Aricka Alexander | Author
Aricka Alexander (Arii A.) is an author from Louisiana who has been writing fiction stories and poems for over 15 years now. Ever since middle school, she has always had a love for reading and writing. In 7th grade, she started writing poetry, and that quickly transitioned into writing short stories over the next year. By the time she was 15, she'd written her first full-length novel. For years, she would write stories off and on until she took a step back. In early 2023, she found her love for writing and has written and self-published over 13 books since then, working toward releasing more in the future and expanding her catalog. Most of her books fall into the categories of either Young Adult Romance or Queer Adult Romance. When she's not writing, she enjoys catching up on the latest movies and rooting for her favorite WNBA teams. Aricka also identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community and wrote her first sapphic love story in 2023. Her goal is and always has been to empower and inspire teens, young adults, and adults with her stories, just like how she was inspired by the books she read back in high school all those years ago.
When Drew Honey moved into a shared house with 5 other girls, all she wanted was to get through her last semester of college and start living the life she always dreamed of. However, the universe had other plans when a charismatic and kind-hearted woman named Adrian Jackson slid her way into the picture.
From that first day, the two of them were drawn to each other, easily becoming closer as the months passed. Their feelings grew and as graduation approached, they both decided to confess to each other, but of course, the universe once again threw them a curveball. Because of this, they both reluctantly went their separate ways after graduation, clinging to the hope that they’d one day be reunited.
Fast forward 5 years later, Adrian finally relocates back to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city where she spent 4 years of her life. The city where she met the only woman she ever loved. The city where she had to let that woman go.
She never planned to run into her again, but when a random trip to a clothing store brings these two lovers back together, they realize that the universe has given them yet another chance, so they take it.
This story is full of love, but also full of grief. With past traumas and anxieties starting to rear their nasty heads, these two realize that the only thing that can help them heal is each other. Thus a love that is sweet like honey starts to blossom.