Where one story ends, another begins.
Samira Gaines just inherited a house in Charlotte that opens doors she didn’t know existed — literally. Behind the walls, in the cellar, and through a stone structure on the property, her family’s story stretches back centuries. Now the land is pulling her through time, revealing how the fractures carried by the women before her have already taken root in her own children. If Sam doesn’t face what no woman in her line has been willing to face, her daughters inherit the break. Through it all she learns to stand when the world — including the woman across the street — attempts to keep her small.
MIRROR ME is the story of what a Black woman finds when she finally stops shrinking and starts paying attention.
Coming in February 2027
Jacinda A. Scarborough writes contemporary fiction that traces the lines between inheritance, identity, and the things we carry across generations. Originally from Long Island, New York, she now makes Charlotte, North Carolina, her home. Mirror Me is her debut novel.
Mirror Me launches February 2027.
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