BIPOC Stories & Voices Audiobooks | Fiction

"Kayshon Patton is overcome with painstaking nightmares that fuel his survivor’s guilt after escaping the bullets from his father’s gun. With tainted blood, why would he ever consider anything that could add to his father’s legacy? His plan is simple, until it isn’t, when he pulls up on her in a predicament that warrants his assistance. Yet, one feisty exchange causes him to question the life plans already in motion. Ashari Weeks has built armor around her heart and has no plans to let another man in. A flat tire amid a thunderstorm forced her to meet a man who was determined to change her mind. A monthly lunch date with her godfather detours everything she thought she wanted. The more she learns, the more she believes that her godfather and God should have set their sights on someone else. Hooked on Loving Him is a tale of letting go of everything to benefit from falling in love. This is book two of the Baxter County Blues, a three-book series. Each installment will have a complete story for three men whose lives have been everything but roses and the women tasked with loving them through their challenges."

Riley Baxter (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Somebody Else Will

"Denishia Boswell is a successful florist and owner of Happily Ever After Floral Shop. Although she creates beautiful bouquets and floral designs to enhance any romantic or intimate setting, she’s having problems enhancing her own love life. She’s in a lackluster relationship that she is ready to give the ax to, but the fear of being alone has kept her from doing so. However, a celebrity client comes her way, and he is after more than just flowers. She finds it extremely hard to ignore his romantic advances, despite her current relationship status. Ezekiel Wheeler is focused on advancing his acting career. He’s determined to be a sought-after actor that can name his price. None of that means anything if he has no one to celebrate his accolades with. He doesn’t want the celebrity girlfriend or the women approaching him. He wants to be the aggressor. While planning a surprise party for his mother, he contacts a florist to provide the perfect setup for the festivities. The moment he hears her voice, he’s all in. Denishia and Ezekiel have an undeniable attraction to one another, although her current situation forces her to somewhat deny it in the beginning. When things change and heartache suddenly finds her address, Ezekiel is there to help her pick up the pieces. However, will the ensuing drama force them apart, or will they tread through the moments of uncertainty together?"

Monica Walters (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Counting His Heartbeats

"Jawaan Young is a man who can make a joke out of any situation. Yet, beneath the surface of his humor is a mask splintering on every side. Suffering from abandonment and rejection, why would he consider showcasing his scars? Yet, one spontaneous decision causes him to question whether he’s willing to accept certain risks. Zurmani Coates is no stranger to heartache and broken promises. In fact, her tears are what led her to end a four-year mistake. Desperate to overcome the trauma of a painful secret, she finds herself at the one place she should avoid… the hospital. One awkward exchange with a handsome stranger makes her question whether she’s come to the right place in search of solace. Counting His Heartbeats is a tale of overcoming pain through love when the odds have been stacked against you. This is book three of the Baxter County Blues, a three-book series. Each installment will have a complete story for three men whose lives have been everything but roses and the women tasked with loving them through their challenges."

Riley Baxter (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Truce of the Matter

"One fifteen-minute encounter as teenagers changed everything for Rex Goode and Truce Redmond. They both walked away different people. For him, it catapulted his career in boxing. For her, it challenged her commitment to family. Years later, Rex is a retired boxer, single father, and furniture store owner who has left his fighting days behind him. Truce is a dutiful daughter, loving big sister, and owns the popular soul food restaurant, Redmond’s. On the outside, her life is perfect, until it’s not. When everything falls apart, the boy from her past reappears as a man, offering strength when she needs it most. They say timing is everything. For Truce and Rex, the time is finally now."

Charity Shane (Author), Midnite Michael, Nia Serge (Narrator)

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To All The Thugs I Loved That Didn't Love Me Back 2

"The second book in Jahquel J.'s dramatic and juicy urban romance series To All the Thugs I Loved that Didn't Love Me Back delivers explosive secrets, tangled relationships, and emotional twists, perfect for fans of Empire. With Bless knowing the truth about Yero, and what he did to protect his secret, he has some difficult decisions to make. He doesn't know what to do or think. He usually has a solution for everything, yet this time it's different. Did Ace know of her baby daddy's past? Or is she as clueless as she's appearing? The last time Bless felt this way about a woman, was with Shai. When he lost Shai, he thought he could never feel nor love again. Ace has him feeling completely different. Is he willing to ignore the information he has found out about Yero? Or will Neveah have to bury her father? ?Sinclair is more hurt than she has ever been. First, she's planning her ex-fiancé's wedding and now she's planning Kamaya and Polite's wedding. Polite was a man she thought she could love and be with, one who she felt completed her thoughts. Someone who she was able to let her walls down with. Does she forgive Polite, and continue to be the woman on the side? Or does Sin decide she wants better for herself and tosses Polite to the side? ?Val has been quiet, and it's because she's hiding a secret that is so big that it might shake everyone to their core. While working, being in school and trying to be a mother to three babies, she's stretched thin. She needs help and a little love too, however, she won't let another man into her life. Prayer seems like he's the perfect man, but she's been there before and refuses to get her heart broken again."

Jahquel J. (Author), Myles Washington, Simone Rothschild (Narrator)

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Home to the Heart Country

"A heartfelt small-town romance exploring themes of belonging, social anxiety and neurodivergence from a delightful new Australian voice. Perfect for readers of Rachael Johns and Mandy Magro. 'Not only a wonderful love story but a moving story of discovery ... Libby Iriks's debut is refreshing and romantic.' Penelope Janu, author of The Summerfield Saddler She's in town to claim an inheritance - but will she be strong enough to claim her future? Beth dreams of putting down roots and finding a place to belong, and with a steady job in Townsville, she's on her way to achieving that dream. But when the cute little cottage she's rented for the past four years is put on the market, the stability she's always craved is threatened. News of a life-changing inheritance takes her across the country to a small town in Western Australia, where she discovers that the rundown old house her aunt left her might just be her saving grace. With plans to sell it so she can buy her beloved cottage, she hires Noah, a farmer-slash-wannabe-renovator, to help fix it up. But thanks to her self-preserving tendencies, she's otherwise determined to keep her distance from everyone in town. Despite her best efforts, Beth starts to form meaningful connections, and in Noah, she discovers a man who sees beyond her awkward shyness to the woman she is on the inside. Then, just as she finally feels at home in Karlup, she uncovers a shocking family truth that unravels her sense of identify and forces her to re-evaluate her biggest dreams and deepest desires."

Libby Iriks (Author), Crystal Hegedis (Narrator)

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The Truth About Awiti

"There is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by one of the darkest chapters of world history—the trans–Atlantic slave trade. Awiti's destiny was forever changed the day the slave raiders arrived at her village. She made a life-altering decision with the hope of being reunited with her family, only to discover her effort was in vain. For centuries, her sadness raged within the winds and rain, resulting in tropical storms that devastated the South. But there is more to Awiti than creating hurricanes, as those who have encountered her love and wrath will attest. The truth is, there is so much more. Follow her story from mid-fifteenth-century Africa to twenty-first-century New Orleans in this historical fantasy that will leave you questioning the impact of the trans–Atlantic slave trade on the physical and spiritual realms."

CP Patrick (Author), CP Patrick (Narrator)

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Inevitably Love

"Hayden is faced with a troublous dilemma, irrevocably changing her life as she once knew it. She’s homeless. And with funding insecurities, the future of her entire non-profit organization is also at stake. Pregnant and preoccupied, Hayden has serious, calculating decisions to make. After the blowup with Hayden, life goes on for Ishaan. It’s business as usual. There are still resorts to run, nefarious people to immobilize, and a son to raise without the support of said son’s extended family. But is that all his life now consists of? Ishaan and Hayden’s complicated journey is messy. However, under the clever workings of an ever-talented and seasoned relationship therapist, in the end, it’s inevitably love. Publisher’s Note: “Inevitably Love.” is book TWO of a TWO book series. This book contains angst, violence, profanity, sexually explicit content, and gory material. If any of these elements is not what you prefer between the pages of a novel, this is not the venture for you."

Love Belvin (Author), Alyx Monroe, Myles Washington (Narrator)

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Forbidden 2: A Gangsterotica Tale

"Fresh out the federal pen after serving a bid for armed robbery, Anthony Padmore is whisked to the beautiful island of Anguilla as a reward for keeping his mouth shut. His adoptive brothers have prepared a week of celebration fit for King Solomon himself, but while frolicking on the beach, basking in his newfound freedom, he runs into the stunning Soldada Andrews… Soldada Andrews is fresh out of Law School with an exciting position as an Assistant District Attorney. She has treated herself with a trip to Anguilla to celebrate her achievement. While walking on the beach, she runs into the mesmerizing Anthony Padmore. Her attraction to him is immediate, but she senses something lurking beneath the surface that suggests he would be better off left alone. However, he is too irresistible, so she opts to engage in an island fling. Unfortunately, a passion-filled night boils over into a morning filled with unexpectant emotions and a list of questions better left unanswered, as it is revealed they reside in the same city. Back in the States, Soldada and Anthony discover their lives are inextricably entwined, for her first assignment as an Assistant District Attorney is to bring down Anthony and the whole Padmore clan. The Padmores, led by the sinister, charismatic, Roland Padmore, are involved in high-level, white-collar crime where extortion, racketeering, and murder are the rules of business. Soon, Anthony and Soldada must answer some tough questions, foremost: What to do when you find yourself in a situation where betrayal is the only remedy for survival? Forbidden is the first installment in Gangsterotica, an exciting new series of explosive novels from underground sensation, Shaun Sinclair. Gangsterotica tells the story of what goes on when the unspoken code of street life clashes head-on with love and adversity. What happens next? You’ll only find the answer in Forbidden!"

Shaun Sinclair (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Calling All Blessings: A Blessings Novel

"NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins celebrates her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas. “If you haven’t yet gotten your hands on [this] author’s work, you should do so immediately.”—Shondaland Tamar July, town matriarch of Henry Adams, KS, is being haunted by dreams of her humiliating wedding day, sixty years ago, when she discovered her intended, Joel Newton, was already married. The truth left her furious, heartbroken, and carrying a child, her son Malachi “Mal” July. Why are these dreams coming to her now? And is the great horned owl perched on her backyard shed somehow connected? When Joel’s legitimate son comes to Henry Adams wanting to meet his half-brother, Mal, Tamar must deal with her past, her anger, and explore what it means to truly forgive. Tamar isn’t the only one being tested. Teenager Devon July wants to be anyone but himself. When he first arrived in Henry Adams, as an eight-year-old foster child, he wanted to be a preacher. Then, to be like his adopted brother, Amari. Now, he’s decided to be a variant of James Brown—wig included—rather than who he really is, a boy who lost his beloved grandmother and is the son of a mentally challenged woman. Will Tamar be able to guide his spirit quest and place him on the road to finally being at peace within himself? As the big August 1st celebration nears, town owner Bernadine Brown has a lot on her plate, chief among them, what to do with former mayor Riley Curry’s monstrous tribute to his hog Cletus. There are no secrets in Henry Adams, but there’s never a dull moment either. "

Beverly Jenkins (Author), Kim Staunton (Narrator)

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Higher Magic

""Higher Magic is my catnip. By what dark arts I know not, Floyd has summoned up a wonderful wizard-grad-school slice-of-life, replete with organizing, romance, anxiety, camaraderie, and courage. More please!" -Max Gladstone, NYT Bestselling Co-Author of This is How You Lose the Time War In this incisive, irreverent, and whimsical cozy dark academia novel for fans of Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde series and R.F. Kuang's Babel, a struggling mage student with intense anxiety must prove that classic literature contained magic-and learn to wield her own stories to change her institution for the better. First-generation graduate student Dorothe Bartleby has one last chance to pass the Magic program's qualifying exam after freezing with anxiety during her first attempt. If she fails to demonstrate that magic in classic literature changed the world, she'll be kicked out of the university. And now her advisor insists she reframe her entire dissertation using Digimancy. While mages have found a way to combine computers and magic, Bartleby's fated to never make it work. This time is no exception. Her revised working goes horribly wrong, creating a talking skull named Anne that narrates Bartleby's inner thoughts-even the most embarrassing ones-like she's a heroine in a Jane Austen novel. Out of her depth, she recruits James, an unfairly attractive mage candidate, to help her stop Anne's glitches in time for her exam. Instead, Anne leads them to a shocking and dangerous discovery: Magic students who seek disability accommodations are disappearing-quite literally. When the administration fails to act, Bartleby must learn to trust her own knowledge and skills. Otherwise, she risks losing both the missing students and her future as a mage, permanently."

Courtney Floyd (Author), Sophie Amoss (Narrator)

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Moses, Man of the Mountain

"“A narrative of great power. Warm with friendly personality and pulsating with . . . profound eloquence and religious fervor.” —New York Times In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses's life from the day he is launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel leader, the Great Emancipator. From his dramatic confrontations with Pharaoh to his fragile negotiations with the wary Hebrews, this very human story is told with great humor, passion, and psychological insight—the hallmarks of Hurston as a writer and champion of black culture."

Zora Neale Hurston (Author), Blair Underwood, Robin Miles (Narrator)

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BIPOC Stories & Voices Audiobooks in Fiction