My Only Sneak Peek

We’re less than a month away from the release of My Only, the spinoff to My First, My Last!

Reuniting with Ayla and Hassani has been the treat I’ve been patiently waiting for. Their story is one of highs and lows, tests and triumphs—and I can’t wait for you to take this journey with them.

For now, here’s your sneak peek at My Only… a moment plucked straight from their honeymoon.

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Sloth Chapter 19: “I’m going to play with the toy again, up here and on your bed…”

Much like her brother’s story, Eryn’s story in Sloth was destined to be a slow burn, but hers was a second chance romance. Readers waited one whole book to get to Eryn’s story, especially after it was revealed that her ex-boyfriend was Simeon King—a man readers fell in love with from my friends-to-lovers story So This Is Love. Throughout Sloth and up until this moment, we all wondered how these two would get to where they were here. And honestly, they did not disappoint, giving me one of the most memorable intimate encounters I’ve ever written.

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Inside the Character: Getting to Know Ayla Franklin (neé Samuels) from My First, My Last

It’s no secret at this point. Ayla Franklin (née Samuels) has a special place in my heart. Her story came to me in a dream, and once I fleshed her character out, she stuck with me from that moment forward. Writing her story with her now-husband Hassani was such a breeze. It felt like being transported into their world, committed to getting them to their happily ever after… and to keep them there. We literally watched Ayla grow on the page, and her evolution pays off in the spinoff to My First, My Last—My Only.

Let’s get to know Ayla a little more intimately.

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Character Q&A: Asher Truesdale

Asher and I are tucked away in a private study room at Langston University’s study hall. He’s taking a break between classes to chat before heading back to finish his day. He’s eager to wrap things up on time because tonight, he and Lauryn have planned a child-free evening together. Their daughter, Eres, is staying with Lauryn’s aunt for the night.

“We’re going to keep it simple…” Asher grinned. “Movie, dinner, and home for a quiet night in bed reading. I’m excited already.”

On that note, I decided to start with Lauryn and Eres, and Asher was more than happy to gush about his little family and his plans to grow it.

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My First, My Last Chapter 20: “… I’m scared of losing myself in someone else”

Chapter 20 captured the third time in Ayla and Hassani’s story when they were intimate. It’s one of the most significant intimate scenes because much like the others, it pivoted the story in a new direction—this direction a little more uncertain. This chapter gave us a moment we’d been waiting for with these two. It creates a false high because we know what happens after it. But beyond the unknown, it’s sincerely a beautiful homecoming-like moment that holds a special memory we’ll see uncovered in the spinoff to this story, My Only.

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Inside the Character: Getting to Know Hassani Franklin from My First, My Last

Hassani Franklin was an instant favorite in my book world. He was definitely a favorite for me. There have been several character breakdowns I’ve done on Hassani—that’s how much of a fan I am. He is the total package. The only thing missing for him was a love that gave him life, which he found in his friend Ayla.

Let’s get to know Hassani a little more intimately.

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Alternate Story Ending: Lila & Manny (No Fraternizing series)

Did you read my short second-chance romance, Maybe This Time Will Be Different? If you did, then you’ll remember how the story opens. The short follows Omar Harris, a barber at Kuts Kings… the same Kuts Kings from my No Fraternizing series.

Anyway, in Maybe This Time Will Be Different, Lila and Manny from No Fraternizing make a cameo. Their appearance serves as an update from their last one in Loveless (book 4 in the Forbidden series), when Lila was pregnant. So it’s a bit of a surprise when it’s alluded that she might be pregnant again. Especially when she’s first caught running off to the bathroom and Manny casually mentions she’s had an upset stomach since the day before. Then again when she runs out of the shop after Omar’s son’s mother jokes about Lila not knowing she’s experiencing pregnancy symptoms.

Well, this alternate ending picks up right where that moment in Maybe This Time Will Be Different left off! I had to revisit it. And, as usual, I feel like these two have another story in them.

What do you think?

Enjoy. 🥰

LILA

It was quiet. A little too quiet. So quiet I could hear my heart pounding… loud, steady, and distracting.

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No Fraternizing, Pt. 3 Chapter 14: “Do You Think You Can Keep Your Voice Down?”

The No Fraternizing series was a lot of fun to write as a whole, but this chapter was a culmination of all that fun and really the calm before the storm. By the time we make it to part 3 in the series, a lot has transpired, relationship dynamics have shifted, and Manny and Lila—though still on shaky ground—are moving toward something more than casual. This chapter that captures Lila and Manny’s intimate encounter doubles as both sugar and spice in the most unpredictable way.

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