Root & Flame

<p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Root & Flame</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a soulful novel of healing heartbreak and becoming. Saffronia James has spent a lifetime searching for freedom-from the weight of generational trauma the confines of a controlling marriage and the seductive pull of a younger lover who promises dreams he can't deliver. Set against the lush humid backdrop of Impasse Louisiana her story unfolds in the quiet spaces between breath and survival motherhood and loss addiction and spiritual awakening.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As she rebuilds her life one fragile step at a time Saffronia learns that real freedom isn't found in running-it's rooted in stillness. And sometimes the only way to bloom is to burn away everything that no longer serves you.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Root & Flame</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a meditation on resilience the complicated beauty of Black womanhood and the power of planting yourself-one breath one pose one petal at a time.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Brandy C. Adams is a writer yoga teacher and survivor of life's most difficult lessons. Born with a restless spirit and a poet's heart she uses the power of storytelling to explore themes of trauma resilience motherhood and spiritual healing. A proud military veteran and advocate for survivors of domestic violence Brandy draws from her own experiences to create deeply personal and transformative narratives.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When she's not writing or guiding breathwork classes you can find her nurturing her garden sipping ginger tea and reminding anyone who will listen: </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>You are the root and the flower. One breath one pose one petal at a time.</em></p><p></p>