The Obsidian Empire Reserve
About the book
Simone Bellamy is a master architect who refuses to be owned. Having built her reputation brick by painful brick, she is ready to unveil her crowning achievement: The Obsidian Empire Reserve, an extraordinary Brooklyn sanctuary dedicated to Black art, culture, and sovereign legacy. Elias Thorne has spent years escaping the toxic shadow of his father’s billion-dollar real-estate dynasty. Choosing honest craftsmanship over corporate power, he finds in Simone a woman whose brilliance, independence, and determination match his own. But billionaire developer Arthur Thorne refuses to surrender control. When he launches a ruthless campaign of sabotage against the Reserve, Simone and Elias must stand together to protect everything they have built. Armed with architectural genius, hard-earned courage, and an unbreakable bond, they will prove that true power is not inherited or hoarded—it is created on your own terms. A sophisticated contemporary romance about Black excellence, artistic legacy, mature love, and the courage to build an empire without surrendering your soul. The Obsidian Empire Reserve is Book Three of The Bella Musa Stories.
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Available in paperback. Paperback ISBN 9798234189646.
About the author
Sandra M. Holliday is an author, storyteller, digital artist, and the founder of Luna Asthera Studio. Through fiction and guided journals, she creates imaginative worlds centered on Black women and girls claiming their power, protecting their dreams, and building lives defined by purpose, beauty, and freedom. For adult readers, Sandra is the author of The Bella Musa Stories, a sophisticated contemporary romance series following visionary architect Simone Bellamy. Across Savannah, Lake Como, and Brooklyn, the series explores Black luxury, healing, mature love, creative ownership, and legacy through Rose Clarity, Castello di Lusso, and The Obsidian Empire Reserve. For younger readers, Sandra created The Grumble Toad Adventures and the magical Mycelium Undergrowth—a whimsical world where mushrooms glow, toads wear crowns, and even monsters may simply need a little kindness. The series follows Amara Spore, a courageous Black fairy, and her mischievous companions as they protect their enchanted forest. Sandra believes readers of every age deserve to see themselves as the heroes, visionaries, and architects of extraordinary stories. Based in South Carolina, she continues to expand Luna Asthera Studio through books, journals, original artwork, and meaningful creative experiences.
