Title: Behind the Glass

In the rainy streets of Portland, Oregon, Zola Langston has built an empire - owner of the luxurious Langston Hotel and its acclaimed restaurant, Savor. Beautiful, ambitious, and fiercely independent, she's used to turning heads and closing deals.
But one man keeps catching her eye.
Malik Harris was thrown into the streets at eighteen after a lifetime in the foster system. For five brutal years, he's survived on buses, park benches, and sheer willpower. Handsome but hidden beneath layers of hardship and dirt, he becomes a quiet fixture outside Zola's hotel - until one rainy night when she offers him a plate of food... and changes both their lives forever.
As Zola helps Malik rebuild - from a penthouse suite to a fresh start - an undeniable connection grows between them. But their budding romance is tested by judgmental friends, Malik's painful past, and the weight of their very different worlds.
In this powerful Black love story set in the Pacific Northwest, two hearts from opposite sides of the tracks discover that healing, redemption, and true love are possible when someone finally chooses to see you.
Behind the Glass is a raw, emotional, and passionate journey about second chances, self-worth, and finding home in the most unexpected person.