Adored

The Crown and Glory: Lesbian Love Stories of the Black Women of Crown and Glory Natural Hair Salon Series, Book 2

By Zuri Amara

Adored is a tender and fiercely passionate love story about healing from trauma, building family, and finding home in the arms of someone who truly sees you.

She came for a retwist. She stayed for a revolution.

Kiah is a forensic accountant with a sharp mind and a wounded heart. After fleeing an abusive relationship and the grief of losing her grandmother, she seeks refuge in Charlotte, North Carolina—determined to rebuild, re-root, and recover. Her new beginning starts with a simple need: finding a loctitian who can keep her looking sharp for work related court appearances.

That search leads her to Crown & Glory Natural Hair Salon, a sanctuary for Black women; a haven for sisterhood, style, and soul.

There, she meets Bevanne, a newly hired stylist, single mother of two, and survivor in her own right. What begins as routine hair appointments quickly evolves into emotional intimacy, gentle touches, and an unexpected connection neither woman saw coming.

As texts turn into deep conversations, and hair care becomes healing, a tender romance blossoms between them, built on desire, mutual respect, hard-won trust, and quiet moments of care. But healing is never linear, and both women must confront the scars they carry before they can claim the love that has bloomed between them.