Valerie A. Jones
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The Darkest Child
- By: Delores Phillips
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1958 Georgia, the shade of a 13-year-old black girl's skin can make the difference in her fate. Tangy Mae is the smartest of her mother's 10 children, but she is also the darkest complected. The Quinns - all different skin shades, all with unknown fathers - live with their charismatic, beautiful, and tyrannical mother, Rozelle, in poverty on the fringes of a Georgia town where Jim Crow rules. Rozelle's children live in fear of her mood swings and her violence, but they are devoted to her. Rozelle pulls her children out of school when they are 12 years old so that they can help support her by going to work.
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The Darkest Child
- By Beguiling on 04-02-18
- The Darkest Child
- By: Delores Phillips
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Pulled in by the narrator
Reviewed: 01-06-23
The story was narrated superbly it painted a mental picture as if you were watching it on tv
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The Shamer’s War
- Shamer Chronicles, Book 4
- By: Lene Kaaberbøl
- Narrated by: Zoe Mills, Karim Theilgaard
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Davin's never been good at telling what's brave and what's merely stupid, but when he tries to stop Nico from following his destiny, he knows he's crossed the line. And now his sister, Dina, is caught up in Nico's quest. Her Shamer's Gift means she can bring humiliation to the most hardened villain, simply by looking him in the eye. But faced by Nico's deadliest enemy, Dina knows this won't be enough.
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Excellent
- By Brigitte on 02-02-23
- The Shamer’s War
- Shamer Chronicles, Book 4
- By: Lene Kaaberbøl
- Narrated by: Zoe Mills, Karim Theilgaard
It grew on me
Reviewed: 07-25-22
I work from home so I listen to audio books to break the silence. As you listen from one story to the next the characters begin to grow on you and you find yourself yelling or tearing up along with the characters. I definitely enjoyed the experience.
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The Serpent Gift
- Shamer Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Lene Kaaberbøl
- Narrated by: Zoe Mills, Karim Theilgaard
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Dina has inherited the Shamer’s Gift from her mother: she can shame even the most hardened wrong-doers, simply by looking into their eyes. But now she discovers a far more terrifying inheritance: her father is a Blackmaster and has the Serpent Gift for lie and illusion. And when he comes to claim his daughter, Dina and her family are catapulted into reckless flight and danger.
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Narrator is excellent
- By Valerie A. Jones on 07-19-22
- The Serpent Gift
- Shamer Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Lene Kaaberbøl
- Narrated by: Zoe Mills, Karim Theilgaard
Narrator is excellent
Reviewed: 07-19-22
The narrator is excellent but the story isn’t that entertaining, not gripping like what happens next! But it’s good to listen to while you work from home.
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How to Be an Adult in Relationships
- The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
- By: David Richo
- Narrated by: David Richo
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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"Most people think of love as a feeling," says David Richo, "but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present." In this audiobook, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships - one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person. Drawing on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, How to Be an Adult in Relationships explores five hallmarks of mindful loving and how they play a key role in our relationships throughout life.
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- By Annah Nimouse on 07-26-19
- How to Be an Adult in Relationships
- The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
- By: David Richo
- Narrated by: David Richo
Everyone should read/Listen
Reviewed: 04-13-22
I loved this book! I am going to listen again with my significant other. It touches on a lot of problem that arise in relationship and how to combat them.
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Razorblade Tears
- A Novel
- By: S. A. Cosby
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 12 hrs
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Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss. Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed his father was a criminal. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.
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AMAZING!!!!
- By shelley on 07-11-21
- Razorblade Tears
- A Novel
- By: S. A. Cosby
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Loved it!
Reviewed: 01-19-22
I listen to audio books while I work (work from home) it cuts the silence but I was hooked yelling at the characters and all! Definitely recommend
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And So It Begins
- A Stephanie King Thriller, Book 1
- By: Rachel Abbott
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right.... When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets.
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Don’t miss this one!
- By Artsybiker on 06-18-19
- And So It Begins
- A Stephanie King Thriller, Book 1
- By: Rachel Abbott
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
Surprisingly Good
Reviewed: 01-01-22
I didn’t think much of it at first but then I found myself wrapped up in the storyline yelling at the characters and giving my advice! I loved it!
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