An unforgettable, poetic, raw, and emotional debut novel about love, secrets, and survival, perfect for fans of Jahquel J., Shvonne Latrice, and Elle Kayson.

Love doesn’t always come wrapped in peace. Sometimes it appears amidst chaos.

Niyah Evans is a registered nurse with a bleeding heart and a backbone built from survival. After raising her younger brother on her own and grinding her way through nursing school, she thought she finally had things under control. But one night changes everything, ripping away the last piece of family she had and shattering the illusion of safety.

Sintonio Jackson never asked to feel anything. Running the streets kept him numb, until a tragedy connects him to a woman who should’ve been off-limits. He’s loyal to his crew, haunted by guilt, and struggling to protect a love he never saw coming.

As grief collides with desire and the lines between right and wrong blur, Niyah and Sintonio find themselves bound by pain, passion, and secrets that cut deep. But healing ain’t easy when the streets are still watching and the past refuses to stay buried.

The Weight of Us is a gritty, emotional debut that explores love in its rawest form, flawed, fierce, and unforgiving. Camille V delivers a powerful story of trauma, redemption, and what it means to choose each other, even when the world says not to.