And if you'll let me, I'll take care of you

Sixteen year old Fatima Wilson vanishes during a historic winter storm and is buried among countless unsolved missing persons cases. Years later, a possible sighting forces the people who loved her to confront the truth about the night she disappeared.

Our love ended years ago... or did it?

Sequel to Bound By Paradise.

Fatima Wilson has spent her life rebuilding from the ashes - from foster care to law school, from heartbreak to healing. On the surface, she's strong and steady, but her past still lingers in quiet corners she refuses to face. When she agrees to fill in for a Chain Breakers session inside a local jail, she doesn't expect to meet Zachary "Zac" Taylor - a man whose silence speaks louder than words and whose eyes mirror a pain she knows all too well. What begins as an unexpected connection behind prison walls turns into a bond neither of them can deny. As their lives intertwine, Fatima and Zac must choose between the safety of who they've been and the risk of who they could become - together.

Fatima is a Brilliant, confident, and magnetic. She runs her family's global business but wants more than power - she wants love that equals her fire. When she's angry, sad, or speaking with family, she slips into Arabic or French, and Zac can only guess what her words mean.

In the soft glow of Atlanta's Inman Park, Fatima and Zac build a quiet kind of love-rooted deep in everyday moments, fierce loyalty, and gentle truths. Between shrimp and grits, bedtime stories, and whispered dreams of the future, they discover that real love isn't loud or flashy-it's the steady heartbeat beneath the chaos, the home you carry in your soul. Rooted in Love is a tender story about family, resilience, and finding strength in softness.

Zatima 💛🖤