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Scarlet Ibis James

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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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Hi everyone! I’m Scarlet Ibis James, an award-winning author and storyteller based in New York City. I was born in Trinidad and Tobago, and that Caribbean rhythm runs through everything I write—the language, the humor, the pulse of community, and the courage it takes to love imperfectly.

My fiction explores the many faces of love—romantic love, family bonds, friendship, and the complicated work of loving ourselves. I write about ordinary people facing difficult truths, second chances, and the quiet decisions that shape a life.

Readers often tell me my stories leave them thinking about their own relationships long after the last page. That means everything to me. I believe storytelling can help us see each other more clearly, and sometimes eve ...more

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	Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind 4.50 avg rating — 70 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire 4.45 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love In The Dark: A Holiday Romance for Grown-Ups: From The Author of Scarlet Yearnings Comes A New Short Story of Winter Nights and Second Chances 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance: Stories of Love and Desire by Scarlet Ibis James (Goodreads Author), D. James Joseph (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rhythms of the Soul: A Motivational Journal to Cultivate Gratitude and Inner Strength: Inspired by the Ancestral Wisdom and Family Stories of Scarlet Birthright it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love In The Dark: A Holiday Romance for Grown-Ups it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarlet Yearnings: Beyond First Glance 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance: Collector's Edition by Scarlet Ibis James (Goodreads Author), D James Joseph (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarlet Memory: Where Memories Fade, Love Endures 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Featured in The View Magazine: Scarlet Ibis James

I am so incredibly honored to announce that I am featured in the new Issue 17 of The View Magazine!

The feature highlights my journey and my award-winning novella, Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind, discussing how the book confronts the ghosts of abandonment and transforms inherited pain into understanding. It’s a privilege to be included in a publication that does such important work ampl Read more of this blog post »

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You Are Not What You Think: Harnessing the Power of Affirmations to Overcome Negative Thoughts

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Scarlet James liked Amanda Jones's review of Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance: Stories of Love and Desire (The Scarlet Yearnings Collection): "Readers of Scarlet Ibis James’ earlier collection, Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire will know that while every story in that collection resonated with the experience of ‘yearning’, this yearning took many forms. There was romantic love b" Read more of this review »
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Scarlet James and 1 other person liked Samira Rao's review of Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind: "Wow!! What a beautiful story! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ OK to summarise how I felt reading this without any spoilers…. This is the kind of book that sneaks up on you emotionally when you’re not expecting it. Like, you think you’re just reading a story about family… an" Read more of this review »
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Scarlet James and 13 other people liked Kate O'Shea's review of Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind: "Scarlet Birthright is the follow up to the story contained in "Scarlet Yearnings" - "The First Time I Met My Father" (which I haven't read but will). It is a stunningly beautiful short novel. We begin with Joromi Enoch, a young Trinidadian man who lov" Read more of this review »
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Scarlet James liked kennedy Omondi Odindo's review of Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance: Collector's Edition: "Scarlet Ibis James’ Scarlet Yearnings: Beyond First Glance is a short story collection about love, love, and love. Here, a chance encounter in the elevator exposes a heart that yearns for love. A small talk with a stranger ignites a relationship that" Read more of this review »
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“That day, when she met her father, Trisha learned to smile even as her heart broke—it was also the day she came to hate the color red.”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

tags: emotional-resilience, family-dynamics, heartbreak

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“But this man passing by me now was nothing like my Daddy.”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

tags: contrast-quotes, introspection, longing

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“Why everybody in such a hurry to get old?”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind

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“Our relationship had been fast, hot, and reckless. Passion-filled, like a pot of pelau bubbling over the fire — rich, wild, and spicy.”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Yearnings: Beyond First Glance

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“He devoured the fried Cascadura fish, tearing through the crispy skin to the tender meat, then moved on to the macaroni pie, scooping it up with callaloo.”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

tags: cultural-roots, food-quotes, memory, vivid-imagery

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“Her smile never faltered when she answered, 'Yes.”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

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“She watched, hoping he’d notice the bright napkins and the single red Hibiscus flower she’d set on the table, but his eyes were glued to his mother.”
― Scarlet Ibis James, Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire