Words and Action

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Dr. Bria Adams</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> a burnt-out African-American literature professor has spent years studying cultural traditions she no longer feels connected to. When a mandatory sabbatical forces her out of ivory tower isolation she volunteers at the Umoja Cultural Center to facilitate Kwanzaa workshops-and collides with </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Makasi Lukeni Mutombo</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> the center's passionate director who challenges everything about her academic approach. Their fierce debates over scholarship versus lived experience theory versus practice ignite both intellectual sparks and undeniable romantic attraction as they clash over how to honor African-American cultural traditions.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Through seven workshops exploring Kwanzaa's Nguzo Saba principles Bria transforms from distant observer to engaged community member discovering authentic connection and purpose she never found in academia. But when the university offers her a prestigious position at sabbatical's end she must choose between the security she once craved and building something real with Makasi and a community that's become home-risking her career her future and her carefully guarded heart to belong somewhere that truly matters.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sometimes the most revolutionary act is choosing to belong.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A heartwarming romance about finding purpose through community bridging worlds that seem impossibly far apart and discovering that the most rigorous scholarship happens when you're brave enough to practice what you teach.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Perfect for readers who love community-centered romance cultural celebration intellectual connection and stories where love and purpose are inseparable.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Opposites Attract</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Closed Door Romance</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Slow Burn Romance</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Workplace Romance</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Found Family</span></p>