Is This the Life We Really Want?

“"I thought I was writing my way out. Turns out, I was writing my way into the fire." All her life, Seraphina Wells believed that words could save her. Spoken word was her escape, her weapon, her lifeline. Harlem had taught her struggle, but her pen taught her purpose. So when a powerful stranger watches her perform at a student conference, she thinks nothing of it. Just another sponsor. Just another admirer. Until she walks into her father's office, and sees him again. Malik. The same man. Her father's new boss. And suddenly, everything tilts. Thrown between her boyfriend Jordan, who once believed in her dreams, and Malik, who sees something in her even when she's afraid to claim, Sera is forced to confront buried truths, silent betrayals, and a growing fire she can't explain. But when love turns manipulative, family becomes fragile, pressure comes from family, and her future is pulled in two, She must decide: Will I live the life they planned, or burn it down and choose mine? Do I even know what's truly mine? One girl. Two paths. Every choice comes with a price.”