When the Chat Paused: A Platinum Chocolate BondBy LongTempleWhat happens when the messages stop—but the bond doesn’t?In When the Chat Paused, four accomplished women in midlife navigate friendship, visibility, desire, and reinvention in a world where connection is constant—until it suddenly isn’t. What begins as a subtle pause in their group chat becomes a reckoning with identity, power, and the quiet moments that reveal wh...

Flip & Run – Revised Expanded EditionA Platinum Chocolate Sibling SagaBy LongTempleBorn eleven months apart in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Flip and Run grow up in a world where survival comes early and loyalty means everything. Raised in a strict household shaped more by discipline than affection, the siblings learn to rely on one another as protector and witness through the turbulent streets of 1970s New York.Flip becomes the...

The Colors of UsA Platinum Chocolate Later-in-Life Second Chance Romanceby LongTempleWhat happens when love finds you again-after life has already tested your heart?In The Colors of Us, Olivia is a woman who has spent years building a life that looked stable from the outside while quietly carrying the weight of sacrifice, disappointment, and emotional invisibility. After leaving a loveless marriage and navigating the uncertainty of life on her own for the fi...

Caramel & Steel – Revised Expanded EditionA Platinum Chocolate RomanceBy LongTempleMarlie has spent years building a life of independence, friendship, and quiet strength. When an unexpected connection introduces her to Trunk—a man whose presence blends calm confidence with undeniable charisma—she finds herself stepping into a new chapter she never planned.As their connection deepens, Marlie and Trunk must navigate the complexities o...