She came to Angola to build futures. He came chasing legacy. Neither expected love to find them first. For nearly five years, Asha Blake has led a women's cooperative in Luanda while completing her doctorate in public health. Her focus is clear: uplift the community, protect the center she helped build, and finish strong. But when a luxury development threatens the neighborhood's fragile balance, everything Asha's worked for is suddenly on the line.
Enter Mateus Oliveira: Portuguese-Angolan real estate developer, heir to a legacy he's still trying to define. He's smart, sharp, and laser-focused on completing his flagship project. But the land next to it is causing headaches he didn't plan for-and the woman fighting to protect it? She's not backing down. Their connection is tense, charged, and magnetic. But as a reluctant partnership turns into something deeper, Asha and Mateus are forced to confront not just each other-but the history, grief, and power struggles buried beneath the soil they stand on. Perfect for readers who love:? Diaspora love stories rooted in culture and place? Slow-burn tension and emotional heat? Angola's rhythms, rivers, markets, and matriarchs? Real stakes, soft longing, and unexpected joy? Black women leading, loving, and choosing themselves firstThis is Book 6 in the Black Travel Romance series.
Collect them all and fall in love in a new country every time. Each story is a standalone, but the journey? Unforgettable.
She came to Angola to build futures. He came chasing legacy. Neither expected love to find them first. For nearly five years, Asha Blake has led a women's cooperative in Luanda while completing her doctorate in public health. Her focus is clear: uplift the community, protect the center she helped build, and finish strong. But when a luxury development threatens the neighborhood's fragile balance, everything Asha's worked for is suddenly on the line.
Enter Mateus Oliveira: Portuguese-Angolan real estate developer, heir to a legacy he's still trying to define. He's smart, sharp, and laser-focused on completing his flagship project. But the land next to it is causing headaches he didn't plan for-and the woman fighting to protect it? She's not backing down. Their connection is tense, charged, and magnetic. But as a reluctant partnership turns into something deeper, Asha and Mateus are forced to confront not just each other-but the history, grief, and power struggles buried beneath the soil they stand on. Perfect for readers who love:? Diaspora love stories rooted in culture and place? Slow-burn tension and emotional heat? Angola's rhythms, rivers, markets, and matriarchs? Real stakes, soft longing, and unexpected joy? Black women leading, loving, and choosing themselves firstThis is Book 6 in the Black Travel Romance series.
Collect them all and fall in love in a new country every time. Each story is a standalone, but the journey? Unforgettable.