Before the world knows his name, Kentrell is a young single father working long factory shifts to keep a roof over his infant daughter Love's head after her mother gives her away at birth. When he loses his job and everything he's built begins to slip, help comes from an unexpected place. Alani's grandmother watches Love while Kentrell works, and Alani slowly becomes part of their world-first through kindness, then through sacrifice. As Alani helps keep Kentrell afloat and steps into Love's life, the lines between help, family, and love begin to blur.

"Comm check... Testing, one... two... Kwes Boaz speaking. ...you a hear me? Ah. You ever wake up and feel like something's...missing? That's my life. Seven years after. Now I'm back, but nothing's the way I left it. Not even me. Amnija happened right after. Or at least, I think she did. She slipped through the walls I built around my mind-how she even do that? Bagga ray she gwaan wid. Afi' give har, ar' props. She a live her life now still, but all I'm trying to do is find my way in it. Yaan'dastan? Yuh feel she can make some space fi mi doh? Yuh feel e' g have a chance? Jah... We're about to take off. Buckle up. Guess we're about to find out." Ranking🥇 #1 in St. James #1 in matrimony #1 in young author #1 in youngwriter #1 in youngwriterspize