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Junia Beauchamp has never lived life casually.
Raised in a disciplined, God-fearing household by devoted African parents, Junia was taught early that safety, strength, and self-respect were non-negotiable. No dating. No ignorance. No submission to harm or sexual activities against the will. She grew up fluent in the language of boundaries: run, scream, bite, kick, punch, slap - aim for the genitals if you must. That was the protocol. And she followed it, without fail.
Now twenty-three, Junia is the product of resilience, tradition, and unapologetic faith. Her world is rooted in the kind of upbringing that doesn't fold under peer pressure or chase validation. She's polite, well-mannered - but don't mistake that for passive. Beneath the structure is a spark: fun, chaotic, deeply aware, and relentlessly observant.
Yet adulthood, for all its promises, comes with its own shadows.
Junia walks through a society that doesn't always make space for her - as a Black woman, as a Christian, as someone who refuses to conform. The racism she faces is brazen. The stereotypes tied to her faith are exhausting. She's seen Christians reduced to caricatures, dismissed as judgmental or arrogant. But Junia knows there's more to her story than what the world assumes.
Then enters Matthew Sullivan - a man shaped by pain, discipline, and a quiet faith of his own. With roots in a similarly strict home and a past littered with hardship, Matthew isn't the kind of man Junia was raised to expect... yet somehow, he feels like home.
This isn't a love story of convenience. It isn't romance wrapped in clichés.
This is a journey forged in prayer, honesty, and fire - a narrative where belief isn't used to preach, but to persevere. Where faith isn't a weapon, but a refuge.
Inspired by lived experience and personal truth, this novel offers no agendas - only authenticity. It's about two souls daring to love with conviction in a world that questions everything they stand for.