In the early 1990's of a small Texas town, an aspiring bull rider and the spirited daughter of a wealthy Oil Landman bump heads. Her father's itching to snag his family's land, while the Bailard's refuse to sell. Their differences should be like oil and water, but instead, they spark a love affair that gives everyone around them the blues deep down in their souls. A blues that not even the light, sweet smell of bluebonnets can heal.

"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀

In Bella Vouex, nothing stays buried for too long. Power starts to shift in the small Southern town. When Salem begins to suspect that her father's death wasn't as simple as it sounds, she and others themselves tie into a tangled web of corruption, betrayal, and unfinished business: both in the physical and spiritual realm. As the line between justice and vengeance blurs, Salem must decide how far she's willing to go for the truth and who she can trust as the town begins to turn against its own root.