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ZI'YONA

By Lisa P. Carter. “Note: This is a Pre-Order. Hardback editions of ZI'YONA are expected to ship on March 27th, 2026.”

Two souls. One body. A love worth killing for.

Nineteen-year-old Zi’yona has spent her life building walls. Trapped in the wreckage of a traumatic past and haunted by a mind she can’t fully understand, she has only ever wanted two things: to be loved and to belong to a stable family.

Then came Tony.

He is the first man to see through her defenses, the only one capable of washing away years of agony with a single look. But as Zi’yona finally lets her guard down to embrace the happiness she’s always craved, a dormant force awakens within her.

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Meet the Twin.

Born from childhood trauma as a lethal coping mechanism, she is the one who took the hits so Zi’yona didn’t have to. She is the shadow, the rage, and the protector. But now, with Zi’yona finding peace in Tony’s arms, the Twin feels unneeded—and a discarded protector is a dangerous thing.

Determined to prove her worth, the Twin begins a campaign of psychological sabotage, blurring the lines between protection and destruction. Driven by a deep-seated hatred for men but a desperate, obsessive love for Tony, Zi’yona is forced into a war with herself.

She will stop at nothing to keep her relationship alive—even if it means letting her darkest side take control to eliminate anyone who threatens her happily ever after.

In the battle for her heart, her greatest enemy is the woman in the mirror.

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— Lisa P. Carter

"My MIND is the little broke, ghetto best friend of my BRAIN.

She is always tagging along, and when we are together, it’s like a playground for adults. She ends up costing me something—money, jobs, relationships. I always lose something because of her.

But without her? Even the biggest playground is no fun."

"What the eyes see, no eraser can fix, it lives quietly in the mind, but with the weight of bricks."

— Lisa P. Carter