When betrayal cracks her world open, Zari Brooks learns that choosing herself is the beginning of her becoming.
Released December 2025
Zari Brooks thought she knew what her life would be until one act of betrayal forces her to confront the truth about herself, her relationships, and the legacy she wants to build. As she chooses honesty over performance and healing over pretending, Zari steps into a version of herself she once didn’t believe she had permission to be.
A story about release, restoration, and learning that choosing yourself is the first step toward everything else.
Tania Brooks discovers that grace isn’t soft; it’s the quiet courage to be seen.
Coming June 2026
Tania Brooks has spent years becoming the woman everyone can count on. But somewhere between caring for others and building a life of purpose, she stopped making room for herself. When an unexpected connection challenges the careful boundaries she's spent years maintaining, Tania must decide whether the life she's built is enough or if she's finally ready for more.
A story about self-worth, connection, and discovering that sometimes the hardest choice you make is choosing yourself.
Vivica Brooks-Willis must reclaim her joy by unlearning the myth that perfection is the price of praise.
Vivica Brooks-Willis is known for excellence, elegance, and control until the pressure she’s been carrying finally pushes her past her limits. When the world demands more than she has left to give, Vivica must confront the parts of her life built on performance instead of truth.
Her journey toward joy takes her far from the spotlight and closer to herself, where she learns that rest, identity, and purpose can coexist without breaking her.
Tatiyana Brooks-Kuriko finds wholeness by stepping out of the life she curated and into the one she actually wants.
Tatiyana Brooks-Kuriko has curated a life people admire but the cost of perfection is catching up with her. When work, motherhood, and identity collide, she begins to question the version of herself she’s been performing for years.
As she unlearns the habits of over-functioning and over-giving, Tatiyana must redefine what success looks like on her own terms and discover who she is when she finally stops editing herself.
The Brooks sisters confront legacy, truth, and voice when their mother’s final letters ask them to face what love really costs.
After the Brooks matriarch passes, her daughters return home to honor her wishes and instead are confronted with the truths she never spoke while she was alive. Through Estelle’s letters, each woman is invited to reckon with what she inherited, what she misunderstood, and what she must release to move forward.
As old wounds surface and new understanding emerge, the Brooks women are challenged to decide what legacy truly means and what kind of future they want to build together.
He doesn't just close the deal; he alters her entire world.
Candice Davenport doesn't make impulsive decisions.
Not in business. Not in life. And definitely not when it comes to men.
Then a stranger catches her attention for a single night.
She never expects to see him again.
Until Adrian Steele walks into her boardroom.
Now they're on opposite sides of a multimillion-dollar deal, and neither can ignore the spark that ignites every time they're in the same room.
What follows is a battle of intellect, attraction, and willpower neither of them is prepared for.
Every meeting feels personal.
Every conversation feels loaded.
And every attempt at distance only intensifies the pull between them.
The Steele Effect is a provocative contemporary romance about power, desire, and what happens when two people who are used to being in control find someone capable of unraveling them.
What started as one night became the one thing they never planned for.
It was supposed to be one night.
One drink.
One connection.
One memory.
Camille Harper never meant for Xavier Jones to become a part of her life. He was supposed to be a good story, a great night, and a mistake she'd never repeat.
Fate had other plans.
What begins as undeniable chemistry quickly becomes something more. But when career opportunities pull them in different directions, Camille and Xavier discover that wanting each other and choosing each other are not always the same thing.
A year later, Camille has a new city, a new job, and a future she's worked hard to build.
Then Xavier walks back into her life.
As her new boss.
After Hours is a sexy, emotionally charged standalone romance about ambition, timing, and what happens when the person you never forgot becomes impossible to avoid.
Published by Valencia Michelle Writes | A division of This Frugal Chic Creates, Inc. | Boynton Beach, Florida