The Next Verse

Xavier “Westside Zay” Woods is an award-winning rapper who built his empire on talent, hard work, and distance from distractions—such as commitment and family. When Zay was only a child, he learned that love could hurt you . . . and ambition was safer.

After years of avoiding love and losing touch with his first love, fate reunites him and bestselling novelist Princess Love Tate fifteen years later. Both independent and successful in their own careers, they come together to collaborate on a project that stirs up feelings they thought were long gone.
Until Zay learns she has a daughter she never told him about.
Zay is instantly forced to face his childhood trauma head-on while learning to become a father. Hoping to not carry on the same patterns of his abusive stepfather, he struggles to find time for fame, responsibilities, and the relationship growing with Princess.

Until more secrets come to light and test their new relationship.
Is this another test of timing and growth . . . or a sign that some loves are meant to stay in the past?

From fatherhood to fame and mending generational curses, The Next Verse is a journey that will take you through the highs of success and remind you that it all means nothing if you lose the people you were meant to cherish.