**revised edition coming soon 2/2026**
After the death of Birmingham Police detective Keisha Jones' beloved Grandmother, she has been tasked to oversee the estate. Keisha has always known that her grandfather, ran out and left her grandmother a few years into their marriage. However, she discovers clues that leads her and her cousins, Tonya and Macy to uncover the truth about their grandfather.
Huffman High class of 1999, Senior Tonya, is ready to graduate but the only thing stopping her is a class project and SHE'S been paired with Quinton. Quinton is disinterested about the project and Tonya refuses to get a bad grade. Tonya learns the real reason Quinton is undetermined to finish. Tonya vows to help him to the 'very end'.
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They call it ghetto. Calanda calls it Black excellence, raw and unfiltered.
Black excellence, raw and unfiltered. Calanda rips into the myths and double standards that paint Black life as a punchline. From “nappy hair” jokes at work to “use your middle name” job advice, she exposes how America loves Black culture but hates Black truth.
Equal? Please.
Professional? Depends on who’s looking.
Tired? Absolutely—but still standing.
Funny, fearless, and brutally honest Black excellence, raw and unfiltered. is a mirror, a mic drop, and a reminder that Blackness doesn’t need permission to shine.
coming 2026
*Black excellence, raw and unfiltered. - working title*
Marquita is tired.
Tired of treatments.
Tired of promises.
Tired of fighting a disease that has already taken too much.
She boards a cruise knowing exactly how it will end.
Kendrick is running too—from a marriage that broke him and a life that stopped making sense. Their connection is unexpected, effortless, and dangerous in the best way. But as the days pass, Kendrick senses something deeper beneath Marquita’s smile—something final.
He believes love might be enough.
When Marquita asks him to meet her on the Lido deck, Kendrick thinks he’s finally reached her—until the ship erupts with a chilling announcement and the ocean becomes a witness to misunderstanding, fear, and truth.
Love Over Board is a haunting exploration of choice, timing, and what it means to matter—especially when you think you no longer do.
FALL 2026