The Forbidden Love Affair 

 Can they ever be together? 

Will their love affair ever be accepted?

Zarayah Mello is a thirteen-year-old Cape Verdean American girl living in the US in the late 1980s. Her life is simple and carefree until she gets a glimpse of Zaire, an older man, who is also Cape Verdean American. It’s love at first sight for Zarayah, but does Zaire feel the same about her?

After two years of having a secret crush on Zaire, Zarayah’s dream of becoming his girlfriend comes true. The only problem is that their relationship is forbidden in her culture. Even with this knowledge, they start a love affair that transports their lives into years of secrecy, heartbreak, deceit, and confusion.

The Forbidden Love Affair is about a young girl’s struggle in choosing between her love for a man she’s forbidden to be with and her loyalty to her family and their cultural norms. How much is Zarayah willing to sacrifice in the name of love, knowing that it could destroy her family?

She must choose wisely, as her choices will change the course of her future... forever.

About the Author

Aria Emend was born in the Cape Verde Islands and traveled to the US when she was eight. She’s been living in Massachusetts for the last forty-two years. She is a wife, a mother of three, and a grandmother.

Aria loves her Cape Verdean roots and cherishes her family values that are rich in traditions. She shares these traditions with her own family and hopes to empower her children in doing the same with theirs.

She has a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Master’s in Education from Cambridge College, Boston. Aria has been a Registered nurse for the past twenty-seven years and has been working as a school nurse in an urban district for the past twenty-four years. She loves working with middle school children and is living her true calling.

Aria has always had a passion for reading romance novels and never thought that she’d one day write her own. She hopes that her story will resonate with others who have dealt with forbidden love and those whose love was hindered by societal norms and cultural boundaries.

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