Welcome to the Brookelynite Daily Experience: A Sneak Peek at What Awaits

On Monday, I celebrated 6 months of Brookelynite Daily! This milestone means so much. It marks 6 months of creating content I genuinely love. The excitement I feel when brainstorming the content schedule and crafting the stories to share with my Brookelynite Daily subscribers is unmatched.  

The main reason I created Brookelynite Daily was to give my stories and their happily-ever-afters an extension. To me, the story never truly ends… it’s just the beginning. Brookelynite Daily is where the stories continue, week after week.  

If you’re not familiar with Brookelynite Daily, don’t worry! I’m here to give you a sneak peek at what you’ve been missing.  



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How Can I Write At a Time Like This?!

… as I write at a time like this 😌.

I ask myself this often. 

Let me give some context. 

I’ve picked up a new interest lately that kind of came out of nowhere… watching art history documentaries on YouTube. It started with a random video about Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, and ever since then, I’ve been hooked.  

A common theme I’ve noticed in these stories is that many of these iconic works of art were created during times of hardship. Political unrest. Religious persecution. War. And yet, art was still made.  

And as I add the finishing touches to my next release, My Only, and prepare for its promo season, it made me think… about now.  



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Last Comes Love Chapter 15: “… I Miss You”

Last Comes Love was a tough read for a lot of readers. It was hard for me too. But this chapter? It was one of the sweetest in the entire book. What I’ve always loved about friends-to-lovers stories is that the history between the characters runs so deep. That history is the core of their love, the foundation underneath all the intimate moments. And that’s also what makes a breakup between friends so hard to sit through—and even harder to recover from. In this chapter, the reunion between Rylee and Lennox is one of those rare scenes that just feels… perfect. It’s almost movie-worthy. And it all starts with Rylee’s water breaking.

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Inside the Character: Getting to Know Ayanna Roque (neé Dale)

When I developed Ayanna’s character, I just knew a time would be had with her. She was the around-the-way girl who wasn’t quite raised to be that way. Her parents did everything they could to raise a suburban princess, but Ayanna just wanted to be around people who were down-to-earth. Her story in Forbidden: An Anthology was so scandalous, but it’s the lick-back many dream of after being done wrong. Her spontaneous “act now, think later” attitude is entertaining to read on the page. She lives life by the seat of her pants and isn’t too hung up on herself to be seen doing it. She’s one of my favorite heroines who frustrates me to no end—and I love her.

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

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I Hate That I Love You: Episode 3 – Static & Sparks

JAZZY

“Mmm,” I moaned the second I walked through the front door and made my way down the long corridor to the kitchen. “Now Mama Bishop, you know you don’t have any business cooking food that smells this good.”

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Everything You Need to Know About Greene Gardens

As we enter promo season for My Only (silent scream!), it’s the perfect time to lay out everything there is to know about Greene Gardens, since it’s a subplot in My Only. This fictional village, first mentioned in Greed—book 3 in the Love is Cure, Vol. 1 – Vices & Virtues series—will be a setting you’ll see more of in future stories.

When Greene Gardens was first introduced in Greed, it was in the epilogue. The plot of Greed centered on the MMC, Bryant, trying to scheme his way into his grandmother’s trust so she would give him the rights to her property. This particular piece of land was important because developers looking to gentrify the town saw it as the cornerstone for their plans. 

In the opening scene of Greed, chapter one, we sit in on a conversation between Bryant and his grandmother. In that convo, he lies and says he has a girlfriend—just to appeal to her love of playing matchmaker. And like most grandmothers would, she asks to meet this girlfriend.

The problem? Bryant doesn’t have a damn girlfriend!



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Character Q&A: Bryant Greene

The pristine office sparkles effortlessly, as if it was born to do so. Bryant Greene, the multi-billionaire and a different man than he once was, insisted I meet him in his high-rise in Manhattan for an interview. Perched on the top floor, his corner office offers sweeping views of the city’s skyline, where New York’s tallest buildings glitter beneath the late afternoon sun. Despite it being nearing midday, activity buzzes across the floor, never slowing down. 

“We’re still very much involved with developing Greene Gardens,” Bryant informs me, settling into his high-back leather office chair. “Though many residents are calling it home, there’s still a lot more work to do. Work I’m looking forward to tackling every day.”

Since he was already in the mood to discuss Greene Gardens, that’s where we start for his very first Q&A with me.

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So This is Love Chapter 20: “Because of You”

The amount of readers who said that Ayanna tried their patience with this story was overwhelming. It made me feel really good about the characters I created, because despite the situation these two found themselves in, you all were still rooting for them! I loved Ayanna and Dallas from the time they became more than names in an outline, and my main reason for getting through the frustrating moments in So This is Love was so I could get to this chapter in their love story. Chapter 20 was the reunion we thought we were going to get when Ayanna randomly decided to visit Dallas in Oakland in a chapter prior. And it was worth the wait… at least to me it was lol.

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Inside the Character: Getting to Know Genesis Garner from Meant to Be

Genesis Garner’s story in Forbidden: An Anthology was the only romance amongst the five stories. It was based on a random question I wanted to see played out on the page. A woman who believed she was living her forever, only to be faced with two crushing situations in one night, felt too layered not to explore. And Genesis, to me, was an intriguing character. Her continued story, Meant to Be, was one of the first unconventional romances I’ve written—and I’ve been hooked ever since. Genesis carries a lot of pain, and much like her friend-turned-lover, August Hall, she experienced the loss of a parent at an early age, which helped shape who she is.

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

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