Audiobooks narrated by Ruffin Prentiss

The Disco at the End of the World Audiobook

"The exhilarating and riotously entertaining science fiction romance blending queer counterculture, joy as resistance, and banging disco hits, perfect for readers of Kaliane Bradley, Vajra Chandraseker and Victor Manibo. In 1977—a world in which America launched its space program shortly after WWII—Mitch Ward followed Flynn, the lost love of his youth, into the US Spaceguard. Now, he’s stuck on a backwater moon base with his only friend, Gloria, watching every shuttle in the hope Flynn will be on it. After an inexplicable encounter with a strange, euphoric being, Mitch and Gloria find themselves dishonourably discharged, and stuck in a USA rapidly sliding into fascism with no plans and no future. There’s nothing for it but to move to Los Angeles to chase their dreams, and find their people in the discos of the city. But when Flynn crashes back into their lives, claiming to be the host for an emissary of a utopian civilization approaching Earth, he offers Mitch the power to protect himself and friends across the queer community, so they never have to live in the shadows or face oppression again. With the world on the brink of cataclysm, and Mitch and his friends being squeezed out of every space, it’s down to this community of disco-loving outcasts to stand up for what is beautiful and right. 'Ambitious queer science fiction … trippy … dreamlike … fitting for the 70s setting … there’s a lot that’s entertaining.'—Publishers Weekly"

Nathan Tavares (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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99 Problems Finding the 1: a love story (sort of)

"Part cultural criticism, part roguish adventure, professor and punk musician G'Ra Asim tackles chronic lovelessness in the post-covid era with heft and humor In 2004, Jay-Z released "99 Problems" and song became an instant classic. The grammy award-winning rapper details the many problems in his life, expect romantic love. Fast forward over 20 years, professor and punk musician G'Ra Asim is facing his own set of problems, except they all focus on modern romance. Contemplating his singledom and mishaps in dating, Asim takes the reader through a literary, speculative, and thoughtful meditation on chronic lovelessness. Using a process he calls "thinkful wishing," Asim scopes out modern love, romance, and ambivalence to manifest a more loving and lovable future. Or at least someone he can list as his emergency contact. Drawing on literature, history, sports, music, science and more to untangle the riddles of human connection, 99 Problems Finding the 1 offers critique, contemplation, and experience as a millennial in search of a partner. Scenes from his life as an early-career black academic in an overwhelmingly white university environment display the challenge of finding someone to dote on in his dotage. Asim observes that ascendant black folks rarely reach "cruising altitude"--a professional plateau stable enough to focus one's overtaxed attention on vetting potential partners. On tour with his band, he ponders the relationship between stage banter and the seedy underbelly of social awkwardness. Along the way, he dishes arresting and acute takes on everything from 90s hip hop posse cuts to French absurdist theater to the Boltzmann Brain hypothesis. Each chapter invites readers into "discussions for another day." The book's bold dissection of modernity serves a central claim: love, admittedly a problematic fave, is nonetheless worthy and capable of reclamation and redemption. Reflecting on his own capacity to love, Asim argues that we'll have to abandon the posture of terminal cool and hazard a little earnestness. 99 Problems Finding the 1 is one heart's dreamwork unfurled as a blueprint, for shaping our intimate and broad interpersonal future."

G'Ra Asim (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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Bad Seeds

"A warm-hearted, generous businesswoman discovers her dark side when she’s betrayed by both the younger man she thought was the love of her life and the best friend she’s always trusted—with shattering consequences—in New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe’s final standalone novel set in the outrageously scandalous, colorful town of Lexington, Alabama. The daughter of a hardworking restaurant owner, Louise Brooks always sees the best in people—and in helping them no matter how difficult her own life gets. She's lived through tragic loss and working in the family business, even after enduring a failed marriage and raising a child. So she's delighted when she finds a best friend in Della Thornton, a woman struggling with bad breaks and unlucky romances. Many years later, when Louise's father and her prosperous second husband pass away, Louise takes Della in and gives her a role in the restaurant as it grows more successful than ever … Louise is now convinced lasting love is not in the cards for her—until she runs into handsome Malcolm Purdy. He's everything she could want—outgoing, charming, and attentive. Soon they become engaged. And although Louise is dismayed that Della and Malcolm hate each other from the start, she does her best to keep the peace between the two people she cares about and trusts the most … But a chance encounter from the past shows Louise that neither Della nor Malcolm is quite who they say they are—and their deceit runs deeper and deadlier than she imagined. With her illusions in ruins, how far will she go to see justice served? And will her final shocking move cost her more than she’s willing to lose?"

Mary Monroe (Author), Lynnette R. Freeman, Ruffin Prentiss, Shari Peele (Narrator)

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Pull

"D-Bow is a Junior now. He can taste a State Championship, but he pulls his knee after a thunderous dunk. Junior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach’s trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this year the team is Derrick’s. And Derrick is good. Opponents worry when Derrick—D-Bow when he’s pounding the rock—steps onto the court. Major colleges work feverishly to recruit him. Derrick is ready to run teams off the court. If only he could get on the court and stay on it. Old school coach Bolden suspends Derrick for the first game of the season after Derrick’s best friend Wes gets busted for carrying a joint while in Derrick’s car. Even after that, Marion High’s team just doesn’t quite click. They don’t want to follow Derrick’s lead as squad’s dominant player. Dissension and selfishness are threatening to tear the team apart. And then Derrick hears a sickening snap as he lands awkwardly after a thunderous dunk. Can Derrick lead the team to victory from the bench? 'Readers who have followed D-Bow through his first two years at Marion East will find themselves slipping effortlessly back into his life, his candid, present-tense narration comfortably familiar. … [Kevin] Waltman continues to keep it both real and fresh for D-Bow.'—Kirkus Reviews A Junior Library Guild Selection"

Kevin Waltman (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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Quicks

"Senior Year. Glory time! But nothing’s easy. Girls. Family. The rehabbed knee. And there’s this white guy. S’up with that? Marion High, an inner-city school in Indianapolis, has never had a state championship. It’s D-Bow’s senior year, his A-game is ready, big-time colleges are taking notice, and he’s dreaming big. The doctor says the rehabbed knee is ready for ball. D-Bow celebrates with new kicks, the LeBron XIIIs. Still, his life is not easy. First, there’s the girl trouble. Lia is his steady, but his ex, Jasmine, starts texting him late at night. At home, his mom is acting crazy, because, well … she’s pregnant! Still, the heart of Quicks is basketball. Tough-assed Coach Bolden has retired, and D-Bow is surprised that he misses the old grump. Marion High’s new basketball coach is Murphy, Bolden’s easygoing assistant. How can he mold these teenage players into a championship team? But what’s really rattling D-Bow is the cocky white guy, Daryl Gibson. He wants D-Bow’s job at point. Fat chance, the others think, but the white kid got some real quicks, and he can handle the rock. It’s time for D-Bow to man up. He needs to be the team leader, and he needs to bring that A-game. A Junior Library Guild Selection"

Kevin Waltman (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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Slump

"Things were supposed to change for sophomore year. Things were supposed to be—I don't know—easier somehow. At least with Jasmine. Instead it's more of a struggle than ever. At least last year when she was with Nick Starks I knew where I stood. Derrick Bowen's sophomore year is a grind. He's been looking forward to the basketball season all summer, but his girlfriend Jasmine leaves him for putting too much focus on basketball. The promise his Marion East basketball team showed at the end of last season isn't materializing. And the sweet jumper D-Bow worked on all summer just isn't falling. When Derrick's father is severely injured in a car crash, Derrick is faced with a new reality where basketball can't be his only priority."

Kevin Waltman (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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Hoops

"By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster—a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation—this fast-paced and poignant story reveals the fierce underworld of sports. All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime? An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults "

John Ballard, Walter Dean Myers (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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The AI Incident

"The Wild Robot meets Restart when Colorado's unluckiest foster kid battles a rogue AI robot at school. Malcolm Montgomery is the new kid at Shirley Chisholm Charter Middle School. In no time at all, he’s been slapped with the weird kid label. Is it because he's a foster kid who's been in nine homes? Or maybe because he burps when he gets nervous … which is often? Malcolm has a plan to finally get adopted by a forever family before it's too late. But then on Visiting Professionals' Day, his school invites Dr. Alphonse Hatch, president of Hatch-ED—one of the fastest-growing artificial intelligence companies in the state—to give a presentation. Dr. Hatch brings his AI-powered robot, and events get set in motion that create … THE INCIDENT. An irresistible MG novel about the role of AI in schools and in our lives … and what it means to be human."

J.E. Thomas (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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"In Indiana, basketball is the next thing to religion. Especially for inner-city black kids like Derrick Bowen. He's a 6'3' freshman, lightning quick, and he can slam the rock. He wants to start at point guard for Marion High, but senior Nick Starks has that nailed down. Besides, the coach is old school. He thinks D-Bow needs to work on his game, his shot, and his attitude. That means bench time. And that's when Hamilton Academy, the elite school in the suburbs, comes sniffing around. They want D-Bow for the next three years. His mom wants no part of that. But his father needs a job, and Uncle Kid, who is a bitter ex-star at Marion High, has his own plans. Yeah, there's a pretty girl and a best friend in the mix. Plus plenty of basketball action and suspense just like high school boys like to read."

Kevin Waltman (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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The Cheater's Wife

"Nominated for the International Thriller Award for Best Audiobook! A twist-filled psychological and domestic thriller packed with family secrets, shocking twists, and suspense, following a woman who protects her stepson from a murder accusation only to discover deadly secrets in her home, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Alice Feeney, and Lisa Jewell. She turned her husband's betrayal into a second chance. Now, it might cost her everything. Camille Bell never wanted to raise her husband's mistake. RJ, the son of Ryan's most public betrayal, was a constant reminder of everything she lost—the picture-perfect life, the adoring husband, the future she was promised. But instead of casting him aside, she did what no one expected. She made him hers. RJ grew into the perfect son—strong, ambitious, successful. Unlike her own child, Gideon, who always seemed to fall short. Then a girl is murdered at a high school party. And all signs point to RJ. Camille knows what happens to jocks accused of crimes. The media frenzy. The courtroom battles. The public trial before the real one even begins. She knows the justice system won't wait for the truth. So, she does what she swore she'd never do—she protects him. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes RJ isn't the only one with secrets. Someone in her house is a killer. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more she starts to wonder—has she been raising a monster? This shocking, fast-paced psychological thriller is packed with twist and turns that will leave you gasping, questioning everything, and then dying to read it again."

CN Mabry, N'Dia Rae (Author), Machelle Williams, Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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This Thing of Ours

"An instant New York Times bestseller! The powerful and timely YA novel debut from two-time New York Times best-selling author Frederick Joseph is a deeply heartfelt story—and a rallying cry against book banning. In an instant, Ossie Brown’s entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now that basketball is no longer a major part of his identity, Ossie—a Black teen who doesn’t come from wealth and privilege—must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose, buoyed by not only the rich works of literature by marginalized authors he’s now reading, but also by new friends who see him as something more than an asset to the sports program. Everything changes when some students’ viral “anti-woke” video puts the teacher’s job, the writing program, and even Ossie’s friends’ safety at risk—and Ossie must find his true voice. This unflinching novel confronts critical issues like racism and classism, the treatment of student athletes, homophobia, and book banning while weaving together a moving testament to family, romance, friendship, and the power of words."

Frederick Joseph (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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Seed on Fire: A Romantic Suspense Novel about Family, Loyalty, and Parenthood

"NOTHING ABOUT THEIR LOVE HAS EVER BEEN TYPICAL. In a world where fantasy and reality collide, Seed on Fire by multi-award-winning author Michele Sims will take you on an unforgettable journey. Kaiden and Alicia Moore, originally from North Carolina, were enjoying a life full of love and passion. As a young, beautiful, and upwardly mobile professional couple who had made their home in New York City, they were busy balancing their careers with the demands of a new marriage—which, as fate would have it, included an unexpected bundle of joy. They got pregnant on their honeymoon, and so began the first book of the Moore Family Saga, Seed on Fire—a sexy, romantic suspense novel. Their relationship will forever be changed by a series of nightmarish events that threaten their love and the life of their unborn child. Will their commitment to each other be enough to cope with the challenges? Come and join them as they await the birth of their son, Miles Aridio Moore."

Michele Sims (Author), Ruffin Prentiss (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Ruffin Prentiss

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