Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind - The Scarlet Yearnings Collection, #2

In "Scarlet Birthright," Scarlet Ibis James crafts a multigenerational tale of passion, fear, and redemption set between the vibrant shores of Trinidad and the unyielding streets of New York. When nineteen-year-old Joromi meets a magnetic woman at one of his DJ gigs in 1969 Port of Spain, their connection blazes with an intensity that terrifies him. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, he chooses stability in America with another woman, abandoning his child and her mother.

The novel spans two decades and three generations, weaving between Joromi's struggle with regret, his abandoned daughter Trisha's search for identity, and her grandparents' steadfast love that fills the void of absent parents. Through the cultural touchstones of Trinidad—the steel pan's rhythm, the Cascadura fish's promise, and the island's contrasting seasons—James explores how passion, fear, and courage flow through bloodlines like inheritance.

As Trisha confronts her father's legacy and discovers her own path, the novel becomes a testament to breaking cycles and choosing differently than those who came before. In this lush narrative where the living and ancestral worlds intersect, "Scarlet Birthright" reveals that sometimes the greatest act of love is learning to let go.