Passion Twist: The Bind. The Fray. The Mend.

By Crystal April and Mar'Kata Rhaimes

What if every love story could be told in three movements?

Some loves begin with butterflies.

Some end in silence.

The strongest ones teach us how to begin again.

Passion Twist is a contemporary poetry anthology that follows the full journey of love through three unforgettable movements:

The Bind - where attraction awakens, hope blooms, and every glance feels like forever.

The Fray - where distance grows, words fail, hearts break, and love is tested by pride, loss, and misunderstanding.

The Mend - where healing begins, forgiveness becomes possible, and love is rebuilt with wisdom, grace, and intention.

Written as a dialogue between Mar'Kata Rhaimes and Crystal April, these poems explore modern relationships with emotional honesty, lyrical beauty, and profound vulnerability.

Drawing from the emotional landscapes of contemporary Africa while speaking the universal language of love, Passion Twist reminds us that every heart, regardless of where it beats, longs for connection, healing, and home.

Inside you'll discover poems about:

- Falling in love
- Desire and intimacy
- Heartbreak and disappointment
- Marriage and commitment
- Healing and forgiveness
- Faith and restoration
- Personal growth and self-discovery
- Modern relationships through an African lens with universal appeal

Whether you're falling in love, recovering from heartbreak, celebrating marriage, or learning to love yourself again, Passion Twist offers words for the moments that are hardest to explain-and impossible to forget.

Because love doesn't simply happen.

It binds.

It frays.

It mends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCS4DZ6V
• ISBN13: 9798241391940
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"