Urban Romantasy · Southern Gothic · For The Culture
"Blood remember what the mind don't." — Malik · Smoke & Sugar
The Author
Sometimes the story you need doesn't exist yet.
So you write it.
Libra Simone is a metro Atlanta-based author who writes urban romantasy centering the Black experience. Drawing from her Southern roots and HBCU background, she creates stories where Black characters wield magic, navigate supernatural love, and exist fully in worlds that blend gritty urban fiction with Southern gothic mystique.
Known for authentic dialogue and characters who feel like people you know — Libra is committed to quality storytelling that doesn't shy away from the complexities of Black love and identity.
Debut Novella
Smoke & Sugar
A Nothing Was The Same Novella
In the world of Akanze and Adera, where shifters, succubi, shadow walkers, and ancient divine beings move through human society unseen, five couples are already mid-story. Already complicated. Already on the edge of something they can't walk back from.
This is not a beginning. It's the moment before everything breaks. Five vignettes. Six souls entangled. One cliffhanger that detonates everything.
Smoke & Sugar Universe
Characters. Fragrances. Playlists. Stories. The world of Akanze and Adera is waiting.
Enter The WorldThe Novella
Five vignettes. Six souls. One cliffhanger that changes everything.
The Characters
Meet the players. Let the ancestor introduce you proper.
The Fragrances
Twelve scents. Each one a character. Wear the story.