West Coast Love Trap

West Coast Love Trap takes you deep into the gritty streets where loyalty gets tested, love stays complicated, and survival is the only way out.

Vanessa — a thick, badass woman with curves that kill — packs up her chaos and leaves Saint Louis behind for a fresh start on the West Coast. But running from your past ain’t ever that easy, especially when Trey — her smooth-talking, half-crazy ex — keeps pulling her back into his messy world whenever he feels like it.

Now in Phoenix, Vanessa finds herself playing a dangerous game she never asked for. New friends, new hustle, new heat — including unexpected feelings for Rachel, a bossed-up lesbian STEM queen who shakes up everything Vanessa thought she knew about love. Meanwhile, Trey’s games lurk in the shadows, waiting to drag her back into a cycle of broken promises and half-assed love.

This urban tale is raw, real, and unflinching — diving headfirst into the truth about loyalty, love, sexuality, and the traps we build for ourselves when we don’t know when to let go. Vanessa’s journey is messy, powerful, and honest as hell. Sometimes the biggest trap ain’t laid by a man — it’s the one you keep walking back into.

By Alicia Howard