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Bestsellers
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well....
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Multiple Stories Obfuscate Narrative
- By Stephnsea on 08-12-23
By: James McBride
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The House of Eve
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis, Sadeqa Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright....
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This could've been good...
- By Speedreader on 10-13-23
By: Sadeqa Johnson
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
- By: Tia Williams
- Narrated by: Mela Lee, Preston Butler
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In this enchanting love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician are irreversibly linked through the history, art, and magic of Harlem....
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Why am I bawling on my lunch break?
- By Zakiya Jackson on 03-05-24
By: Tia Williams
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Look on the Bright Side
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett, Christina Moore, Xe Sands
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life’s detours.
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Great story… but the I just do not like narrative performance. It’s so shaky and “sing-songish.”
- By Reviews books on 06-07-24
By: Kristan Higgins
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Curvy Girl Summer
- By: Danielle Allen
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Aaliyah is determined to celebrate her thirtieth birthday with a boyfriend. And after a failed blind date, the local bartender, Ahmad, suggests she joins a dating app. Filled with lies, catfish, and fetishizing, the wild world of online dating makes Aaliyah think she’s in over her head....
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Loveedddd
- By Pen Name on 06-22-24
By: Danielle Allen
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This Could Be Us
- By: Kennedy Ryan
- Narrated by: Ines del Castillo, Jakobi Diem, Kennedy Ryan
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes....
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She does it again!
- By Cierra Wallace on 03-12-24
By: Kennedy Ryan
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well....
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Multiple Stories Obfuscate Narrative
- By Stephnsea on 08-12-23
By: James McBride
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The House of Eve
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis, Sadeqa Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright....
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This could've been good...
- By Speedreader on 10-13-23
By: Sadeqa Johnson
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
- By: Tia Williams
- Narrated by: Mela Lee, Preston Butler
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In this enchanting love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician are irreversibly linked through the history, art, and magic of Harlem....
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Why am I bawling on my lunch break?
- By Zakiya Jackson on 03-05-24
By: Tia Williams
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Look on the Bright Side
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett, Christina Moore, Xe Sands
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life’s detours.
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Great story… but the I just do not like narrative performance. It’s so shaky and “sing-songish.”
- By Reviews books on 06-07-24
By: Kristan Higgins
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Curvy Girl Summer
- By: Danielle Allen
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Aaliyah is determined to celebrate her thirtieth birthday with a boyfriend. And after a failed blind date, the local bartender, Ahmad, suggests she joins a dating app. Filled with lies, catfish, and fetishizing, the wild world of online dating makes Aaliyah think she’s in over her head....
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Loveedddd
- By Pen Name on 06-22-24
By: Danielle Allen
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This Could Be Us
- By: Kennedy Ryan
- Narrated by: Ines del Castillo, Jakobi Diem, Kennedy Ryan
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes....
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She does it again!
- By Cierra Wallace on 03-12-24
By: Kennedy Ryan
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Before I Let Go
- By: Kennedy Ryan
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Jakobi Diem
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything. It couldn’t save their marriage....
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Didn't Give What Everyone Said It Gave!!!
- By Annette Williams on 11-23-22
By: Kennedy Ryan
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The Personal Librarian
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world....
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A Treat For This Academic Librarian!
- By AlTonya on 07-14-21
By: Marie Benedict, and others
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Swift River
- By: Essie Chambers
- Narrated by: Shayna Small, Janina Edwards, Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A sweeping family saga, Swift River is about the complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the disappearance of a father, and the long-hidden history of a declining New England mill town.
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strong family ties
- By Jeanine Schmierbach on 06-20-24
By: Essie Chambers
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New Nigeria County
- By: Clare Brown
- Narrated by: Clare Brown, full cast, Ayanna Dookie, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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When a white family moves to the affluent Black community of New Nigeria County, a “misunderstanding” between neighbors escalates until the entire town is swept up in the drama in this hilarious and whip-smart full-cast audiobook, written and performed by TikTok star Clare Brown.
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Immediately Hooked!
- By J-Boogie on 06-22-24
By: Clare Brown
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Summer on Highland Beach
- Summer Beach, Book 3
- By: Sunny Hostin
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Founded in the late 1800s by the son of Frederick Douglass, Highland Beach along the Chesapeake Bay is the oldest Black resort community in America. Inside this proud and secluded beach community of about 100 private homes is Olivia Jones’s legacy....
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Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
- By Patricia C on 06-22-24
By: Sunny Hostin
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Black Cake
- A Novel
- By: Charmaine Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman, Simone Mcintyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording.
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Wonderful Listen
- By Regina on 02-04-22
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a modern American classic....
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Emotional & Powerful
- By Miss Toni on 06-30-13
By: Maya Angelou
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Only for the Week
- By: Natasha Bishop
- Narrated by: J. Shani Michaels, Winston James
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.
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I love her strength
- By Gail/Cherisse on 06-22-24
By: Natasha Bishop
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The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- By: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter....
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The Nay-Sayers are Wrong.
- By Steve Groves on 02-10-20
By: N. K. Jemisin
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One of Our Kind
- A novel
- By: Nicola Yoon
- Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A terrifying and thought-provoking look at what it means to be truly free in America as a woman uncovers a secret about her new home in a utopian community....
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Okay book, bad editing
- By Renee A. Kaplowitz on 06-13-24
By: Nicola Yoon
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Grumpy Romance
- Billionaire Dads
- By: Nia Arthurs
- Narrated by: Jasmin Walker, Lee Samuels
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Holland Alistair is the gorgeous computer prodigy who took the real estate game by storm. Arrogant. Surly. Eyes of steel. He meets me on the worst day of my life and gets his fern kicked. Literally....
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Worst book I’ve read this year.
- By Avaney Brown on 05-23-24
By: Nia Arthurs
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The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, Southern Black community and running away at age 16, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything....
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Soap opera material
- By Sheila S on 06-06-20
By: Brit Bennett
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The First Ladies
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—a forbidden friendship that changed the world....
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A Wake Up Call to history and today
- By JoeKristina Smith on 07-11-23
By: Marie Benedict, and others
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Somebody's Wife
- By: Robbi Renee
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Jakobi Diem
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Dr. Ezekiel Green is ready to make a fresh start in a new city after the divorce from his high school sweetheart. What was supposed to be a professional business dinner with a future colleague quickly transformed into a love at first sight encounter, or so he thought....
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A little boring
- By Amazon Customer on 06-12-23
By: Robbi Renee
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The Good Ones Are Taken
- By: Taj McCoy
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth giving up something good for something that could be amazing in this laugh-out-loud friends-to-lovers rom-com.
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Good summer read
- By Michelle Jones on 06-21-24
By: Taj McCoy
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Summer on the Bluffs
- A Novel (Oak Bluffs, Book 1)
- By: Sunny Hostin
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Thirty years ago, Amelia Vaux Tanner and her husband built a house high on the bluffs, a cottage they named Chateau Laveau. For decades, “Ama” played host to American presidents, Wall Street titans, and cultural icons....
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Sorry not for me
- By Kim P on 05-06-21
By: Sunny Hostin
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I Got You
- By: Miss Jenesequa
- Narrated by: Nia Serge, Jakobi Diem
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Putting herself first is what Jordana Evans knows how to do best. She’s at the top of her game in her career and no longer haunted by memories of her past threatening to steal her joy. In her mind, being in love is a want, not a need....
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Sorry I wasted my monthly credit on this bookl!
- By C.R.R. on 01-06-23
By: Miss Jenesequa
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Soul Ties
- Soul Ties, Book 1
- By: Miss Candice
- Narrated by: Georgie Kimble, Winston James, iiKane
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the moment his eyes met hers, there was something. Time stood still, the world around them vanished, and electricity... instant electricity. Immediately, she owned him in an inexplicable way he couldn't quite understand. He couldn't escape her....
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Excellent Story!
- By NJgrl on 09-14-23
By: Miss Candice
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Erasure
- A Novel
- By: Percival Everett
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Percival Everett's blistering satire about race and publishing, now as the Oscar-nominated film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross....
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Amazing Narrator, Awesome Story
- By Books on 12-27-23
By: Percival Everett
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Two Minute Warning
- Houston Skyhawks, Book 2
- By: Alexandra Warren
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Jakobi Diem
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Kendall “Snoop” Dogwood has something to prove. After a devastating ending to his first year with the Houston Skyhawks, getting redemption is the only thing on the veteran quarterback’s mind coming into the new season....
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Loved this story!
- By D. G. Elliott on 01-09-24
By: Alexandra Warren
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The Yellow Wife
- A Novel
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Called “wholly engrossing” by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this “fully immersive” story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia....
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A Real page turner
- By Elizabeth Early on 01-19-21
By: Sadeqa Johnson
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Chain Gang All Stars
- A Novel
- By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry....
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Can’t wait for more from this author!
- By Brian Sheldon on 06-04-23
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Beloved
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened....
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Author-read Books
- By John R Williford on 07-14-06
By: Toni Morrison
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Jasiel, the King Who Got Me
- The Evans Family, Book 2
- By: Miss Jenesequa
- Narrated by: Nia Serge, Winston James
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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He's hard, cold, and stubborn as a bull. He has no right to want to be with her. She's everything he's not. Warm, patient, and attentive. Yet, the two of them find themselves badly wanting each other....
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Not bad
- By Latesha on 12-28-23
By: Miss Jenesequa
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Dispossession
- By: Tayari Jones
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Union
- Length: 57 mins
- Original Recording
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Motherhood isn’t easy, especially when you’re a mother of a Black son. Ten years ago, Cheryl jumped at the chance to send her son, Javonte, to an exclusive boarding school in New England - far away from Atlanta and the violence of the city streets. It was the American dream, or was it? Now settled in Vermont, Javonte is married and well-employed, but Cheryl hardly ever sees him, and when she does, her own son seems like someone she only used to know.
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Wanted more
- By Sarah Peters on 01-19-21
New releases
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The Forgiveness Game
- By: N. T. McLauchlin
- Narrated by: Joyce Licorish
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Is Forgiveness a game? If so, Trish is losing. After her daughter suffers a brutal beating from her husband, Trish is forced to face a harsh reality - People aren't always who they appear to be, including the people we love. Without warning, Trish's life spirals out of control. Her son-in-law must die. Her best friend told a lie. Why does her husband make her cry? Trish learns that sometimes forgiveness isn't for the other person. Sometimes, in order to live, we have to learn to forgive.
By: N. T. McLauchlin
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Short Tales: Straight from the Hood
- By: Josh Mack, Chris Bianchi, Lashay Harris
- Narrated by: Flantashia Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In the labyrinth of narrow alleyways, amidst the symphony of distant sirens and nearby laughter, there lies a pulsating heart that many know, but few truly understand: the hood. A place as infamous for its challenges as it is for its unyielding spirit, the hood isn't just a geographical location; it's a tapestry of stories, dreams, and struggles woven together by its denizens. "Short Tales: Straight From The Hood" is an exploration of these stories—some tragic, some triumphant, all authentic.
By: Josh Mack, and others
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Improbable Future
- A Cadence Mystery
- By: Dianne L. Hagan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Madison Hayward is a mess. Wedding canceled. Fired from her job. Brother, Stanton, not speaking to her. Unsure she’ll ever return to Cadence. And her corrupt, abusive father, state senator, Samuel Hayward, found dead in his prison cell. Madison believes her only recourse is reconciling her past, so she goes back to where it all started, the Hayward mansion in Albany, New York, the “house of horrors” she fled at 17. Despite her fear that they won’t respond, she calls upon her Cadence family and friends to join her there. Together, they bring to light Madison’s terrifying childhood ...
By: Dianne L. Hagan
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The Baker's Bride (A Novella)
- A Historical Clean and Wholesome Inspirational Underground Railroad Romance Novella
- By: Cecelia Dowdy
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Ruth’s beau died - simply because he was a slave.She is determined to help other enslaved people as she assists with the Underground Railroad. Recently freed and illiterate, Ruth is hired to bake mouth-watering delicious bread in a Philadelphia bakery. Her boss Joseph is kind, handsome, and determined to put an end to slavery. She feels emotionally connected to him as they work together for a common cause. His presence is like a fresh splash of spring rain on her parched soul. However, Joseph has plans. He’s determined to make some major changes in his life. He desperately wants to ...
By: Cecelia Dowdy
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Slave Ghosts
- Shackles, Bell Ringers & Echoes of Pain
- By: Sherri Granato
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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African American slaves were often employed as servants who are a large part of the paranormal activity that takes place at the Octagon House today. The annoying ringing bells were used as an indicator that the servants were present in the room after being summoned by the family. Sometime during 1870, long after a slave had set foot in the mansion, several bells started ringing during a dinner party that Army General George D. Ramsay had attended. To the General's shock and dismay, the bells refused to be quieted despite the fact that he grasped the ropes that should have immediately ...
By: Sherri Granato
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Hide Your Kids
- By: Lady Lissa
- Narrated by: Drama Simpson
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeremy Davis is a happy, rambunctious kid who makes good grades and doesn’t give any trouble to his loving, hardworking mother, Althea. But during her quest to find happiness, Althea inadvertently puts her son in harm’s way. She doesn’t find out until later the effects her decisions have caused her precious son.
By: Lady Lissa
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The Forgiveness Game
- By: N. T. McLauchlin
- Narrated by: Joyce Licorish
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Is Forgiveness a game? If so, Trish is losing. After her daughter suffers a brutal beating from her husband, Trish is forced to face a harsh reality - People aren't always who they appear to be, including the people we love. Without warning, Trish's life spirals out of control. Her son-in-law must die. Her best friend told a lie. Why does her husband make her cry? Trish learns that sometimes forgiveness isn't for the other person. Sometimes, in order to live, we have to learn to forgive.
By: N. T. McLauchlin
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Short Tales: Straight from the Hood
- By: Josh Mack, Chris Bianchi, Lashay Harris
- Narrated by: Flantashia Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In the labyrinth of narrow alleyways, amidst the symphony of distant sirens and nearby laughter, there lies a pulsating heart that many know, but few truly understand: the hood. A place as infamous for its challenges as it is for its unyielding spirit, the hood isn't just a geographical location; it's a tapestry of stories, dreams, and struggles woven together by its denizens. "Short Tales: Straight From The Hood" is an exploration of these stories—some tragic, some triumphant, all authentic.
By: Josh Mack, and others
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Improbable Future
- A Cadence Mystery
- By: Dianne L. Hagan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Madison Hayward is a mess. Wedding canceled. Fired from her job. Brother, Stanton, not speaking to her. Unsure she’ll ever return to Cadence. And her corrupt, abusive father, state senator, Samuel Hayward, found dead in his prison cell. Madison believes her only recourse is reconciling her past, so she goes back to where it all started, the Hayward mansion in Albany, New York, the “house of horrors” she fled at 17. Despite her fear that they won’t respond, she calls upon her Cadence family and friends to join her there. Together, they bring to light Madison’s terrifying childhood ...
By: Dianne L. Hagan
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The Baker's Bride (A Novella)
- A Historical Clean and Wholesome Inspirational Underground Railroad Romance Novella
- By: Cecelia Dowdy
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Ruth’s beau died - simply because he was a slave.She is determined to help other enslaved people as she assists with the Underground Railroad. Recently freed and illiterate, Ruth is hired to bake mouth-watering delicious bread in a Philadelphia bakery. Her boss Joseph is kind, handsome, and determined to put an end to slavery. She feels emotionally connected to him as they work together for a common cause. His presence is like a fresh splash of spring rain on her parched soul. However, Joseph has plans. He’s determined to make some major changes in his life. He desperately wants to ...
By: Cecelia Dowdy
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Slave Ghosts
- Shackles, Bell Ringers & Echoes of Pain
- By: Sherri Granato
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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African American slaves were often employed as servants who are a large part of the paranormal activity that takes place at the Octagon House today. The annoying ringing bells were used as an indicator that the servants were present in the room after being summoned by the family. Sometime during 1870, long after a slave had set foot in the mansion, several bells started ringing during a dinner party that Army General George D. Ramsay had attended. To the General's shock and dismay, the bells refused to be quieted despite the fact that he grasped the ropes that should have immediately ...
By: Sherri Granato
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Hide Your Kids
- By: Lady Lissa
- Narrated by: Drama Simpson
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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Jeremy Davis is a happy, rambunctious kid who makes good grades and doesn’t give any trouble to his loving, hardworking mother, Althea. But during her quest to find happiness, Althea inadvertently puts her son in harm’s way. She doesn’t find out until later the effects her decisions have caused her precious son.
By: Lady Lissa
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Olivia & Lamont
- By: Dr. Monique Rodgers
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In the bustling city of New Orleans, where jazz fills the air and magic dances on every cobblestone street, two souls find themselves intertwined in a tale of love, destiny, and second chances. "Olivia & Lamont" invites readers into a world where passion collides with fate, and where the heart's desires are as unpredictable as the Crescent City's ever-changing skyline. Olivia Delacroix, a spirited young artist with a heart as vibrant as her paintings, has always been captivated by the mysteries of life. Despite the challenges she's faced, she exudes an undeniable charm and resilience. Yet ...
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Metamauric
- By: R.Y. Givens
- Narrated by: Ryan Givens, Jasmine Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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There comes an undeniable moment when you approach a fork in the road. You are faced with the reality of your situation, and the next decision you make will have an enormous impact on your life. For Reibira Aaron, a flustered and insecure executive assistant who has always dreamed of bigger, she has approached this moment.
By: R.Y. Givens
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Time and Time Again, Book 2
- By: Eliot Jones
- Narrated by: Eliot Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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During the sold-out premiere of the most anticipated new show in Las Vegas at the Marigold Hotel and Casino, everyone in attendance will experience more than what they expected, especially the attempted murder victim who at the time was on stage in full view of the packed theater. The success of the show was paramount to Marigold owner Aiden Accard's well-being because when his hotel was in the midst of financial difficulties, he'd made an arrangement with "the family" that was mutually beneficial for both parties.
By: Eliot Jones
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If New Orleans Could Talk
- Early 1900s Segregation In A City With Secrets
- By: Alvin M. Hayes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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It was 1905, in New Orleans, three years after Earl’s family escaped the KKK in Mississippi. People thought Betty Jones, a brothel madam, was a witch because of her bright blue eyes when she was young. Betty assumes the role of elder to Earl’s daughter Linda. Linda is like a sponge! Betty and Linda want to create a business no black person had ever tried, requiring a complex dangerous scheme just to get started. Failure would place both of them in harm’s way. Linda’s brother, Charlie, abandons his family to find respect but only creates enemies when he dares to cross the color ...
By: Alvin M. Hayes
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Stuck On Stupid 2
- Is Love Enough?
- By: Apryl Cox
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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The couples we all fell in love with are back with more drama. Ever since Jazzie left Dezmond, his life hasn’t been right. He’s developed a heavy drug addiction, he’s on the run from the police, and he’s also on Maine’s most-wanted list. Will the love and hope he has to win Jazzie’s heart back be enough to risk his life for? Jazzie is stuck in a dilemma. She’s madly in love with Maine and wants nothing more than to be his wife, but will her past heartbreak interfere with their future? Maine's little sis, Trinity, and Hollywood are hanging tight and they both feel that Jazzie ...
By: Apryl Cox
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Stuck On Stupid:4
- Game Over
- By: Apryl Cox
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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As the world turns, the drama just keeps on spinning! Continue to travel down this road of love, hate, laughter, and beast-mode with all your favorite characters—Truth and Tori, Maine and Jazzie, Hot Nasty, CeCe, Eric, Doc and Momma Hattie! Find out why they’re saying Game Over!
By: Apryl Cox
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Reap
- The Bible Belt Series
- By: Tiffani Quarles Sanders
- Narrated by: Kendra Woods
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Annie Lawson thanked the Lord everyday for the life she and her husband, Sam, had made for themselves as sharecroppers on the Moore plantation. They were even more blessed to raise their granddaughter Liz, a bright, observant, book-loving girl who longed to continue her education past the primary grades. But when Mary Moore decides she wants Liz to drop out of school and become her private maid, Annie calls on her friends, the Miller siblings, to save Liz without risking eviction for her family.
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A HOT BOY SUMMER WITH A RUTHLESS BBW
- By: A. WARD
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Dehail Rayzon Jones, also known as Rayzor, was born into darkness; growing up in the crime filled streets of Jackson, Mississippi. His hard exterior and silent demeanor makes him an intriguing specimen to most. After spending most of his adulthood running from his past, Rayzor, finds solace in the hustle and bustle of St. Petersburg, Florida – where vibrant colors and joyful sounds roam. Janelle Parker is the lover of love – she believes in second chances even when they shouldn’t be given. Raised off of the strength of her grandmothers love, Janelle, does what she can to ensure that ...
By: A. WARD
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Revive Me, Part Three: The Apology
- The New Haven Series
- By: J.L. Seegars
- Narrated by: Winston James, Bianca Drew
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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The first time I kissed Christopher Johnson, I knew he would be my biggest mistake. It was supposed to be a simple business arrangement, a few months of playing a role that came far too easily to the both of us, but it wasn't long before it became more. Love. Devotion. Heartbreak in its truest form. Some people say life is for the living, but I say life is for the prepared. To avoid unfortunate complications like having your heart broken by a man past experiences taught you, you never should have trusted in the first place.
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- By Dewayne Lymon on 06-20-24
By: J.L. Seegars
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New Nigeria County
- By: Clare Brown
- Narrated by: Clare Brown, full cast, Ayanna Dookie, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
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New Nigeria is a good, clean, all-American town. The husbands are smiling and handsome, the wives are strong, rich, and powerful, and Nat Turner High is the best public school in the state. Yet, the citizens of this idyllic community find themselves in a rapidly changing country and, to be perfectly honest, some of them are a teeny bit uncomfortable with it all.
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Immediately Hooked!
- By J-Boogie on 06-22-24
By: Clare Brown
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Craving a Thug's Love
- By: Asia Monique
- Narrated by: Winston James, Trei Taylor
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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I was marrying the love of my life, only he didn't see me in the same way. Falling for my fiance hadn't been the plan, but when did things ever go as planned? They were promised to one another before birth. Their marriage will solidify an alliance more than a decade in the making. Neither expected for love to find its way into their hearts well before they said I do. She craved his heart and he was more than willing to give it.
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Cute storyline
- By Anonymous User on 06-20-24
By: Asia Monique
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We Are One
- The Enigma Series, Book 4
- By: Aja
- Narrated by: Winston James, Ja'Air Bush
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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A father's dream to completely recompense for his wrongs and love all his children together is granted to him. Will it be drama, or will it be all love? Maybe it'll be both.
By: Aja