral courage, and the cost of hidden truths, as every letter inches closer to consequences no one can fully predict.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:19) Chapter 01

(00:05:55) Chapter 02

(00:16:40) Chapter 03

(00:41:08) Chapter 04

(00:47:51) Chapter 05

(01:17:20) Chapter 06

(01:33:14) Chapter 07

(02:14:32) Chapter 08

(02:22:50) Chapter 09

(02:38:26) Chapter 10

(02:55:17) Chapter 11

(03:02:56) Chapter 12

(03:06:24) Chapter 13

(03:26:04) Chapter 14

(03:30:29) Chapter 15

(03:33:03) Chapter 16

(03:35:17) Chapter 17

(03:36:23) Chapter 18

(03:43:23) Chapter 19

(03:55:08) Chapter 20

(04:19:52) Chapter 21

(04:25:34) Chapter 22

(04:32:26) Chapter 23

(04:35:37) Chapter 24

(04:54:46) Chapter 25

(05:08:25) Chapter 26

(05:20:31) Chapter 27

(05:32:58) Chapter 28

(05:54:56) Chapter 29

(05:59:04) Chapter 30

(06:01:02) Chapter 31

(06:14:16) Chapter 32

(06:26:13) Chapter 33

(06:40:51) Chapter 34

(07:15:07) Chapter 35

(07:31:23) Chapter 36

(07:41:31) Chapter 37

(07:54:34) Chapter 38

(08:01:02) Chapter 39

(08:21:03) Chapter 40

(08:36:04) Chapter 41

(08:43:13) Chapter 42

(08:46:30) Chapter 43

(08:50:18) Chapter 44

(08:52:02) Chapter 45

(08:55:56) Chapter 46

(08:57:05) Chapter 47

(08:59:46) Chapter 48

(09:12:34) Chapter 49

(09:13:47) Chapter 50

(09:15:15) Chapter 51

(09:17:36) Chapter 52

(09:21:32) Chapter 53

(09:23:32) Chapter 54

(09:25:19) Chapter 55

(09:26:51) Chapter 56

(09:29:58) Chapter 57

(09:38:48) Chapter 58

(09:39:56) Chapter 59

(09:40:45) Chapter 60

(09:56:31) Chapter 61

(09:59:07) Chapter 62

(10:03:26) Chapter 63

(10:06:52) Chapter 64

(10:12:21) Chapter 65

(10:14:57) Chapter 66

(10:18:50) Chapter 67

(10:23:05) Chapter 68

(10:24:27) Chapter 69

(10:26:15) Chapter 70

(10:32:48) Chapter 71

(10:33:54) Chapter 72

(10:35:16) Chapter 73

(10:37:36) Chapter 74

(10:57:11) Chapter 75

(11:00:56) Chapter 76

(11:08:59) Chapter 77

(11:14:08) Chapter 78

(11:16:09) Chapter 79

(11:32:01) Chapter 80

(11:37:53) Chapter 81

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Genre: scifi

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(00:22:06) Chapter 01

(00:24:45) Chapter 02

(00:32:18) Chapter 03

(00:37:15) Chapter 04

(00:43:12) Chapter 05

(00:56:38) Chapter 06

(01:02:15) Chapter 07

(01:08:41) Chapter 08

(01:27:31) Chapter 09

(01:41:22) Chapter 10

(01:55:48) Chapter 11

(02:16:32) Chapter 12

(02:22:30) Chapter 13

(02:36:00) Chapter 14

(02:55:15) Chapter 15

(03:05:12) Chapter 16

(03:21:43) Chapter 17

(03:34:51) Chapter 18

(03:42:11) Chapter 19

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338m

The Book of All Power by Edgar Wallace audiobook.

Genre: thriller

The Book of All Power by Edgar Wallace is set in London at the beginning, and then the action moves to Russia. The story covers the period from 1910 to 1919 during which the Russian Revolution takes place and this results in drastic changes to Russian society. This book could be described as a romantic adventure story and the main characters are a weird assortment - Malcolm Hay, a young Englishman, a beautiful Grand Duchess of the Russian Aristocracy, a Russian general, a Jewish bookbinder, and an American sharp shooter. Much happens, and the Russian characters, heavily influenced by their religion and politics, provide a fascinating insight into the mind of the Russian people, aristocrats and peasants, and all those in between.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:12) Chapter 02

(00:40:40) Chapter 03

(01:05:00) Chapter 04

(01:19:16) Chapter 05

(01:36:20) Chapter 06

(01:56:28) Chapter 07

(02:17:50) Chapter 08

(02:36:00) Chapter 09

(02:53:00) Chapter 10