• Red Light Wives

  • By: Mary Monroe
  • Narrated by: uncredited
  • Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (194 ratings)

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Red Light Wives

By: Mary Monroe
Narrated by: uncredited
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Publisher's summary

Nationally best-selling author Mary Monroe penned the widely acclaimed novels God Don't Like Ugly and God Still Don't Like Ugly.

Red Light Wives is a sassy and scandalous novel of six women who engage in the world's oldest profession. They have something else in common too, their "manager," Clyde Brooks - a charismatic but hard man who fills many roles in each woman's life. But soon, an act of rebellion may change their relationship forever.

©2004 Mary Monroe (P)2005 Recorded Books,LLC

Critic reviews

"A remarkable talent." ( Chicago Sun-Times)

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Loved it

Mary never disappoints, I loved the exploration of each character background. Everyone’s story was so different on how they got there.

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Exciting

This book was a page turner! it's as if the author gave you a direct line in just more than what was stated. The growth of each character was worth the wait.

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I Didn't Want it to End

That was a really great& entertaining book. . Though the unraveling of Clyde's character was unfortunate, I didn't feel an ounce of pity. I was happy that all the women entangled in his web somehow got liberated cause things could've turned out much differently. Great Story!

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Steamy!

The narrators were amazing! Provocative, exciting! Whewww. Grown Folks Only! I absolutely love Mary Monroe!

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a good story, very entertaining

the book was very good. I am a Mary Monroe fan. she does an exceptional job weaving stories together for one interesting plot.

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Good Book

This book was good. I'm glad they all survived the trials and craziness that life brought them.

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Awesome Story, Great Performances, But

It sounded like the narrator for Raquel was either sucking on a peppermint or holding spit in her mouth it was quite annoying. Love love this story though.

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Gonna Miss Checking on the Girls

I didn't want the story to end where it did but I was satisfied for the way it ended. I literally cried when Lula announced introduced her last chapter. Even though Esther didn't end up in what (I believe most would consider) the best living situation I believe she wouldn't have traded her outcome for the lifestyle she was once acustomed to. Awesome read!

Took a star away in the performance category for Patricia Floyd's narration of Raquel. I did not care to listen to her suck on the lozenges in my ear.

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An ok book.

This book was ok and kept me busy listening while I do my laundry and other things I do while listening to my books, the end was a little "meh" though.

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Narration is not the best

At some points in the book you can hear the narrator breathing - it is so annoying but not enough to quit to book with more than 50% done. I think it is an older audible book - I think it would be much better updated but the story is good and not over the top urban fiction.

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