Love is More than an Emotion

You don't lose yourself all at once. You lose yourself in the spaces between the lies.What does it cost to love a man who belongs to the streets? For Niya, the price was almost her soul.Raised by the quiet, survivalist discipline of a father who treated observation like armor, Niya was taught to watch the world burn without getting too close to the flames. But then came Cowboy. He wasn’t just a first love; he was a gravity well, a teenage kingpin with a bullet in his stomach and a life moving at terminal velocity. Their love wasn't a fairy tale. It was a war zone draped in herringbone chains, a breathless romance with a body count, played out across cracked sidewalks and visitation rooms.For sixteen years, Niya was the ultimate ride-or-die. She stitched a double life together so flawlessly that she couldn't tell where the honor-roll student ended and the hustler’s girl began. She used a rattling fire escape to bridge the gap between innocence and the underworld, waiting for a peace that never came.But loyalty has an expiration date, and a woman can only breathe in the smoke for so long.When the suffocating weight of prison bids and broken promises pushes her to the edge, the universe offers an elusive escape. A new world of quiet power, curated luxury, and a man who promises to make the chaos stop. Seduced by the illusion of safety, Niya slips into a beautifully decorated double life, juggling diamonds and deception until the lines of who she really is blur completely.Then comes the night on the Deegan Expressway.In a terrifying roar of shattered glass and twisted metal, the illusions are violently ripped away. Pinned beneath the wreckage of her own choices, Niya is forced to face the ultimate reckoning. When the bandages finally come off, the mirror delivers a verdict that will change her forever. To survive the winter of her own making, the woman she used to be must die so the mother she needs to be can finally bloom.Love is More Than an Emotion is a visceral, heartbreaking, and hauntingly poetic memoir of trauma bonding, survival, and the devastating consequences of looking for peace in dangerous men.Step into the shadows of Niya's world and discover:A Haunting Coming-of-Age: The quiet tragedy of a girl forced to grow up too fast in a city that doesn't forgive mistakes.The Anatomy of a Double Life: A suspenseful, atmospheric dive into the psychological toll of keeping secrets from everyone you love, including yourself.Raw, Unapologetic Heartbreak: A deeply emotional look at what happens when the person holding your heart is also the one breaking it.A Brutal, Beautiful Rebirth: A triumphant testament to a mother's fierce will to crawl back from the edge of death for the sake of her children.The concrete tried to choke her. The fire tried to consume her. She bloomed anyway.Click "Buy Now" to lose yourself in a love story that will leave a permanent mark. Read more