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Some loves arrive slowly. Some loves arrive sacred. This one held her steady when everything else asked her to bend.

Sabine D’Arlais knows how to lead, how to polish, how to protect what she’s built. As a nonprofit executive in the heart of Chicago, she’s made a name for herself as strategic, composed, and always in control. But control is a lonely companion. And lately, it’s been harder to ignore the silence between wins.

Micah Arrington doesn’t ask for the spotlight. After walking away from the pulpit, he’s rebuilding his life through quiet work and quiet faith. His community center is steady. His peace is hard-won. But when Sabine steps into his world with guarded eyes and impossible grace, the steady begins to shift.

Their connection isn’t fast. It isn’t loud. But it’s immediate—and impossible to outrun. And when a public scandal tests everything Sabine thought she could keep separate, she must decide: Is her image more sacred than the truth of who—and what—she wants?

The Weight of Wanting You is a deeply intimate, spiritually-rooted Black love story about choosing presence over performance, love over perception, and a slow-burning romance that feels more like healing than heat.

For fans of Kennedy Ryan, Tia Williams, Brit Bennett, and Taylor Jenkins Reid, this novel is perfect for readers who crave emotionally intelligent romance, nuanced character growth, and stories that feel like a long exhale.

If you’ve ever longed for a love that felt like home, this is the story you’ve been waiting for.

(This is a 10,000 word Romance Short Read)

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Simone Monet writes soft, soulful Black love stories that are slow-burning, spiritually grounded, and rich with emotional truth—for women who know that love, when it’s real, feels like coming home.

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