This Time We Stay

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What if the hardest part of love isn't letting go-but staying?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Five years after walking away from everything Femi Bond returns to Brixton and collides headfirst with the one person he never stopped loving-Funmi Silver. She's a rising mental health advocate he's the creative lead on her new campaign and neither of them is ready to face the truth: some ghosts don't stay buried. Their unresolved feelings and past traumas create a tension that threatens to unravel their lives.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As they navigate the high-stakes world of community organizing viral fame and unhealed trauma Femi and Funmi demonstrate their resilience. They must reckon with the scars of their past-and the possibility of a future neither dared to imagine. Alongside them are vibrant unforgettable voices: Dami Funmi's unapologetically queer sister; Ayo a revolutionary poet; and a host of characters redefining what it means to show up for yourself and each other.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This Time We Stay is a tender sharp and deeply emotional novel that delves into the complexities of mental health chosen family vulnerability and the radical act of choosing love-even when it's uncomfortable inconvenient and painfully honest. Navigating identity chosen family and personal growth highlighting the importance of showing up for oneself and others.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For anyone who's ever left returned broken or tried again-this story is for you.</span></p>