Next Door to Forever |JJ & BK

When fifteen-year-old Amina Washington leaves behind the only home she's ever known in Detroit for a quiet neighborhood in Encino, California, she promises herself one thing: no distractions.

With strict parents, a dream of becoming a pediatrician, and no interest in the flashy world of fame, music, fashion, and the entertainment world is the last thing on her mind.

Then she meets the boy who lives across the street.

Sixteen-year-old Jermaine Jackson is everything Amina wants to avoid a rising star whose life is filled with rehearsals, screaming fans, and constant attention. But behind the cameras and sold-out shows is just another teenager trying to hold onto a normal life.

What begins as an unexpected friendship between two neighbors slowly blossoms into a love neither of them saw coming.

From Friday night football games and cheer performances to late-night phone calls, handwritten letters, neighborhood walks, and the pressures of growing up in two completely different worlds, Amina and Jermaine learn that love isn't always enough to protect you from time, ambition, and the choices life demands.

Because sometimes your first love isn't meant to be your forever...

...even if they'll always be the one who lives next door in your heart.

A 1970s coming-of-age romance inspired by the era of the Jackson 5, filled with nostalgia, family, laughter, heartbreak, and the kind of love that changes you long after it's gone.