Bloodlines & Broken Roads
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Last published Fri, Jul 4, 2025
After surviving a toxic relationship with Tyrone, Anita Carter flees Texas and lands in South Crenshaw, bruised in body and spirit. Her cousin, Spencer James, opens his home - and his heart - to help her rebuild, but Crenshaw isn't the safe haven she hoped for.
Anita is determined to keep her past buried, but secrets have a way of rising - especially when her ex refuses to let her go. Tyrone may be miles away, but his shadow stretches long, threatening to destroy everything Anita's trying to reclaim. As she finds new footing with her best friend Olivia Baker, and unexpectedly catches the eye of the magnetic yet mysterious Jaylin, Anita must choose: stay silent and survive... or speak out and truly live.
Meanwhile, Spencer struggles to hold everyone together - his love for Olivia, his growing frustration with his twin brother Darnell's rage, and the guilt of not being able to protect Anita from what broke her in the first place.
But when love triangles twist into deadly lines, loyalty is tested, and truths are uncovered, Crenshaw will never be the same again.
Because blood may run deep...
But the road to healing?
It's paved in secrets, scars, and choices that change everything.
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