Audiobooks narrated by Myra Lucretia Taylor

Wearing her shades, a black Stetson, and snakeskin cowboy boots, security agent Maxine 'Max' Blake is the baddest thing walking. Ex-marine, ex-cop, and a whole lotta 'tude, Max doesn't have time for anything but her job. Her latest assignment: to protect Dr. Adam Gary. Her problem: he doesn't want her there. Adam wants to focus on his work, not to be distracted by this tall, sexy woman. A foiled kidnapping attempt may have forced him to take an undercover agent into his household, but no one said anything about the agent being a woman, or that she'd be beautiful, or that she came with two monster rottweilers. How is he supposed to concentrate on his top-secret project that could revolutionize the world when all he can think about is her smooth, coffee-colored skin and those long, lean legs? But as danger nips at their heels, love may be a distraction neither of them will live to enjoy . . .

Beverly Jenkins (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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The Edge of Midnight

Blackboard bestselling author Beverly Jenkins launches her first contemporary romantic suspense with this exciting sizzler. Sparks fly when Mykal Chandler, the head of a covert government agency, fights to protect the woman he has fallen in love with. Sarita Grayson is desperate. That’s the only explanation for her late night rendezvous with a bag of stolen diamonds. But then a handsome stranger stands between her and a clean getaway. In the struggle for freedom, she accidentally shoots him. Mykal Chandler, head of a covert government agency NIA, can’t believe he’s been shot. He’s shocked, he’s furious, but he’s also attracted to this sassy woman. Unfortunately, Sarita has stumbled unto a smuggling plot and he’ll need to protect her, even if he has to kidnap her to do it. But Sarita isn’t one to go quietly into the night...

Beverly Jenkins (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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Deadly Sexy

Though her Lexus may be broken down on the California freeway, Jessi Teresa Blake is no damsel in distress. Rich, smart, and beautiful, JT, or 'Lady Blake,' as she is called, is one of the toughest sports agents around. She's negotiated megabucks contracts for every superstar in the business, and only the most confident of men can match wits with her. Men like Reese Anthony, the impossibly sexy trucker who gives her a lift back to Oakland. But Reese isn't just a truck driver--he's a partner in his family's multi-million-dollar company, a lawyer, and a former cop. He's been asked to quietly investigate a murder in the world of L.A. football, a job he's thrilled to discover brings him closer to the beautiful woman he found stranded on the highway. And when he detects a bitter enemy threatening JT's life, he's willing to protect her--and pleasure her--all night long.

Beverly Jenkins (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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The Edge of Dawn

Blackboard bestselling author Beverly Jenkins delivers another heart-pounding romantic suspense that is guaranteed to thrill. Regina Kane no sooner buries her father when two men claiming to be from the US State Department corner her. They say her father smuggled a priceless diamond belonging to a North African country, and it’s now a matter of national security that it be returned to its rightful owner. Regina agrees to go with them to DC to sort this all out, but is then kidnapped by the mysterious Anthony St. Martin (Saint, from EDGE OF MIDNIGHT). This is no knight in any kind of armor, but as they evade both federal agents and thugs intent on possessing this mystical jewel, Regina finds that the only man she can trust is the shadowy Saint…

Beverly Jenkins (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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Heart of Gold: A Blessings Novel

NAACP nominee and bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the charming town of Henry Adams, Kansas-a place that always feels like home-in this heartwarming story of family, friendship, and the surprises hidden in our lives. Henry Adams has had its fair share of drama ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town with her divorce settlement. Now just when things are starting to settle down, it's about to get crazy again . . . Cephas Patterson doesn't just want to be left alone-if you dare step onto his property, he'll meet you with a shotgun and a warning to stay away from his gold. He reminds Zoey of the lonely time she spent living on the streets, so she quietly begins leaving him small offerings. But then Cephas dies and leaves a saddlebag of gold-to Zoey. And that's not all. Zoey's parents are going through a trial separation, her former BFF Devon is giving her fits, and friend Crystal has run away from home. Then there's Bernadine's mean-spirited baby sister who has arrived unexpectedly, and an ongoing battle with a neighboring town is about to heat up. Will Henry Adams ever be the same again?

Beverly Jenkins (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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This Stops Today: Eric Garner's Mother Seeks Justice after Losing Her Son

After the death of her son, Eric Garner, at the hands of New York City police officers on Staten Island went viral, Gwen Carr's life changed forever. The illegal choke hold that took Garner's life has been seared into the public consciousness forever as the large black man struggled to breathe while a white policeman held him down on a hot concrete sidewalk. His death set the tone for a new normal where young black men and women now automatically document police interactions with their cell phones for fear of brutality and even death. As one of the Mothers of the Movement, Gwen Carr, a retired transit-train operator, now dedicates her time to fighting for racial equality, especially the way law enforcement treats blacks in the United States. In This Stops Today, Carr shares the tragedies she has faced, recalls her son's life and death, and recounts her newfound role as an activist in the fight for racial equality. More than the story of a single moment, her book recounts a life of family, community, and of a woman who now speaks for those who no longer can. She has to do it for her firstborn. She has to do it for Eric.

Gwen Carr (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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The Warmest December

The Warmest December is the incredibly moving story of one Brooklyn family and the alcoholism that determined years of their lives. Narrated by Kenzie Lowe, a young woman reminiscent of Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John, as she visits her dying father and finds that choices she once thought beyond her control are very much hers to make. Bernice L. McFadden is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels.

Bernice L. McFadden, Bernice L. Mcfadden (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day

The grieving process: Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey is one of the top bloggers today. She has a tremendous personal connection with her readers. This is never more apparent than when she speaks about her mother. The pain of loss is universal. Yet, we all grieve differently. For Alexander, the grieving process is one that she lives with day-to-day. Learning from her pain, Alexander connects with her readers on a deeply emotional level in her debut book, Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day. From grief counseling to sharing insightful true stories, Alexander offers comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow.Coping with loss: In her early twenties reality smacked Ty in the face. She was ill equipped to deal with the emotional and intellectual rollercoaster of dealing with her mom's illness. Through her own trial and error, she found a way to be a caregiver, patient advocate, researcher, and a grieving daughter. She wrote Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day to help others find the "best" way to cope and move on, however one personally decides what that means.Mourning and remembrance: In the chapters of this soul-touching book, mourners will find meaning and wisdom in grieving and the love that will always remain. Each chapter is a study and lesson in coping with loss: Chapter 1: We've been duped, everyone dies! Chapter 2: When fragmented families grieveChapter 3: The art of losing Chapter 4: The how of grieving Chapter 5: How to be obsessively grateful Chapter 6: Things every mother should tell her daughterChapter 7: Dear Mommy

Ty Alexander (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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I Will Not Fear: My Story of a Lifetime of Building Faith Under Fire

In 1957, Melba Beals was one of the nine African American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. But her story of overcoming didn't start-or end-there. While her white schoolmates were planning their senior prom, Melba was facing the business end of a double-barreled shotgun, being threatened with lynching by rope-carrying tormentors, and learning how to outrun white supremacists who were ready to kill her rather than sit beside her in a classroom. Only her faith in God sustained her during her darkest days and helped her become a civil rights warrior, an NBC television news reporter, a magazine writer, a professor, a wife, and a mother.In I Will Not Fear, Beals takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through terror, oppression, and persecution, highlighting the kind of faith needed to survive in a world full of heartbreak and anger. She shows how the deep faith we develop during our most difficult moments is the kind of faith that can change our families, our communities, and even the world. Encouraging and inspiring, Beals' story offers listeners hope that faith is the solution to the pervasive hopelessness of our current culture.

Melba Pattillo Beals (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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Sugar

Blackboard best-seller Sugar is the superb first novel by Bernice L. McFadden. An emotional journey from grief and suffering to understanding and forgiveness, Sugar will keep you turning pages until its graceful conclusion. Sugar arrives in the small town of Bigelow, Arkansas like an ominous storm. She saunters down the street in a blonde wig and spiked heels, cigarette dangling between red-painted lips. Without even speaking to her, the women in town hate her. But when she moves in next door to Pearl, a woman who tragically lost her daughter 15 years earlier, the two women bond over tragic pasts. In this remarkably vivid novel read by gifted narrator Myra Lucretia Taylor, you can almost smell the blooming magnolias in this 1950s-era town.

Bernice L. McFadden (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel

Frustrated by the limitations of cross-race communication in her predominantly white town, a young African-American girl teaches herself to sign. Years later, Laurel uproots her husband and daughters from their downwardly-mobile, over-educated and underpaid life in the South End of Boston for Cortland County, Massachusetts. The Freemans are to take part in an experiment: they've been hired by a private research institute to teach sign language to a chimpanzee. Told primarily from the point of view of Laurel's elder daughter, Charlotte, the novel shifts in time from the early 1990s to the founding of the Institute in the 1930s to the present day. With language both beautiful and accessible, Greenidge examines that time in each person's life when we realize the things we thought were normal may be anything but.

Kaitlyn Greenidge (Author), Cherise Boothe, Karole Foreman, Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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Mama's Boy

When her son is accused of a violent crime, church first lady Gloria Jones finds herself battling his prosecutor-as well as her own inner demons-to save him in this drama-filled novel from bestselling, award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley. Gloria Jones is living a mother's worst fear. There's a massive manhunt for her son after a regular night out with friends escalated into the fatal shooting of a police officer. Her husband, esteemed minister Elton Jones, is humiliated by the news, complicating an already strained relationship with his son. And everyone in Jasper, Texas, a town already ripe with racial tension, is up in arms. But the killer they're searching for isn't the son Gloria knows, and now she must decide whether to turn him in or help him run. As the seventeen-year-old battles for his life, Gloria turns to the woman hell bent on bringing him to justice-prosecutor Kay Christiansen. Kay has built a solid record putting criminals behind bars and now, as she's about to ride the record to the city's top spot-Mayor of Houston-this new case could threaten everything she's worked for. But a mother's love knows no boundaries, and Gloria will have to face an ugly past and tackle painful secrets in an effort to save her son. *First catching audience's attention as a radio and television news reporter, ReShonda Tate Billingsley's faith-based fiction stands out from the pack. She is known for her engaging characters and intriguing storylines that many readers can identify with. *Reviewers enjoy ReShonda's work. PW stated "Her ... dramedy scores a direct hit on the ever-popular subjects of love, marriage and divorce." She is embraced by top magazines from Essence, Today's Black Woman, Publishers Weekly, Southern Living and Ebony, to Library Journal, Right On!, and The Positive Community. She's also been featured in dozens of local newspapers New Orleans to Grand Rapids and Washington D.C. to Los Angeles. *Her books have garnered so much attention that one is being turned into a movie by BET. "Let the Church Say Amen" was screened at Bishop TD Jake's Mega-Fest, an international faith and film festival in 2013. *ReShonda Tate Billingsley's books appeal to the audience that enjoys Tyler Perry's plays and movies, including Why Did I Get Married, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion. Tyler Perry's works and ReShonda's novels contain the same family drama, real-life conflicts, humor and spiritual themes that audiences of all ages love. ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the #1 national bestselling author of numerous novels for adults, as well as the Good Girlz teen series. She recently won the NAACP Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Say Amen Again. She is also the author of the nonfiction book The Motherhood Diaries. Visit her website at ReShondaTateBillingsley.com.

ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Author), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Myra Lucretia Taylor