Do What Godmother Says, L.S. Stratton
Do What Godmother Says, L.S. Stratton
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Do What Godmother Says

Author: L.S. Stratton

Narrator: Aure Nash, York Whitaker

Unabridged: 13 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024

Synopsis

Shanice Pierce knows better than to heed bad omens. But she has a hard time ignoring the signs when she finds herself newly single and out of a job on the same seemingly cursed day. Then, while cleaning out her grandmother’s house, Shanice comes across a painting she hasn’t seen in years. Drawn to the haunting portrait in a way she can't explain, Shanice accepts her grandmother’s offer to keep the family heirloom. She soon uncovers the story of the artist, a Harlem Renaissance painter named Estelle Johnson. The young woman was taken under wing by the wealthy art patron Maude Bachmann—or “Godmother” as she insisted her artists called her—and vanished shortly after Bachmann’s brutal murder a century ago. As Shanice digs deeper, a paranoia that’s haunted her for years returns. She becomes convinced she’s being stalked, and that the deaths happening around her are connected to the staggering offer she turned down for the painting. But the truth hiding in plain sight is even more shocking—and deadly—than Shanice could possibly have imagined...

About L.S. Stratton

L.S. Stratton is an NAACP Image Award-nominated author and former crime newspaper reporter who has written more than a dozen books under different pen names in just about every genre from thrillers to romance to historical fiction. She currently lives in Maryland with her husband, their daughter, and their tuxedo cat.

About Aure Nash

Aure Nash is a DC-based voiceover actress who specializes in the romance genre. With an instinctive flair for passionate expression and a background in creative writing, she brings characters to life, alluring audiences and making the listening experience unforgettable.

About York Whitaker

York Whitaker began her acting training at the age of eleven as a student at Ronald Edmonds Learning Center's Academy of Performing Arts. She later studied at the world-renowned Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on June 19, 2024

Inhale…Exhale…Inhale…Exhale…INHALE…EXHALE It wont be too soon till I see those words again! After reading this authors debut book Not So Perfect Strangers and really enjoying it, I have been so buzzed to get my hands on her new release. Unfortunately this one didn’t give me the same giddy feelin......more

Goodreads review by Keila (speedreadstagram) on March 15, 2024

Unofficial Synopsis: Shanice inherits a painting from her grandma and is drawn to it in a way she can’t explain. As she digs deeper, she learns the artist was a young woman taken in by a wealthy art patron known as “Godmother”. Godmother vanished shortly after taking the artist in. Shanice is convinc......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on June 11, 2024

Do What Godmother Says is a dual-timeline mystery with gothic elements and a potentially unreliable narrator. I liked it quite a lot, though it felt unbalanced at times. Shanice's life is falling apart and her mental health isn't great either. But when she finds a mysterious painting of a woman at he......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on June 17, 2024

Narrated by Aure Nash, York Whitaker Presented by Dreamscape Media A slow start, but otherwise this was rather entertaining. I enjoyed the dual timelines (not the narration of dual timelines, but I'll get to that later) and our two protagonists. I really loved Estelle - she seemed so switched on and I......more

Goodreads review by Eilonwy on August 19, 2024

Maybe 2-1/2 starsIn 1928, a young Black woman flees from a New York mansion, clutching a painting. In the present, another young Black woman in Washington, DC is helping her grandmother de-clutter so she can sell her home. Gram gives Shanice a painting that's been in the family for three generati......more

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