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From a cloistered 1950s Mississippi town founded by freed slaves to the striking diversity of Paris and Rome, through Wall Street’s glittering Roaring 80s to the present day, this sweeping, unforgettably moving novel chronicles one Southern Black girl’s remarkable journey through turbulent decades—and the four men who challenge her to fight for happiness.
Freedom fighter, brilliant businessperson, devoted wife, master of languages, and ultimately, savior of a European dynasty. Claudia Patterson would become all of these—spurred on by the fiercely powerful loves and losses along the way …
Denny Clark. An abused thirteen-year-old White boy whose life twelve-year-old Claudia saves—complicating her own life for years to come.
Robert Moore. A young Black lawyer who becomes Claudia’s beloved husband and partner on the explosive front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. Amid the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, Claudia has a shocking personal encounter—with unimaginable consequences.
Ashley Booth. A Wall Street executive who brings the glamour of New York alive for the now-widowed Claudia, introducing her to an elite circle of Black peers. But their long yet uncommitted romance leads Claudia to move on—to an overseas assignment at an Italian bank.
Giancarlo Pasquale Fortenza. An Italian automobile industrialist, once enamored of a young Claudia—handsome, worldly, and twelve years her senior. A man with whom Claudia reconnects, bringing her life full circle in the boldest, bravest, and most unexpected ways …
Rich with history and timeless emotion, here is an epic tale of rising through poverty, racism, and heartbreak—and the awesome role of our most significant relationships throughout our lives.
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A desperate murder committed by Angela Miller’s mother tore Angela’s life apart and brought her to Martha’s Vineyard to live with her wealthy grandparents. It’s where her cousin, Kiki King, was born and raised, and Kiki now wants nothing more than to see the world beyond its sandy perimeter. Kiki’s mother escaped it. She took a late-night swim off Tashmoo Beach and was never seen again.
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3 stars
- By Francisca A. on 07-31-24
By: Addison McKnight
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The Mango Tree
- A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
- By: Annabelle Tometich
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tometich
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June morning, she isn’t expecting a collect call from an inmate at the Lee County Jail. And when she accepts, she certainly isn’t prepared to hear her mother’s voice on the other end of the line. However, explaining the situation to her younger siblings afterwards was easy; all she had to say was, “Mom shot at some guy. He was messing with her mangoes.” They immediately understood.
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a really great listen
- By Booklover on 09-11-24
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Lake of Souls
- The Collected Short Fiction
- By: Ann Leckie
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette, “Lake of Souls.”
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Terrible audio quality
- By Robin Kunde on 05-24-24
By: Ann Leckie
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Madness
- Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
- By: Antonia Hylton
- Narrated by: Antonia Hylton
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the state’s Hospital for the Negro Insane. For centuries, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports listeners behind the brick walls of a Jim Crow asylum. In Madness, journalist Antonia Hylton tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital.
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Glad to have added this to my cerebral quarters
- By Alednam A Uonopk on 04-25-24
By: Antonia Hylton
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The Seaside Cafe
- By: Rochelle Alers
- Narrated by: Shari Peele
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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For three decades, the Seaside Cafe has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the cafe - and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between cooking favorite recipes - creole chicken with buttermilk waffles, her grandmother's famous mac and cheese - and spending time reading, Kayana is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements, while staying open to new connections. After striking up a conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club.
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I thought there would have been more😔
- By Tiffanie Baker on 07-27-20
By: Rochelle Alers
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Taming a Heartbreaker & A Little Bit of Love
- By: Brenda Jackson, Synithia Williams
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In this steamy opposites-attract story, a playboy CEO is determined never to settle down and a hopeless romantic knows it just takes the right person to reform a rake.
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Disappointed
- By Lisa on 07-20-24
By: Brenda Jackson, and others
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The Vineyard Remains
- A Novel
- By: Addison McKnight
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan, Maria McCann, Angelina Rocca
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A desperate murder committed by Angela Miller’s mother tore Angela’s life apart and brought her to Martha’s Vineyard to live with her wealthy grandparents. It’s where her cousin, Kiki King, was born and raised, and Kiki now wants nothing more than to see the world beyond its sandy perimeter. Kiki’s mother escaped it. She took a late-night swim off Tashmoo Beach and was never seen again.
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3 stars
- By Francisca A. on 07-31-24
By: Addison McKnight
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The Mango Tree
- A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
- By: Annabelle Tometich
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tometich
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June morning, she isn’t expecting a collect call from an inmate at the Lee County Jail. And when she accepts, she certainly isn’t prepared to hear her mother’s voice on the other end of the line. However, explaining the situation to her younger siblings afterwards was easy; all she had to say was, “Mom shot at some guy. He was messing with her mangoes.” They immediately understood.
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a really great listen
- By Booklover on 09-11-24
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Lake of Souls
- The Collected Short Fiction
- By: Ann Leckie
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette, “Lake of Souls.”
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Terrible audio quality
- By Robin Kunde on 05-24-24
By: Ann Leckie
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Madness
- Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
- By: Antonia Hylton
- Narrated by: Antonia Hylton
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the state’s Hospital for the Negro Insane. For centuries, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports listeners behind the brick walls of a Jim Crow asylum. In Madness, journalist Antonia Hylton tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital.
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Glad to have added this to my cerebral quarters
- By Alednam A Uonopk on 04-25-24
By: Antonia Hylton
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The Seaside Cafe
- By: Rochelle Alers
- Narrated by: Shari Peele
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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For three decades, the Seaside Cafe has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the cafe - and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between cooking favorite recipes - creole chicken with buttermilk waffles, her grandmother's famous mac and cheese - and spending time reading, Kayana is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements, while staying open to new connections. After striking up a conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club.
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I thought there would have been more😔
- By Tiffanie Baker on 07-27-20
By: Rochelle Alers
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Taming a Heartbreaker & A Little Bit of Love
- By: Brenda Jackson, Synithia Williams
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In this steamy opposites-attract story, a playboy CEO is determined never to settle down and a hopeless romantic knows it just takes the right person to reform a rake.
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Disappointed
- By Lisa on 07-20-24
By: Brenda Jackson, and others
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Entangled Pursuits
- By: Brenda Jackson
- Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Detective Andrew Logan hears that Detective Antonia Oliver is back in town. It’s been four years since they were involved in a hot, heavy, and steamy affair. Andrew’s life gets complicated when Toni is assigned as his new partner. Paired together, they try hard to ignore the sexual chemistry that’s stronger than ever between them. One homicide investigation turns deadly and Toni’s life is in danger. Andrew goes into action, determined to protect the woman he’s trying his damnedest not to fall in love with.
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Great Love Story and Mystery Solving
- By CaramelDiva710 on 02-10-23
By: Brenda Jackson
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The Light Eaters
- How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
- By: Zoë Schlanger
- Narrated by: Zoë Schlanger
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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The Light Eaters is a deep immersion into the drama of green life and the complexity of this wild and awe-inspiring world that challenges our very understanding of agency, consciousness, and intelligence. In looking closely, we see that plants, rather than imitate human intelligence, have perhaps formed a parallel system.
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Entertaining perhaps but not science.
- By Jerry Miller on 07-31-24
By: Zoë Schlanger
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The Other Princess
- A Novel
- By: Denny S. Bryce
- Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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With a brilliant mind and a fierce will to survive, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a kidnapped African princess, is rescued from enslavement at seven years old and presented to Queen Victoria as a “gift.” To the Queen, the girl is an exotic trophy to be trotted out for the entertainment of the royal court and to showcase Victoria’s magnanimity. Sarah charms most of the people she meets, even those who would cast her aside. Her keen intelligence and her aptitude for languages and musical composition helps Sarah navigate the Victorian era as an outsider given insider privileges.
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Facing fears
- By Christmas Day on 09-04-24
By: Denny S. Bryce
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Love in the Red Zone
- Connecticut Kings, Book 1
- By: Love Belvin
- Narrated by: Elyce Anthony, Winston James
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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Meet Trent Bailey, who is fighting for the right to continue his stellar professional football career after enduring striking legal woes in the recent past. Trent cannot and will not blow his second chance for anyone; after all, this is the blessing he's been praying for. After receiving confirmation that staying focused is all he needs, it's what he aims to do. No distractions. That's until he bumps into two unexpected overnight guests.
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Blending
- By Estella D McCullough on 05-14-24
By: Love Belvin
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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.
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Too much of the death lady!
- By karen on 09-28-24
By: Liane Moriarty
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The Night We Lost Him
- By: Laura Dave
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Liame Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar—notably, a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast where he fell to his death.
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Holes in story bothered me
- By Ohio Customer on 09-18-24
By: Laura Dave
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- Leslie
- 10-19-24
Typical
The book was fine but it definitely didn’t draw me in. Everything turned out just as expected
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- Carolyn Gee
- 05-08-24
Enjoyable
The characters and the history intertwined into the story makes this story quite delightful and that’s why I gave it 5 stars.
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- Renee Leach-Carlos
- 05-01-24
Awesome Love Story!!!
Best love story I have heard/read in a while. Makes me want to live abroad!!!
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- Tanya Whitehurst
- 12-17-23
Italy, France and African American women
Excellent story!! Smart Black strong women will to take chances and think outside the box. No judgment!! Bravo on the transcontinental story line.
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- Heather C
- 02-22-24
Strong female lead historical fiction
This was a good storyline. I fell in love with Claudia and the story of her life. While the story was about a beautiful strong female, there were a lot of swearing and sexual content that just turned me off while reading. I received an arc copy of this book and really felt that I needed to give a fair and honest review of the material. In my honest opinion, the writer could have gotten the point across without the foul language and graphic sexual content. When I find a lot of swearing in a book, I usually just DNF it. Swearing in my opinion shows a person’s lack of intellectual ability to communicate effectively. I felt that I owed the author a fair and balanced review so I kept going. While I am glad that I did because the story was a nice story, I would have cringed and hit fast forward on a lot less pages of the book if the written material wasn’t so bad in areas. I do feel it was easy to follow the reader and I did get a little bit aggravated with the racism and sexism that was in the book but I also know that this book was being told from a black woman’s point of view in a time of hatred for the African American and segregation, therefore, I pushed through and accepted the criticism. Being that I didn’t live in such an era, it makes it difficult for me to personally understand why people are so skewed in their beliefs of a particular race. I did take into account that the raw feelings were most likely felt by the writer so it made it most likely quite difficult at times to write some of this book. I hope to read more of this author’s work and hope that she doesn’t use a lot of foul language and sexual content in her other writings because that will certainly make me feel that this author isn’t the one for me. But hey, to each their own. Overall I give a 4/5 on the book. Some of the characters and experiences also seemed a little rushed and unfinished at times too.
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- Dr. Judy A. Alston
- 09-23-24
This book!!!!
Amazing story and narration. The story was perfect. The weaving of history with the story line was everything.
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- Yolonda
- 04-27-24
A Good Read
This is a take your time book. I like that Rochelle took her time to tell the story, would've liked a little more about Claudia's life in Italy.
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- Julie Barstow
- 10-01-24
Great character intertwined with historical figures
I loved this book. The strong female characters and their loving male partners made this a very touching listen.
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- buttons4myhorse
- 01-20-24
I couldn’t force myself to finish it.
The authors awkwardness about sex, and the way she described it made it really difficult for me to continue. It was slow and I didn’t enjoy it. 
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