
Taken
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Bernadette Dunne
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Barbara Freethy
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Taken by a promise....Kayla Sheridan has longed for love, marriage, and a family. Now, after a miraculous whirlwind courtship with the man of her dreams, she is his wife. But on their wedding night, he vanishes, leaving Kayla with the bitter realization that her desire has made her an easy mark for deception.
Taken by surprise....Nick Granville has an ingrained sense of honor and an intense desire to succeed in building the world’s most challenging high-tech bridges. But when he crosses paths with a ruthless con man, he’s robbed of everything he values, including his identity. With nothing left to lose, he’ll risk any danger to clear his name and reclaim his life.
Taking back their lives....Thrown together by fate, and endangering their hearts, Kayla and Nick embark on a desperate journey toward the truth - to uncover the mysterious motives of an ingenious and seductive stranger who boasts he can’t be caught...and to reveal the shocking secrets of their own shattered pasts.
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"Another crowd-pleasing page-turner." (Publishers Weekly)
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- TriniSALE
- 11-08-12
One of the best so far
What did you love best about Taken?
The Narrator is GREAT!! Bernadette Dunne has the perfect voice for audio books
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Wild... same Narrator
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EVERYTHING!!! THE BEST NARRATOR
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Laugh, Cry, Happy, Excited...
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-10-17
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A pleasant surprise to find a new author you enjoy the first book completed. Definitely will find more books by this author.
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- Diane M. Baldyga
- 05-31-15
excellent and compelling
loved it, couldn't stop listening . disappointed when it was over. definitely recommend to anyone who likes a mystery
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