Down South Bayou

A Black Sapphic Romance

By: Aricka Alexander

Narrated by: A.M. Elizabeth Kay

Life is flipped upside down for Cheyenne Haney when her fairytale-like relationship of 5 years suddenly ends the day her boyfriend finally proposes to her. She’s heartbroken and storms out of the apartment seeing nothing but red. She’s so distracted that she doesn’t see the car hurling toward her. Right before the worst outcome could happen, she’s pulled away just in time by a mysterious, yet gorgeous person who introduces themself as Harley.

Harley Dunn is every bit of cool, funny, and gorgeous. As a beloved member of the local WNBA team, the Baton Rouge Bayou it’s easy to see how outgoing she is. She loves to joke and have fun, but when it comes to relationships, she’s never had much luck. That is until she crosses paths with Cheyenne again at one of her basketball games.

After some mild flirting on both of their parts, Cheyenne and Harley begin a steamy friends-with-benefits relationship that was meant to be just that. However, when they start catching feelings for one another, things start to get a bit complicated. From annoying exes to traumatic past experiences to unwanted surprises, will their relationship be able to withstand the chaos? Or will their worst fears of heartbreak be reinforced?

©2024 Aricka Alexander (P)2025 Aricka Alexander

Narration

I’ve got like 30 minutes left and it’s a good story. Sexy. The writing is ok. The narrator kind of ruins it for me though. The voice made it less enjoyable than I think it could have been.

Amazing!

I love the diary like timeline of the events and how the love gradually grew.

Great read

I really want to know what happened with Jessie and lyric, it’s been on my mind since I finished the book.

Great Book

I loved the whole story line this book was so beautifully written. And a great way to represent the Lesbian community

Love without the drama!

After i got past the narrator. I thoroughly enjoyed this love story! No negative plot twists or surprises. Flat out ADULT love! The details were amazing! Being married to a woman myself, i was fully able to imagine every scene, scenario and emotion!

Best one

I love the book, the story was lovely and deep, I’m so excited for part two and part four to come out

Great story telling.

This was a really great book. I could see my lesbian self in it, and that means a lot to me when it comes to reading books.

Sweet story of queer romance

This book is an im nice for those romantics who believe in love at first sight. The story and the narrator keep you engaged throughout.

The Whole Storyyyy

I loved this story so much because it was real and raw, and it wasn't too much sex, but just the right amount. Which I truly loved because sometimes especially in lgbtq books its just sex sex sex sex and even in man and women book, sex sex sex. So I'm super glad that it has sustain. 10000000/10000000 definitely recommend

I ATE THIS UP!!!

Great storyline with a lot of steam. The conflict wasn’t boring and the love the characters have for each other makes me melt every time. They are perfect and healthy for one another.