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Shut Up & Listen
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Complete, First published Mar 02, 2020
a story about falling in and out of love.


Bear with me, this is my first book!
Book 1: Published 02/2020, Completed 04/2022


Book 1 Shut Up & Listen (complete)
__/ When the one secret that kept childhood best friends Cole and Cobe at a distance is finally revealed, they become closer than ever in both the best and worst ways.


Book 2 Shut Up & Listen: A Little Late (complete)
__/ New relationships shed light on old forgotten ones, bringing up heartbreak and trauma. When familial strings long frayed are tied back together, will it the knot hold or will the effort be a little too late?



Book 3 Shut Up & Listen: The Nullification of Black (complete)
__/Feeling wind-like, Lonnie aka Black fends for himself in this long awaited growth spurt. History is revealed. Reputations are put to a halt! Friendships become love! Wounds are healed! But, something has to die for a new thing to thrive, right? Right?!





no1 in #blacklit [12.16.2020-present]
no2 in #detroit [12.31.2020]
no1 in #celebrateblackstories [04.01.2021]
no1 in #lukejames [09.04.2021]
no4 in #socialissues[05.13.2022]
no2 in #blackbxb[05.15.22]
no1 in #urbanbxb [10.22.2022]
no12 in #youngromance [11.23.2023]
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SHUT UP & LISTEN

  • Season 1
    113 parts
  • 𝔗π”₯𝔒 𝔗π”₯𝔲𝔀𝔀𝔦𝔰π”₯ β„œπ”²π”€π”€π”¦π”°π”₯ 𝔅𝔬𝔫𝔒
    Season 2
    55 parts
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    Season 3
    5 parts
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