Haven

Lyric has always relied on her hands. Clever hands that braid and twist and soothe, even when her own heart is guarded and restless. An intern at Crown & Glory, the natural hair salon that is both sanctuary and sisterhood, Lyric longs for stability after years of surviving on her own. She knows how to work, how to endure, how to keep her secrets close. What she doesn’t expect is Mouse.

Mouse is quiet, watchful, and endlessly tender. She spends her days caring for infants at Children of the Dream, where her calm presence turns crying babies into bundles of hush and peace. Mouse likes her routines, her quiet apartment, and her careful life. Yet when Lyric enters her orbit, nothing feels quite the same.

What begins as friendship—movie nights, shared meals, blanket forts against the cold—deepens into something undeniable. The women of Crown & Glory rally around them, offering not just meals and laughter, but the kind of fierce protection that only chosen family can give. Together, Lyric and Mouse navigate first love, healing from old wounds, and the terrifying wonder of intimacy.

Their journey is not without shadows. Lyric carries the weight of past trauma, and Mouse carries the fear of not being enough. But in each other’s arms they find the courage to breathe, to laugh, and to claim the sacred joy of Black women loving Black women.

Haven is a sapphic love story about resilience, tenderness, and passion. It is about the sanctuary we create with one another and the beauty of finding home in the embrace of someone who truly sees you. For readers who crave heat as well as heart, this steamy lesbian romance is both unapologetic and deeply affirming.

Trigger warning: This book includes references to past sexual assault (not on page) as part of a character’s backstory. Intended for readers 18+.