Suni Series;District Between Us
Guess who’s back from their Substack hiatus? Me! And I come bearing amazing news,the second book in the Suni Series, District Between Us, is officially finished!
That means it’s the perfect time to catch up on where it all started with Drive Me Crazy. I had to come tell my subscribers first because y’all have been rocking with me from the beginning.
Now, I know you’re probably thinking, “Okay, but what’s this new one about?” Don’t worry , I got you.
Prologue
The city never slept—at least not for Suni.
Washington, D.C. pulsed outside her window, headlights streaking across Georgia Avenue, horns blaring, late-night laughter spilling from the carry-out down the block. But none of that noise drowned out the sound of her own heartbeat.
She thought back to the night it all shifted. The night Damien leaned close, his voice smooth enough to slip past every wall she swore she built. The night she let herself believe him.
That was before the lies. Before the 202 number flashing across his phone. Before the boldness of a man making plans with another woman right in front of her.
Suni pressed her lips together, remembering the heat in her chest—the kind of fury that didn’t just fade with time. He thought he had played her. He thought she was just another game he could run in the shadows of the District.
But he didn’t know her.
In this city, love and loyalty were a gamble. And Suni wasn’t the type to fold.
Creating Suni and Damien was almost second nature to me, because in many ways they’re a reflection of the worlds I’ve lived in. Being from Maryland and then experiencing life in Atlanta after college, I had two distinct lenses to pull from—each rich with culture, rhythm, and personality.
With Suni, I leaned into that Atlanta edge sharp, ambitious, rooted in pride for where she comes from. She carries the rhythm of the city in her voice, the kind of woman who knows what she wants but still wrestles with vulnerability when it comes to letting someone in.
Damien, on the other hand, embodies DC/ Maryland vibe—ambitious yet laid-back, confident but with a quiet depth you don’t always see right away. I wanted him to carry that up north charm, but with enough complexity that readers could peel back his layers and discover more than what meets the eye.
Bringing them together was about balance,melding two different worlds into one connection, giving readers the best of both cultures while letting their personalities clash, spark, and ultimately harmonize.
.When I wrote this, I wanted the reader to pause with Suni and really feel the weight of her doubt. Up until now, her and Damien’s connection has felt magnetic,fast, almost too perfect. But what happens when the rush slows down and the questions creep in? That’s the space I leaned into here.
I wanted this to feel like the heartbeat before the drop. The air is heavy, her mind is racing, and the intimacy between them suddenly feels fragile,like one wrong move could shatter everything. For readers, it’s a chance to step inside her vulnerability and ask themselves the same question: Was this love… or just a façade?
This book is for the dream-chaser, the person who believes love is messy, complicated, breathtaking, and worth the risk.
If you’ve ever replayed a moment in your head wondering if it was love or illusion, if you’ve ever let yourself fall even when fear whispered not to, this book is for you. It’s for readers unafraid to dive into the conversations we rarely say out loud the taboos, the what-ifs, the “too real” moments that make us question everything.