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On the surface, Anise seems to have it all: a successful career, a solid marriage, and good friends. But when she applies for a promotion at work, she loses out to a white colleague who isn't nearly as qualified for the job. However, the problem at work is only the beginning of Anise's troubles.
After being married for four seemingly blissful years, she discovers that her husband is having an affair. And to make matters worse, her best friend at work is keeping dangerous secrets. But Anise is no quitter. As brave as she is determined, she reaches deep inside her soul to find the strength and courage to overcome heartbreak and stay her course. Ultimately, she will discover that what is worth having is worth fighting for - in her career and, most important, in her heart.
Contains mature themes.
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Three siblings, Sydney, Gina, and Rick, each have full lives, complex relationships, and serious personal problems. But when their mother suffers a debilitating stroke, her need for extensive care forces them to examine the strength of the bonds between them. A Blackboard best-selling author, Roby tackles several contemporary issues in this moving novel, including marital violence and childhood abuse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful!
- By Kelly on 12-22-19
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Best Friends Forever
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Maria Howell
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Story4 out of 5 stars 283
Things are falling apart in the Richardson household. Angry arguments between Celine and her husband, Keith, have become routine. She resents that he's working long hours and staying out all night, and he accuses her of not giving him the attention he deserves. Their marriage is at a crossroads, and Celine worries how her 10-year-old daughter, Kassie, will be affected. But the situation turns devastating when Celine is diagnosed with breast cancer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A bit rushed
- By Victoria on 01-18-16
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One in a Million
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Nehassaiu deGannes
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Kennedi Mason thinks she's the luckiest woman on earth. She loves her job, she has a wonderful best friend, and she's been married for ten years to her soul mate. There's nothing she can think of that could make her life any better. Then one fateful day Kennedi receives a piece of news that will turn her world upside down. She's excited about it, and she knows that her husband, Blake, will be over the moon. He has always dreamed of this one thing happening, and she can't wait until he comes home so she can tell him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed her referencing some familiar characters from previous books.
- By VBB on 04-02-25
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The Perfect Marriage
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Shay Moore
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4 out of 5 stars 151
Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for 15 years, they have a wonderful daughter, Mackenzie, successful careers, and a beautiful house in a posh Chicago suburb. They are attractive, respected...and hiding a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs. It started innocently enough. Denise occasionally used prescription drugs to help her deal with the long hours and demanding nature of her job. Derrek, also under pressure at work, began using cocaine socially with some of his colleagues. They can quit whenever they want to. At least, that's what Denise would like to believe....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of My Money
- By trazell on 01-10-13
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Copycat
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Maria Howell
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 282
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Story4 out of 5 stars 286
Befriending Traci Calloway Cole is the best thing Simone Phillips has ever done. Traci is the kind of woman Simone wants to be - in every way possible. She begins copying her role model. Not because she wants to be Traci. She just wants to be exactly like Traci. Traci doesn't worry, though. She knows Simone doesn't mean any harm and that her mimicry is only sincere admiration. Until she discovers how far Simone's obsession has gone.
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1 out of 5 stars
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SNOOZER... SAVE YOUR MONEY...
- By Tam on 02-10-17
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Changing Faces
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Lynn Chavis, Audra Alise Polk, Delores King Williams
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 196
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
Meet Whitney, Taylor, and Charisse, three women who have been best friends since high school. However, this devoted troika is about to discover a wave of unexpected troubles.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wild and Witty
- By Stephanie on 09-18-09
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Here and Now
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Donna Bailey
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 155
Racquel and Marcella are sisters with very little in common, except that each wants what the other has. Racquel has a beautiful house, a fulfilling career and a loving husband. But driven by her desperate longing for a child, she is alienating her husband and family. Marcella is a single mom, trying to support her two children with a low paying job, food stamps, and occasional child support from a deadbeat ex-husband. She won't allow anyone to interfere with her dream for a better lifestyle, not even her own children.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A highly recommended reading!!
- By Andra D. Johnson on 01-11-09
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The Woman God Created You to Be
- Finding Success through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Kimberla Lawson Roby admits that for years, she wasn’t being the real woman God created her to be. Yes, she has always loved God and tried her best to honor Him, but what she eventually discovered was that building and maintaining her own personal relationship with God—and making Him her top priority—was the key to finding joy in all areas of her life. Now, in The Woman God Created You to Be, Kimberla has bravely—and transparently—written about her flaws, fears, and failures, as well as her faith, courage, and successes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Actionable steps
- By Wangechi Mburu on 12-28-24
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Black Hamptons
- By: Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt
- Narrated by: Ace Bentley, Chanté Ellison, Dylan Ford, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,051
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 977
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 975
Hidden away near the end of Long Island, New York, is a community where affluent African Americans, their friends, and the wannabes have secretly vacationed for more than 75 years. Unlike the bluffs of Martha’s Vineyard, black folks here own five miles of prime beachfront. With a mix of legacy families, new money, hangers-on, and thirsty developers, drama can never be far behind in a place called...the BLACK HAMPTONS.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Didn’t expect smut
- By cyndyloowhoo on 03-12-23
By: Carl Weber, and others
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Let the Church Say Amen
- Say Amen Series, Book 3
- By: Reshonda Tate Billingsley
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 344
Reverend Simon Jackson has always felt destined to lead and he's done a good job of it, transforming his small Houston church into one of the most respected and renowned in the region. But while the good Reverend's been busy tending his flock, his family's gone astray. His 19-year-old daughter, Rachel, gives new meaning to "baby mama drama." Crazy in love with her son's father, she's wreaking havoc on the man's life, even though he's about to marry another woman. David, Simon's oldest at 27, has been spiraling downward ever since a knee injury ended a promising football career.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved it!!!
- By Alethea on 03-14-19
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Sinners & Saints
- By: Victoria Christopher Murray, ReShonda Tate Billingsley
- Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 667
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 590
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Story4 out of 5 stars 596
Award-winning authors Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley are both beloved for their strong female leads and juicy plotting. In Sinners & Saints, Murray and Billingsley join forces to tell a tale packed with drama, scandal, and redemption. Jasmine Bush and Rachel Adams both want their husbands to be elected president of the National Baptist Association, and they’re willing to use plenty of low-down tricks to win. But when another woman joins the fray, she proves more devious than either of them could imagine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WONDERFUL - FABULOUS - OVER THE TOP
- By Stella on 06-18-12
By: Victoria Christopher Murray, and others
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A Christmas Prayer
- By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Narrated by: Maria Howell
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Alexis Fletcher hasn't had a merry Christmas in five years - not since her mother passed away. Every December she remembers the joy her mother brought to everyone during the holiday season and feels the pain of her absence, even more so now that she and her sister are barely speaking. More than anything, Alexis wishes her family could be whole again.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Been there done that
- By ALP_127 on 07-19-17
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Reel
- By: Kennedy Ryan
- Narrated by: Eboni Flower, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,296
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,196
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,196
For months I stood in the wings, an understudy waiting for my time to shine. I never imagined he would be in the audience that night. Canon Holt. Famous film director. Talented. Fine. Before I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from backstage Broadway to center stage Hollywood. From being unknown, to my name, Neevah Saint, on everyone's lips when Canon casts me in a star-studded Harlem Renaissance biopic. But stars shine brightest in the dead of night. Forbidden attraction, scandal and circumstances beyond my control jeopardize my dream.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kennedy Ryan is the truth
- By FeLisa on 06-22-21
By: Kennedy Ryan
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The narrator was very good and the story line was very good. I could relate to her problems at work and her attempts to balance her work and personal lives.Who was your favorite character and why?
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Sad but true.......
The Truth in Corporate America
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