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"𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐆𝐎 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍'𝐓 𝐄𝐀𝐓."
1950s Chicago. Aunaì only wants two things to sing the blues and land a job at the city's most famous jewelry store. But being Black makes both dreams feel impossible.
When her mixed-race sister moves into an enormous house in an all-white neighborhood, Aunaì finds herself caught between racist police, dangerous secrets, and a mysterious white man who promises her a life she never thought she could have.
Then she meets his beautiful partner in crime a woman who introduces Aunaì to magic, forbidden desire, and feelings she never knew she could have.
But when one unfaithful night exposes a horrifying secret about the man she loves, Aunaì realizes she may have fallen in love with something far more dangerous than a man.
Paused on all upcoming chapters.
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆:
contains racial violence, racism, historical oppression
psychological manipulation and emotional abuse
body transformation very violent discretion of gore, blood horror and identity alteration
themes of exploitation and power imbalance
mild body horror and unsettling descriptions of physical change sexual coercion and predatory dynamics (non-explicit, but implied)
depictions of inequality, classism, and systemic injustice.