━𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙮𝙚! Rosalie Ren was equally scrutinized just as she was successful. The 36 year-old had a lot of weight on her shoulders: being one of the most well-known humanitarians in her generation, juggling her job as a program director for UNICEF and, of course, handling her two rowdy (but charming) boys all the while trying to keep her relationship with her partner for almost a decade-the award-winning actor Jake Gyllenhaal- afloat. But, with the nit-picking from the public and the inconsequential hate she gets just from being that one color or that one gender, Rose might just break under the pressure and change her mind about almost everything: her worth, her job, and even her adoration for her blue-eyed partner in crime. [SOCIAL MEDIA + REAL LIFE] PUBLISHED: 7-11-19 COMPLETED: 9-10-19 © -stfurose

Sometimes, love can be found when you least expect it... Akari Takeda walked on the dark side for fifteen years until death gave her the chance at a new life. Determined not to waste the time she has left, she moves to Boston with her young son to follow her dream of becoming a pianist. But three men get in her way-Jansen, the skilled but uptight violinist; easygoing Jude, who understands how important coffee is to a girl; and Lincoln, the smooth-talking janitor who looks good in leather. Which of them will steal her heart, and who isn't all that he seems?