Under the Live Oak, Over the Bounce
New Orleans, 1995: basslines shake porch rails, and the city’s heat makes every secret feel louder. Sade Baptiste—soft-spoken, sharp-eyed, a feminine tomboy with scuffed sneakers—has loved Imani Duplessis since kindergarten. Their history lives in chalk dust, scraped knees, and a first kiss stolen under a live oak when they were nine. Now they’re high school girls balancing church expectations, family pride, and a music scene that never whispers. When their hidden relationshi…
By Hennessy · Free AI-generated novel · Romance · EN
