Release Date: Jan. 5What it's about: Think Shakespeare meets Hamilton with a touch of Smash. When Jerzie is cast as the understudy and not the lead in the new Romeo and Juliet hip-hopera, Roman and Jewel, she's crushed.
Things complicate when she finds herself falling for Zeppelin, the male lead, who Cinny, the actress Jerzie is understudying, wants for herself.
When a video of Jerzie and Zepp practicing goes viral, the entire world starts to weigh in on who should play Jewel. For more stories of star-crossed love, check out American Betiya by Anuradha D.
Rajurkar and The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison.Get it from Bookshop, Target, or your local indie through Indiebound here.Release Date: Jan.