Marie ist eine brave Bürgerstochter aus Konstanz. Als ein junger Graf um sie freit, ist ihr Vater überglücklich. Doch eine böse Intrige zerstört alle Hoffnungen und Maries Zukunft...

1428: Marie ist wieder schwanger - was leider auch ihre Todfeindin Hulda mitbekommt, die ebenfalls in anderen Umständen ist, und deshalb einen perfiden Plan schmiedet: Sie lässt Marie entführen und täuscht ihren Tod vor. Als Marie einen Jungen zur Welt bringt, nimmt Hulda diesen an sich und übergibt ihr stattdessen ihre Tochter und schickt beide zu dem Handelsherrn Fulbert Schäfflein, der sie als Sklavin verkauft...

Mehr als zwölf Jahre sind vergangen seit den letzten Abenteuern der ehemaligen Wanderhure Marie. Sie und ihr Mann Michel Adler leben zwar immer noch auf Burg Kibitzstein, doch ihr Gönner, der Fürstbischof, ist gestorben, und seinem Nachfolger Gottfried sind die beiden ein Dorn im Auge. Besonders Maries Tochter Trudi bekommt die Auswirkungen dieses Konflikts hautnah zu spüren...

Auf Kibitzstein hat Marie Adler sich mit dem Würzburger Fürstbischof Gottfried Schenk zu Limburg arrangiert. Ihre Kinder sind mittlerweile erwachsen und Trudi und Lisa bereits verheiratet. Außerdem hat der Fürstbischof angedeutet, für FalkoAdler eine passende Ehe stiften zu wollen. Das Leben könnte im Grunde für Marie nicht schöner sein, doch da geschehen zwei Dinge, die das Schicksal aller auf Kibitzstein verändern werden.

Die Äbtissin Isabelle de Melancourt hütet in ihrem Waldkloster ein Geheimnis. Leopold von Gordean und seine Ordensritter sind überzeugt, dass es sich um das Versteck des heiligen Grals handelt. Sie überfallen das Kloster, bringen einige Nonnen um und nehmen Isabelle und die anderen gefangen. Die Novizin Justina entkommt ihnen und macht sich in Isabelles Auftrag auf den Weg, den Würzburger Fürstbischof Johann von Brunn um Hilfe zu bitten. Die Schergen des Großmeisters holen sie ein und wollen sie töten. Da greifen die ehemalige Wanderhure Marie und ihr Mann Michel ein.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Adored by all, Britta is an ambitious waitress working at Sluggers. The popular bar holds a special place in her heart and is a regular hangout for the Bridgeport Bandits, the local hockey club. With a half brother on the team, Britta has a strict no-dating policy for hockey boys. But she does have a soft spot for one particular player.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.