NEVER OR NOW

Never or Now

A Romance Novel

Tai Nova Torres was never supposed to be anything more than broken parts.
A product of her past, a statistic waiting to happen—her quiet awkwardness and invisible scars seemed to seal her fate. But within her battered exterior was a fighter, someone who refused to let her trauma and a fractured home steal her future. Dance became her sanctuary, movement her voice, and every step a rebellion against the world’s expectations. 

EmeKai Lee was her opposite in every way.
The popular grumpy sunshine, effortlessly magnetic but with a shadow that mirrored her own. He was the boy who made others laugh while hiding his own pain, who saw Tai not as the quiet girl blending into the background but as someone extraordinary—someone worth noticing. 

Their connection was never supposed to happen, yet it sparked like wildfire, undeniable and all-consuming. Together, they grapple with heartache, rage, and the tangled threads of a love that feels too big to handle. In a world that has never made it easy for either of them, they’re faced with a single question: Never or Now?

Will Tai risk trusting someone with her broken pieces? Can EmeKai let down his walls long enough to let her in? And when life demands they choose between safety and vulnerability, will they find the courage to rewrite their story—or let it slip through their fingers?

NEVER OR NOW is a Y2K-inspired romance set in South Africa, blending raw emotion, urban grit, and the magic of first love.