Audiobooks narrated by Joan Dukore

Without warning, a tragedy hit our family. Our son-in-law committed suicide! With a death like this, there are no answers to our questions. There were no visible illnesses or health problems that were life-threatening. The death of this successful young man came from nowhere! My daughter, her husband, and their beautiful three-year-old daughter Samantha Jo seemed to be a happy family. It was devastating to see the pain my daughter had to go through. It was hard for Samantha to see her mom’s sadness and not understand why. The scar left on Samantha’s heart will change her life forever. Could a new companion help Sam cope with her world collapsing around her? What you are about to read are Samantha’s thoughts and memories. My heart is saddened by anyone who has been in the deep depths of suicide. There is only one question, and that is WHY?! BUT THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO ANSWER!

Sandy Valentine (Author), Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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Heidi

Heidi By Johanna Spyri Presented by Voices of Today First published in 1881, the subtitle of the book reads 'It was written as a book 'for children and those who love children.' Heidi as a 5 year old orphan has been handed off by her young aunt, Dete, to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The story follows her life as she falls in love with grandfather and he with her and the life of goat-herding that they share. Grandfather refuses to allow her to attend school in the small village below and quarrels ensue. Her young aunt returns to remove her from grandfather to live as a hired lady's companion to wealthy Clara, a wheelchair bound child, in Frankfurt. She is loved by Clara, but not by the other's within Clara's home where she is considered ill-mannered. Heidi becomes severely homesick and the wealthy family's doctor recommends her return to the mountains. Clara misses Heidi and comes to visit. Cast Narrator: Susan Iannucci Heidi: Trisha Rose Grandfather: Ben Stevens Brigitta: Jennifer Fournier Clara: Sarah Bacaller Also featuring the voices of Ron Altman, David Stifel, Al Gibson, Lee Ann Howlett, Joan Dukore and Susan Marlowe. Production copyright 2021 Voices of Today

Johanna Spyri (Author), Adam Skousen, Alan Gibson, Ben Stevens, David Stifel, Jennifer Fournier, Joan Dukore, Lee Ann Howlett, Ron Altman, Sarah Bacaller, Susan Iannucci, Susan Marlowe, Trisha Rose (Narrator)

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The Dancing Murders

Boomtown San Diego, in 1888, erupts in murder. Retired Marshal and hero of the O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp is involved. What's really going on? Award-winning, best-selling mystery author, James Musgrave, takes issues from the present and turns them into ingenious puzzles for readers to solve. In the Nineteenth Century the same human foibles existed, but the problems happened at a much slower pace. In The Dancing Murders, Musgrave turns four suspects over to the reader to choose a murderer. Wyatt Earp, the hero of the O. K. Corral shoot-out in Tombstone, Arizona, is charged with the First Degree Murder. Series attorney and detective, Clara Shortridge Foltz, takes the case to defend him, as she’s moved to the San Diego boomtown, and she needs the money. The mystery soon escalates into a deep and increasingly frightening exploration into sex-trafficking, terrorism, mystical Kabbalah, Tantric sex, sado-masochism, and the rivalry of three Stingaree bordello madams, who each has a secret. With an extremely unique frame, Musgrave allows the reader to first explore the suspects and the issues through five chapters of prologue. Then, in a very Kurosawa-type twist, as in Rashomon, the reader/viewer gets to explore the psyches of the four main suspects, in chronological progression. However, deep within these characters, in their first-person narratives, lies the underlying truth of this entire mystery and how it will explode into the plot for the seventh mystery in this popular series.

James Musgrave (Author), James Musgrave, Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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The Dancing Murders

The Dancing Murders is the latest iteration in a series of mysteries and murders that revolve around the amazing and redoubtable Clara Shortridge Foltz. As one of the very first women attorneys and private detectives seeking to perform in a man's arena, Clara always has her back to the wall but her deductive skills and her uncanny intuition have seen some label her as the real-life incarnation of the fictional Sherlock Holmes. Author James Musgrave uses a literary contrivance of telling essentially the same story from four different perspectives,that of the principal suspects. This is a technique fraught with danger that risks the reader becoming overwhelmed with the repetitive nature of the facts; however, Musgrave handles it extraordinarily well, with strong characters whose interesting, and at times, unusual perspectives of the same event prevent the reader from wearying of its retelling. The plot is as twisty and convoluted as any I have read lately and sucks the reader into the narrative so completely that they will constantly find themselves questioning the motives and actions of the various characters. You genuinely will want to read this story from cover to cover because it just won't let you go. 'The Dancing Murders is a trove of secrets, but author James Musgrave's own secret is his gift for capturing the psyches of larger than life historical figures including gunslinger Wyatt Earp and his Jewish common-law wife, notorious madam Ida Bailey, and pioneering female attorney Clara Shortridge Foltz. From the heights of Jewish mysticism to the seedy underbelly of nineteenth century San Diego, The Dancing Murders is California's answer to Rashomon and As I Lay Dying. In Musgrave's nimble hands, the death of Rabbi Sonenschein becomes a window into the life of a West Coast as fascinating as it is forgotten.'--Jacob M. Appel, author of Einstein's Beach House.

James Musgrave (Author), James Musgrave, Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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Greenrock Road

Emily Fredrickson is left devastated after her husband, Matthew, is arrested for doing meth at their daughter's third birthday party. Her small town of Hibbing turns on her quickly as rumors circulate and the accusations and judgment get her fired from the job she loves. Emily decides to move thirty miles out of town and stay at her family's cabin in Side Lake to get away. Nearly killed and ran off the road on her way, Emily is rescued by Dawson Kersich, someone from her past she hoped she would never see again. After finding out he lives in the cabin next to hers, she can't seem to get away from him and the fear of her past she ran away from so long ago. On top of that, Matthew is released from prison and she must make the choice between forgiving him or letting him go for good. Greenrock Road is a story of heartbreak, hidden family secrets, and a mother's quest to make peace with the decisions of her past. It is the perfect conclusion to the three book series written by Minnesota native, Jennifer Walters.

Jennifer Walters (Author), Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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Always Right Here

Destiny Lawson cannot believe her luck. On a run in the middle of the woods her freshman year of collage, she meets the man of her dreams, Bryan Fredrickson. He is sweet, handsome, and everything she dreamed of. Their relationship continues to strengthen and then one day he takes her back to the bridge where they met and asks for her hand in marriage. Everything is going perfect until one night of bad choices causes Destiny to leave her husband in fear that he will find out who she truly is and the horrible secret she is keeping. Always Right Here is a touching story of loves enduring miracle. It will take you on a jorney of love and loss. It is a testament of the strength between a husband and a wife, because no marriage is perfect.

Jennifer Walters (Author), Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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Pauline

Jen and Shirley Ann had been best friends in Palm Springs, CA for more than 31 years. Even after Shirley Ann married and divorced Jen's older brother, they remained friends. Although both owned homes in Palm Springs, Jen later purchased a home in Colorado so she could be near her ailing mother Pauline. Once Jen moved, Shirley Ann made frequent weekend trips to the new home to visit and go hiking. During one of those weekends, Pauline suddenly died and, because she was so cheap, her insurance policy didn't cover the transportation for returning her body to Palm Springs for cremation. So, guess who was charged with that grisly chore? The spooky journey would not only test their friendship, but it would be an adventure they would always remember!

John Isaac Jones (Author), Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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I Am Still Here

This essay talks about something that happened on July 29,2003. My life changed for ever after I had a hemorrhagic stroke when I was only 37 years of age. This happened at the end of the day at my job - when all of the sudden I had a very bad headache. I had two Craniotomy's and 5 orthopedic surgeries over 5 years (from 2003 - 2007). I was in rehab for 19 months and I talk about - Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech while I was there. I feel that even after 19 years I am still recovering and I still have hope for advances in stem cells that might help me with balance and right sided weakness.

Beth Nash (Author), Joan Dukore (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Joan Dukore