Audiobooks narrated by Ashley J. Hobbs

"Things I didn't have on this year's bingo card: accidentally marrying a stranger on a Las Vegas reality show. But after ninety minutes talking to a voice through a wall, I was gone. No face. No name. Just a raspy British accent and the impossible feeling of being truly seen. As a nurse, I know what a cardiac event feels like. This was worse. So, I did what any 'good church girl' with a buried wild streak would do: I said, 'I do.' We agreed to an annulment the next morning, but we lost track of each other before the ink was dry. I left Vegas without even knowing his last name. Three months later, my mystery husband finally has a name, a face, and a global fan base. Luca Chidubem. Future captain of the Atlanta Strikers and—as it turns out—my ex's best friend. Now, he's sidelined with a career-threatening injury and in desperate need of a live-in nurse. Against every instinct I have, that nurse is me. Forced proximity was never part of our agreement. Neither was a second chance. But I'm learning fast that Luca doesn't play by the rules. Even on the sidelines, he's devastating, effortlessly dismantling my walls and learning my rhythm. Between the weight of our families and the expectations pulling us apart, I'm starting to wonder if 'star-crossed' means doomed, or if some wins just have to be earned. Repeatedly."

T.L. Martin (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs, James Cavenaugh (Narrator)

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Too Perfect to Die

"'Bring It On', but with murder, this heart-pounding YA thriller follows Jonty, a star cheerleader forced to track down a killer and achieve her dream―before it's too late. With competition this fierce, bodies are bound to hit the mat... All Jonty has ever wanted is to lead her cheerleading team, The Exalted Ones, to win a NCA championship. Cheer is not just a sport, it's her legacy. Her mother cheered for T.E.O. before she died, and Jonty would do anything to snatch the crown and honor her mother's memory. This year she has a real shot, finally beating her rival Tommie and becoming the team captain. But Jonty's perfect season is shattered when Tommie shows up dead on the first day of practice. Now the team is down a flyer and everyone is convinced that Jonty killed her. Everyone except Adam, her co-captain, who was with her the night that Tommie died. As the season progresses, girls keep dropping like flies, and one thing becomes clear: Someone is sabotaging The Exalted Ones, and they're willing to commit murder to get their way. But with the police still convinced it's her, will Jonty be able to save herself, her team, and her perfect season?"

Juliana Goodman (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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All This Want (and I Can't Get None): Stories

"A piercing short story collection that explores the feverish hunger and dizzying pleasure of girlhood and queer coming-of-age in a small town, from an acclaimed emerging writer "An ode to Black girlhood in all its forms, each story its own messy, hilarious, profound illustration of desire, friendship, the masks we put on, and the ways we learn to love. T Clark has written a short story collection for the ages."-Leila Mottley, author of The Girls Who Grew Big Set mostly in and around a small working-class neighborhood just outside of New York City, Clark's stories explore the lives of young Black girls, women, and nonbinary characters, slicing through the filmy veil between adolescence and adulthood, between who they've been and who they might become. D'asia's friendship with a school security guard is teetering close to inappropriate. Chrissy is looking to play roulette on a trip with her boyfriend but ends up in a hotel room with two strangers. Juju's mother dresses her up for a meeting with a local music producer. A little sister cringes as her friend tries to hook up with her older brother. A fight breaks out at a party and the video goes viral. A woman can't stop walking by her ex's window, hoping to catch a glimpse of all she lost. With sharp sentences and great affection, Clark excavates the push and pull of desire and power running beneath tender and bare moments."

T Clark (Author), Andia Winslow, Angel Pean, Ashley J. Hobbs, Emma Ladji (Narrator)

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Fairfield County: A Novel

"A sweeping family saga about inheritance and the enduring legacy of Southern Black cowboy culture, from the acclaimed author of Redwood Court, a Reese's Book Club Pick "Epic . . . a family saga in the finest tradition."-Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Good Dirt A sprawling landscape of sand, red clay, and pine trees, South Carolina's Fairfield County is the only place the Bolton family has ever called home. For more than a century, they have cultivated this land, expertly raising horses to compete in derbies and rodeos and passing their knowledge from generation to generation. But after a devastating tragedy, Dwayne, the next inheritor of the Bolton legacy, buries his family history-particularly from his daughter. Unlike her father, Nikki is a proud, burgeoning horsewoman with no knowledge of her family's connection to the part of her life she's most passionate about. But when a series of events threatens to sever father and daughter from the only land they've ever known, Dwayne is forced to confront his past so that Nikki can step into her future. With nuance and care, DéLana R. A. Dameron deftly examines her most beloved subjects: the intricacies of family and the powerful forces that shape who we are. Fairfield County is at once a moving exploration of the ties that bind us and a bold reclamation of the American Cowboy-taking this iconic image out of the whitewashed Old West and deep into the heart of the Black South, where it has always resided."

DéLana R. A. Dameron (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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The Seven Day Hitch

"I knew better than to get involved with Xavier Darcy. He’s not the type to chase—he waits. Patient. Deadly. All shadows and stillness, with a voice that makes threats sound like lullabies. One reckless night goes viral, and suddenly the world thinks I’m his. But that lie could destroy everything I’ve fought to protect—especially my family. I've stayed far away from love to keep them safe. Then Xavier shows up uninvited at my family’s home in the Louisiana Bayou, where time slows down but trouble moves fast. To protect my family, he plays the part of my fake fiancé, while I try to protect my heart. But as the days stretch long, the nights turn slow and sticky, and the line between pretending and wanting begins to blur—nothing about Xavier feels fake. And I hate that I crave it. Crave him. This was meant to be a PR fix. A short-term lie. But Xavier isn’t backing off, and I’m losing a battle I swore I’d never fight. Down here, where everything’s slower—and far, far sexier—resisting him might be impossible. This heart-racing finale follows Xavier and Charlie as they fight for love in a world that’s tried to keep them apart—even if their greatest obstacle might be themselves."

T.L. Martin (Author), Adam Xavier, Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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She Drinks the Light

"For fans of Sinners and Immortal Dark, a teen girl must uncover her family’s deadly secrets in order to save her best friend and her island in this heart-pounding YA debut. Addae has spent her whole life on the Golden Isle, a private island off the coast of South Carolina that has been in her family for centuries. Island residents don’t really fraternize with mainlanders, and for good reason. Golden Isle was founded by the Kinfolk, descendants—including Addae and her Nana Ama, the island matriarch—of escaped enslaved Black people. But the Isle and the Kinfolk have secrets that must be protected from the outside world. Secrets of spirituality, mythology that are deeply rooted in their West African culture, beliefs, and traditions. The Kin are bound to protect the Golden Isle and, in turn, it protects them. When Addae’s best friend Naria goes missing and one of the Kin turns up drained of blood, Addae's way of life is threatened. It looks like the work of the Adze, West African supernatural beings that drink human blood in order to survive—also known as vampires. Believing Naira is alive, Addae travels to the mainland. But as Addae gets closer to finding Naria, she uncovers deep secrets about Nana Ama’s past, and about her own… secrets that could change how she feels about the Golden Isle and her lineage. Torn between two worlds, Addae will have to decide how far she is willing to go—and who she is willing to cross—to save her best friend, and even herself. A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends"

Yasmin Angoe (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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Charmed and Dangerous

""An absolutely delightful romp that you need in your life." -C. B. Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe A teen mystic will do anything to solve a series of love-related magical mishaps plaguing her high school, including fake dating her boss's daughter, in this charming sapphic romance. Magic lingers in the cozy town of Fair Glen, Illinois, and it's up to the agents at the Bureau of Mystical Affairs to keep it in check. Monroe Bennett, a junior recruit at the Bureau, is ready to ace her first assignment: tracking down the source of a rogue love charm. Protecting her charmed classmates, including the Bureau Director's daughter Iris James, is top priority. But when Iris asks Monroe to fake date her to make her ex jealous, things get complicated. Monroe believes in duty, not romance. Yet the more time she spends with Iris, the harder it is to ignore the very real sparks flying between them. Can Monroe protect herself from love long enough to solve this case, or will her growing feelings get in the way?"

Shelly Page (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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Kin

"A Most Anticipated Book for 2026 according to the New York Times, New Statesman, NPR, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, Daily Express, Mirror, Scotsman, Vulture, TIME and USA Today 'Smart and funny and deftly profound. This is Tayari Jones's very best work.' Ann Patchett, author of Tom Lake A yearning for their missing mothers pulls Vernice and Annie apart. It will take a devastating tragedy to bring them back together, in the spellbinding new novel from award-winning author, Tayari Jones Vernice and Annie are 'cradle friends', born days apart in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, both destined never to know their mothers. The girls are inseparable, bound by a friendship far deeper than sisterhood. But this is the American south in the 1950s. Black girls like Vernice and Annie have to fight for every opportunity they can, and neither one can build the future they hope for in Honeysuckle. Gradually, inevitably, the girls drift apart. Vernice pursues her education; Annie is lured by the promise of a heady first love affair and a growing obsession with finding her mother. But her search pulls her even further into a world of danger that soon leaves her oldest friend battling to save her. Tayari Jones returns with an exuberant, richly told story about mothers, daughters, and a lifelong friendship that is as dangerous as it is unbreakable."

Tayari Jones (Author), Angel Pean, Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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Candace, the Universe, and Everything

"A speculative middle grade novel about three generations of Black girls connected across time and space through a wormhole in their school locker. A School Library Journal and Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year What if your locker was a wormhole to the past? On the first day of eighth grade, Candace Wells opens her locker and is astonished when an unusual bird flies out. Soon after, a notebook mysteriously appears on the top shelf, labeled Tracey Auburn, 1988. Stranger still, as Candace reads the notebook, new messages start to appear. Professor Tracey Auburn only vaguely remembers a bird flying into her locker in eighth grade, way back in 1988, and losing a notebook she could have sworn she put on the top shelf. Until Candace shows up at her office with the missing notebook forty years later. Quantum physicist Loretta Spencer will never forget the bird flying out of her locker in eighth grade in 1948. Her life's work has been to study the portal and others like it, and now she needs Tracey's and Candace's help to complete her research. So begins an unlikely friendship and a hunt around Chicago and the state of Illinois to uncover the secrets of the locker, the universe, and everything. One thing's for sure: Eighth grade will never be the same again."

Sherri L. Smith (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries

"From Entertainment Weekly writer and debut author Samantha Highfill, a definitive and deliciously nostalgic look into the creation and legacy of the hit show The Vampire Diaries, as told by its cast, crew, and creators. In 2009, the CW released a show about grief, love, redemption, and, oh yeah, vampires. A graveyard meet-cute, a bit of fog, and one "Hello, brother" later, a cultural phenomenon was born, one that would last for 171 episodes across eight seasons and deliver two spin-off series. I Was Feeling Epic takes us back to Mystic Falls for every first kiss, decade dance, and unforgettable death. With brand-new interviews from cast and creatives like Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King, Joseph Morgan, Michael Trevino, Zach Roerig, Michael Malarkey, Julie Plec, Kevin Williamson, and so many more, I Was Feeling Epic relives the show's best moments, unearths never-before-told stories, and delves into some of the most widely discussed topics surrounding the series and its legacy, all in the words of the people who know it best. Transportive, nostalgic, and perfect for old fans and new, I Was Feeling Epic is the in-depth story behind the vampirically immortal hit: The Vampire Diaries."

Samantha Highfill (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs, Barton Caplan, Dominique Salvacion, Emily Marso, Katie Allsup, Louisa Zhu, Vas Eli (Narrator)

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Immortal Consequences

"AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER I.V. Marie's thrilling dark academia debut set at a magical boarding school in purgatory where some fates are worse than death … For fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House, Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six and Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education. Welcome to Blackwood Academy: a boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife. No one knows why they end up at Blackwood; but when they enter the school's arched gates the only way out is to be chosen for the Decennial – a series of magical trials held once a decade. The chosen pupil is offered a choice: graduate and join Blackwood’s magical elite, or venture into the unknown and cross over to the Other Side. Wren knows she has what it takes to win—unless, that is, her arch-rival (and subject of her tortured dreams) Augustine steals her spot. Irene has never cared about playing by the rules and will break whatever (and whoever) stands in her way, including her only friend, Masika. Olivier has given up securing the nomination. But he’ll stop at nothing to keep Emilio, from crossing over to the Other Side. All are determined to be Blackwood’s chosen candidate. All are determined to win. But this Decennial will be unlike any before. Six nominees. Four trials. One victor. The competitors are about to learn that there are some fates worse than death."

I.V. Marie (Author), Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, Ashley J. Hobbs, Ethan Reid, Kristyna Zaharek, Marwan Salama, Shannon Tyo (Narrator)

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If I Could Go Back

"An achingly compassionate and beautifully empathetic novel exploring the intersections of race, mental health, and the meaning of family-perfect for fans of Robin Benway's Far from the Tree and Jas Hammonds' We Deserve Monuments. For Aaliyah Campbell, family is everything. Her cousin Ivy is her best friend and track co-star, and Grandpa Joe is her rock. He may be crotchety and dramatic, but he's raised Aaliyah since she was a toddler. Still, Aaliyah can't stop thinking about what's missing-her parents. When Aaliyah secretly contacts her mom, she risks upsetting the family who's always been there. But Grandpa Joe refuses to explain why her parents gave her up, and without answers, Aaliyah cannot silence the anxious voice telling her she's never been good enough. Surprisingly, it isn't Aaliyah's mom, but her dad, Quincy, who steps up. Quincy turns out to be immature but surprisingly fun to hang out with. And when the rest of the family finds out they're in contact, old secrets will finally be forced into the light. Aaliyah Campbell is a champion for young Black girls coping with anxiety and depression, and a voice for all teens navigating the messy process of learning how to advocate for ones' self. Through honest storytelling and a voice that oozes humor and heart, Briana Johnson's memorable debut explores sensitive topics with authenticity and compassion."

Briana Johnson (Author), Ashley J. Hobbs (Narrator)

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