Unmistakably Yours began in the simplest way: by writing on the mirror in my office with an Expo marker. I started sketching out who my characters were, what they carried, how I wanted them to grow, and the kind of love I wanted them to step into. One reflection became a sentence, a sentence became a scene, and somehow an entire story bloomed. I started writing this story when my son was just 5 months old. This is my first full-length novel/novella — shaped by every version of me: A little girl who used poetry to survive change, A teenager finding her voice through pain, and now A mother in postpartum healing through words and finally choosing to share stories out loud. As I found my words, my son, who is now just shy of two years old, is finding his. When I’m not snuggling with my son, I’m reading, or 185rewatching my comfort movies — Soul, Spirited Away, Rush Hour 2… and yes, even reruns of Insecure. I’m usually tucked under my man because what can I say? I love him real bad lol, he makes me laugh constantly and just feel safe and I love that for me. If I’m not cooking or baking something, I’m dancing on the pole — my favorite mix of strength, confidence, and joy. I’m a Bay Area native and my Black identity is shaped by my Haitian heritage, and Middle Eastern roots, building a life, a family, and a new chapter as an author. I’ve done a lot of things in life, but this…this feels like my best work. Thank you for supporting my very first novel/novella. It truly means more than you know.