MORE THAN PLANS

At twenty-two, Nyelle Laurent has a pretty good idea of what she wants.

Build her career as a hairstylist. Make something of her own. Enjoy her family from a safe distance when they're doing entirely too much. And eventually create a life that belongs completely to her.

Love?

That part was never supposed to be complicated.

Then there's Omari.

Thoughtful enough to remember the little things she says. Persistent enough to keep showing up. And dangerously good at making whatever exists between them feel like something Nyelle might actually want to name.

The problem is, Nyelle's life doesn't happen quietly.

Not in the Laurent family.

Her twenty-seven-year-old brother suddenly moves back home with more baggage than he's willing to admit. Her mother is already rooting for Omari without knowing half of their business. Her father only cares that his daughter is treated right. And somewhere between family arguments, clients in her salon, unexpected dates, old wounds, secrets, and relationships that refuse to stay simple, Nyelle starts realizing that having a plan doesn't mean life intends to follow it.

Because sometimes the people you love change the future you pictured.

And sometimes what finds you is more than you ever planned for. 🖤