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A major debut from an award-winning writer-- an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Wholly unique, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia MArquez, and the author' s own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evokes an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prize-winning young writer.

Tiphanie Yanique (Author), Cherise Boothe, Korey Jackson, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Pretty Girls in the VIP

In this hot new novel from Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole, three women are determined to ride their rich men's successes to the very top. . .When her marriage to an NFL phenom ended, so did Adrienne Sheppard's chance at wealth and security. Now she's betting on her exclusive new nightclub--and her new man--to turn her luck around. . . Sexy vixen Shanice Whitaker is taking her pay-for-play schemes to a whole new level to stack up the mad fortune of her dreams. . . And Zakiya Lee is sure she knows how to work the sports fame game straight into full-time professional wife-hood with her NBA star. . .But Zakiya's all-access pass to her man isn't keeping him from straying, or endangering her dreams. Shanice's exploding stardom is putting all her dirty tricks of the trade under the merciless media spotlight--and her future on the line. And Adrienne's insatiable greed for having it all right now is blinding her to business-ending secrets. Soon all three will learn the hard way that truly making it on their own will cost more than they bargained for. . .

Daaimah S. Poole (Author), Krystal King, Lisa Smith, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Mama's Child

A stunning tale about the deeply entrenched conflicts between a white mother and her biracial daughter. Mama' s Child is story of an idealistic young white woman who travelled to the American South as a civil rights worker, fell in love with an African American man, and started a family in San Francisco, where the more liberal city embraced them-- except when it didn' t. They raise a son and daughter, but the tensions surrounding them have a negative impact on their marriage, and they divorce when their children are still young. For their biracial daughter, this split further destabilizes her already challenged sense of self--" Am I black or white?" she must ask herself, " Where do I belong?" Is she her father' s daughter alone? As the years pass, the chasm between them widens, even as the mother attempts to hold on to the emotional chord that binds them. It isn' t until the daughter, Ruby, herself becomes a wife and mother that she begins to develop compassion and understanding for the many ways that her own mother' s love transcended race and questions of identity.

Joan Steinau Lester (Author), Eliza Foss, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Another Man Will

Essence best-selling author Daaimah S. Poole crafts sexy tales featuring strong women and sizzling relationships. In Another Man Will, the Turner sisters long for marriage -- yet Mr. Right has so far been elusive. But when Dana finds herself attracted to a white accountant at work, Crystal reconnects with an old classmate, and Yvette meets a dashing older man, these women learn that real love is sometimes found in the most unexpected places.

Daaimah Poole, Daaimah S. Poole (Author), Karen Pittman, Karen Rachel, Kim Brockington, Kim Pittman, Leslie Brockington, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Brothers (And Me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving

Former Washington Post columnist Donna Britt's memoir presents an honest and thoughtful look at a life spent giving to others. In 1977, Britt lost one of her brothers in a senseless police shooting. Plagued by her grief, she spent the next three decades putting her own needs aside to care for the men in her life.

Donna Britt, Paul Theroux (Author), Jefferson Mays, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in their Lives

Guys and girls get together, get played, and get real. Who Am I Without Him? is a Booklist Top Ten Romance Novel for Teens and is "breaking new and necessary ground"* in twelve short stories about guys and girls falling in and out of love and relationships, testing out ways to communicate with one another, respect each other--and respect themselves. This is a complex, often humorous, and always on-point exploration of today's teens determined to find love and self-worth . . . any way they know how.

Sharon Flake (Author), Cherise Boothe, Corey Allen, Muhammad Cunningham, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Rachel Leslie, Sisi Aisha Johnson (Narrator)

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Suspicions

In Suspicions, author Sasha Campbell pens a provocative tale about the trouble that can arise when a person ignores the past for too long. Because Noelle Gordon owns the hottest beauty salon in the area, she hears a lot about her clients' private lives. But when a baby is abandoned on her doorstep, Noelle finds that she is the one at the center of all the drama. " . sharp and thoughtfully written."-Library Journal

Sasha Campbell (Author), Karen Pittman, Korey Jackson, Patricia R. Floyd, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Crush

In Crush, three of today's hottest romance authors offer tempting tales about crushes that compel women to risk it all for love. "Wanted: You" by Lutishia Lovely features a man receiving erotic letters at his place of employment that shock his assistant. In "White Mocha" by Michele Grant, a woman who's normally conservative about romance gets all fired up after enjoying an eyeful of a handsome coffee shop owner. And Cydney Rax's "From One Lover to Another" stars a woman who shows her bad-girl side when her ex refuses to take no for an answer.

Cydney Rax, Lutishia Lovely, Michele Grant (Author), Corey Allen, Karen Pittman, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Suspicions

In Suspicions, author Sasha Campbell pens a provocative tale about the trouble that can arise when a person ignores the past for too long. Because Noelle Gordon owns the hottest beauty salon in the area, she hears a lot about her clients' private lives. But when a baby is abandoned on her doorstep, Noelle finds that she is the one at the center of all the drama. ' . sharp and thoughtfully written.'-Library Journal

Sasha Campbell (Author), Karen Pittman, Korey Jackson, Patricia R. Floyd, Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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In the Midst of it All

National best-selling author Tiffany L. Warren has garnered popular acclaim for her tales of hope and inspiration. For many years, 17-year-old Zenovia has had to care for her schizophrenic mother Audrey. That's why she is pleased'at first'when the Brethren of the Sacrifice show up at her door, offering to help her. After she and Audrey join their congregation, Zenovia begins to fear for her mother's safety when the brethren encourage Audrey to stop taking her medication.

Tiffany Warren (Author), Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Saved and Single

In this sizzling tale of secrets, faith, and love by best-selling author Sheila Copeland, two L.A. sisters discover the importance of being single and saved, but not scandalous. While waiting for God to bring the ideal husband into her life, Tiffany has done everything a good Christian woman should. And just when Mr. Right begins to show an interest in her, her wayward sister Shay posts Tiffany's picture and profile on a dating website without telling her. Posing as her sister, Shay immediately meets the man of her dreams. And that's when things get crazy.

Sheila Copeland (Author), Hazelle Goodman, Karen Pittman, Korey Jackson, Rachel Leslie, Various Artists (Narrator)

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Leonardo Da Vinci :Giants of Science

New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Krull is known for compelling children's biographies like Harvesting Hope), a Jane Addams Award winner. Her concise yet informative Leonardo da Vinci presents a vivid and highly accessible portrait of a true renaissance man- an artist, scientist, and inventer of unparalleled genius. Themes include homosexuality.

Kathleen Krull (Author), Rachel Leslie (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Rachel Leslie