Audiobooks narrated by Caroline Sorunke

"Fire and water were never meant to meet—until fate intervened. Niara's dreams of becoming a Water Mage Priestess have been crushed by her magic's stubborn refusal to cooperate. But when a monstrous creature of lava and flame emerges during a sacred ritual, she discovers she can hear the creature’s thoughts. What’s more, the fearsome beast is not a beast at all, but the cursed Prince Keeran of the Ember Fae. After uncovering a treacherous plot that threatens both Keeran and the future of the Water Mages, Niara faces an impossible choice: remain loyal to the Mages who raised her or assist the son of her people’s enemy—a man whose touch awakens something wild and forbidden within her blood. Niara and Keeran must race against time to save both their peoples and break his curse—that is if the army hunting them, her own conflicted loyalties, and the explosive chemistry between these mortal enemies don't destroy them first. The Obsidian Curse is a standalone romantasy featuring enemies-to-lovers, fated mates, and a heroine discovering her true power in the vividly imagined world of elemental magic and ancient rivalries on Lunaterra."

L. Penelope (Author), Caroline Sorunke, Pierre Manhattan (Narrator)

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Brutal Fortress

"To become the queen my people need, I’ll have to risk everything As the Nimali princess, I’m expected to become a dragon shifter. I’ve already failed once, another failure threatens my life and the fate of everyone I care about. But the world outside my pampered existence is deadly. All my careful plans fall apart when I’m attacked by vicious creatures. The man who saves my life transforms into an impossible beast. His power is beyond belief. His touch ignites a fever beneath my skin. He thinks I may be destined for him and locks me away in his fortress. My people are depending on me. I must escape his prison, but each day brings him closer to capturing my heart. To free myself from this curse, I have to walk in darkness Trapped alone in this brutal world devoid of civilization, battling the terrifying creatures determined to destroy it, I’d begun to lose hope. Then I find her. I can’t let her go without knowing if she’s the one I’ve been waiting for. The one who can free me. Her haughty princess act conceals a liquid heart. She shines a light into my solitude and awakens a deep well of desire within me. But an overwhelming force threatens this land with total annihilation. Saving the world requires sacrifice. But now that I have her, the world could burn for all I care. Brutal Fortress is the conclusion of the dystopian, enemies-to-lovers, shifter fantasy romance trilogy."

L. Penelope (Author), Caroline Sorunke, James Shippy (Narrator)

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Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year. From preschool to higher education and everything in between, Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School focuses on the experiences Black and Brown students face as a direct result of the racism built into schools across the United States. The overarching nonfiction narrative follows author Tiffany Jewell from early elementary school through her time at college, unpacking the history of systemic racism in the American educational system along the way. Throughout the book, other writers of the global majority share a wide variety of personal narratives and stories based on their own school experiences. Contributors include New York Times bestseller Joanna Ho; award winners Minh Lê, Randy Ribay, and Torrey Maldonado; authors James Bird and Rebekah Borucki; author-educators Amelia A. Sherwood, Roberto Germán, Liz Kleinrock, Gary R. Gray Jr., Lorena Germán, Patrick Harris II, shea wesley martin, David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris, Ozy Aloziem, Gayatri Sethi, and Dulce-Marie Flecha; and even a couple of teen writers! Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School provides young folks with the context to think critically about and chart their own course through their current schooling—and any future schooling they may pursue. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook."

Tiffany Jewell (Author), Caroline Sorunke, James Fouhey, Susan Dalian (Narrator)

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Beastly Kingdom: Bliss Wars, Book 2

"To save my clan, I’m forced to marry my enemy. The prophecy tells of danger coming for our shifter clans. Something far worse than the war between the Fai and Nimali. The only solution is to bond our clans to avoid our destruction and ensure peace. Thirty days is all I get. I will ruin the Nimali from the inside. The tiger inside me is lying in wait. Except my new husband is not the man I thought he was. To save my kingdom, I’ll marry the woman who tried to kill me I am the new Nimali dragon king. No matter what, I refuse to follow the footsteps of my stepfather. My life is filled with blood and pain. I was never destined to marry for love. But I didn’t expect my bride to be the woman who tried to kill me days earlier. I know she is a spy who will do anything to ruin me. But I can’t help wanting to protect her. Wanting to be near her. Our clans would never accept us. She would never accept me. We were destined to be enemies, but fate had other plans. Love and duty never go hand in hand. Beastly Kingdom is a dystopian, enemies-to-lovers, shifter fantasy romance with intriguing worldbuilding and thrilling action."

L. Penelope (Author), Caroline Sorunke, James Jones (Narrator)

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Splish Splash Water

"Splish Splash Water is for children to learn the importance of water in their lives and for the World. If there were no water, there could be no life on Earth. Water is the only matter that exists naturally in three forms on Earth solid (ice), liquid (water), and vapor (gas). The amount of water on Earth never changes it just changes where it is. When water turns to vapor with help from the sun it forms a cloud and when the cloud moves with help from the wind and the cloud gets full of vapor it rains, snows or hails. Water is very important for the World but it is also fun for us. Can you think of anything that you like to do with water?"

Sue Matinkhah (Author), Caroline Sorunke (Narrator)

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Savage City: The Bliss Wars, Book 1

"“Penelope offers a wonderfully in-depth exploration of their characters, forcing readers to reevaluate the dichotomy of hero and villain. The romance blossoms organically against a background that skillfully mixes high fantasy elements with an urban post-apocalypse. Readers will be eager to see what comes next.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review) Savage City is a dystopian, enemies-to-lovers, portal fantasy romance with intriguing worldbuilding and thrilling action. The truth will kill me, but how can I pull off this lie? When a tragic accident cuts Talia's lonely life short, instead of heaven or hell, she's stolen away to a terrifying city of warring shifter clans—the Nimali and the Fai. The Nimali mistake her for their missing princess whose father, the dragon king, is identical to her own. But in this world, he dotes on her with the love and affection Talia always craved. And in a land with no tolerance for outsiders, feigning amnesia and impersonating shifter royalty may be the only way to survive. The daughter of my greatest enemy has lodged herself within my heart... As a Fai warrior in captivity, Ryin is forced to serve his enemy even as he plots their destruction. The lost princess returned much changed, now the heat between them crackles irresistibly. While helping her heal using his magical talents, he begins to question what he thought he knew about the Nimali. She remains as forbidden as ever, but she also might be the key to freedom for Ryin and his people. Caught between two enemy factions balancing on the knife-blade of annihilation, their lies are the only thing keeping them alive, but they just might be their undoing."

L. Penelope (Author), Caroline Sorunke, Nathan Lang (Narrator)

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Like Home

"Fans of Netflix's On My Block and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Thomas will love this debut novel about a girl whose life is turned upside down after one local act of vandalism throws both her relationships and neighborhood into turmoil. Chinelo, or Nelo as her best friend Kate calls her, is all about her neighborhood Ginger East. She loves its chill vibe, ride-or-die sense of community, and the memories she has growing up there with her friends. Ginger East isn't what it used to be though. After a deadly incident at the local arcade, most of her friends' families moved away. Kate, whose family owns the local corner store, is still there and as long as that stays constant, Nelo's good. When Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo is shaken to her core. And then the police and the media get involved and more of the outside world descends upon Ginger East with promises to 'fix the neighborhood.' Suddenly, Nelo finds herself in the middle of a drama unfolding on a national scale. Worse yet, Kate is acting strange. She's pushing Nelo away at the exact moment they need each other most. Now Nelo's entire world is morphing into something she hates and she must figure out how to get things back on track or risk losing everything--and everyone--she loves."

Louisa Onomé (Author), Caroline Sorunke (Narrator)

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I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land

"Perhaps no other symbol has more resonance in African American history than that of 'forty acres and a mule'—the lost promise of Black reparations for slavery after the Civil War. In I've Been Here All the While, we meet the Black people who actually received this mythic forty acres, the American settlers who coveted this land, and the Native Americans whose holdings it originated from. In nineteenth-century Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma), a story unfolds that ties African American and Native American history tightly together, revealing a western theatre of Civil War and Reconstruction, in which Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Indians, their Black slaves, and African Americans and whites from the eastern United States fought military and rhetorical battles to lay claim to land that had been taken from others. Through chapters that chart cycles of dispossession, land seizure, and settlement in Indian Territory, Alaina E. Roberts draws on archival research and family history to upend the traditional story of Reconstruction. She connects debates about Black freedom and Native American citizenship to westward expansion onto Native land."

Alaina E. Roberts (Author), Caroline Sorunke (Narrator)

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If It Makes You Happy

"Claire Kann's If It Makes You Happy is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl learning to embrace her cultural and sexuality identity. Winnie is living her best fat girl life and is on her way to the best place on earth. No, not Disneyland--her Granny’s diner, Goldeen’s, in the small town of Misty Haven. While there, she works in her fabulous 50’s inspired uniform, twirling around the diner floor and earning an obscene amount of tips. With her family and ungirlfriend at her side, she has everything she needs for one last perfect summer before starting college in the fall. …until she becomes Misty Haven’s Summer Queen in a highly anticipated matchmaking tradition that she wants absolutely nothing to do with. Newly crowned, Winnie is forced to take center stage in photoshoots and a never-ending list of community royal engagements. Almost immediately, she discovers that she’s deathly afraid of it all: the spotlight, the obligations, and the way her Merry Haven Summer King, wears his heart, humor, and honesty on his sleeve. Stripped of Goldeen’s protective bubble, to salvage her summer Winnie must conquer her fears, defy expectations, and be the best Winnie she knows she can be?regardless of what anyone else thinks of her."

Claire Kann (Author), Caroline Sorunke (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Caroline Sorunke