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New Birth & New Life: Special Edition
Paperback
Series: Journeys of the Heart, Book 2
Publisher: Coins and Connections (R)
Published: Jan 14 2026
Pages: 346
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.77 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One reckless, beautiful night. One line on a pregnancy test. One family determined to break them before they even begin.
Mary Drake built her life brick by brick - a corner office in Manhattan, a courtroom she rules, a name that opens doors. She does not do reckless. Until a getaway in Turks and Caicos and a man with whiskey-rough charm leaves her pregnant and three thousand miles from the father of her child.
Matthew Thomas is heir to a real-estate dynasty, used to getting everything he wants - except the woman who won't let him fix this with money or pretty promises. So he books a red-eye, shows up at her door, and swears he's all in. Mary wants to believe him. She's just not sure love is enough to survive what's coming.
Because the Thomas family never approved of Mary. To Matthew's mother - old money, Black excellence, and colder than a Beverly Hills winter - she's a distraction. A mistake. The one woman standing between her son and the empire he was born to run. And Matthew is guarding a secret that could shatter the fragile trust they're only beginning to build.
Now, with a newborn daughter in her arms, a wedding on the horizon, and a grief no one saw coming, Mary has to decide how much of herself she'll risk for a love that started backward - and a family that may never let her in.
Some families you're born into. Some you have to fight like hell to build.
New Birth & New Life is an emotional, steamy-with-heart contemporary Black romance about surprise motherhood, second chances, and the sisterhood that carries you when your own strength runs out. Book Two in the Journey of the Heart series.
Perfect for readers who love: ⭐ Accidental pregnancy & the surprise-baby-that-changes-everything ⭐ One unforgettable night → a love neither of them planned ⭐ A wealthy hero and the controlling in-laws standing in the way ⭐ Ride-or-die sisterhood and big, messy, loyal family ⭐ Faith, healing, and real Black love - tender, grown, and hot
For fans of Kennedy Ryan, Alexandria House, and Christina C. Jones.
Continue the journey today. Book 2 of 9 - free with Kindle Unlimited
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