Meet The Author
Mayor of Novel City, Deon Jenkins
Mayor of Novel City
Deon Jenkins has been putting pen to paper ever since he learned how to write. From music lyrics and poems to plays to short stories, writing has always been his passion.
When he’s not writing, Deon is likely off exploring the world, with cruising being his favorite way to travel. He’s deeply committed to speaking life into others and believes in the power of words to uplift, inspire, and heal.
His personal motto says it all: “Success isn’t the arrival at a destination, it’s the amazing adventures, the learning moments, and the memories created while journeying there.”
Author. Storyteller. Heart Listener.
I believe stories are more than words on a page that they’re survival tools, love letters, and mirrors we hold up to the world.
I write for the ones who feel too much but say too little. For the ones who’ve had to be strong for everyone but themselves. For the ones learning that healing isn’t linear, and love doesn’t always arrive in a straight line.
Why I Wrote Finding Tyrell
Finding Tyrell didn’t start as a novel.
It started as a whisper.
A quiet voice asking, “What if someone chose love slowly, honestly… and still got hurt?”
Tyrell was never just a character. He was a question. A mirror. A reminder that choosing peace doesn’t mean avoiding pain and that vulnerability, even when uncomfortable, is powerful.
The world of Novel City was built brick by emotional brick:
Greg’s longing. Khali’s sensitivity. Mason’s weight. James’ silence.
They each carry parts of us, some loud, some hidden.
This book is for those who’ve ever been caught in the in-between.
Of love and loyalty. Of duty and desire. Of self-preservation and self-discovery.
Why I Wrote Heartbeats and Bloodlines
I wrote Heartbeats and Bloodlines because the story didn’t feel finished when Finding Tyrell ended. An epilogue couldn’t hold the weight of what these characters were still carrying. Their lives didn’t wrap up neatly, and neither did their choices.
As I continued writing, the characters began to speak for themselves, pressing questions I couldn’t ignore. What happens when you’re with the right person for the wrong reason? Is it ever too late to fight for true love? What do you do when the past calls your name after you’ve already tried to walk away?
This book lives in those unanswered spaces – the in-between moments where love gets complicated, loyalty is tested, and old wounds refuse to stay buried. Through Tyrell, Greg, Mason, Khali, and James, I wanted to explore how friendship, desire, grief, and history collide, and how every choice leaves a mark.
In telling their stories, Novel City grew beyond what I first imagined, expanding into deeper emotional and moral territory. Heartbeats and Bloodlines is an invitation to return, to sit with these characters longer, and to discover what happens when the heart keeps beating and the past doesn’t go quietly into the night.