At twenty nine, Rue returns to her hometown of East Harlem New York to check on her family and honor the late birthday of her childhood best friend, Emari ". Now a famous makeup artist , Rue has built a life far from the city she once ran from but being back brings up memories she tried to bury. What she doesn't expect is to see Azriel, an old childhood friend she hasn't spoken to since he went to prison years ago. Struggling with the loss of Emari, Rue fled the city without thinking about how deeply her absence would hurt him. Left alone to face jail and life without anyone in his corner, Azriel accepted the consequences of the streets. Years later, he's no longer the boy she knew but a world known boxer. With unresolved pain, guilt, and feelings neither of them ever truly let go of, Rue and Azriel are forced to face the past.

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Sequel to Love's Heartbeat ❤️

Zatima 🤎🤍

Fatima, now an advocate for foster care and criminal justice in NYC, returns to her small hometown nearly 15 years after her parents' tragic deaths, still seeking the closure that has eluded her since her early adulthood. As she revisits old memories, fragments of that fateful night begin to resurface-she was the sole witness to their murder, but at the time, she couldn't recall any details. Now, the truth slowly comes to light. Just as she and her fiancé are preparing for their upcoming wedding, her ex-high school sweetheart reappears, complicating her life further. As Fatima uncovers who killed her parents and why, she realizes the killer is someone she never would have suspected. And the motive behind it is even more shocking.

Sequel ♡