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Long Temple

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Born

in New York, The United States

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https://platinumchocolateromance.com/

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Fiction, Spirituality, Romance

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April 2014

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I am LongTemple—author, survivor, and the creator of the Platinum Chocolate Universe.

I write stories about love that doesn’t rush, women who refuse to disappear, and people who survive the fire and still reach for joy. My work lives at the intersection of romance, psychological truth, resilience, faith, and survival—where desire and dignity walk side by side, and healing is just as essential as happily-ever-after.

I’m a daughter of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and my stories carry the rhythm of the streets that raised me—layered, unflinching, and deeply human. One of the core pillars of my work is the exploration of dysfunctional yet unbreakable sibling love. In Flip and Run — A Platinum Chocolate Sibling Saga, I tell the story of sibli I am LongTemple—author, survivor, and the creator of the Platinum Chocolate Universe.

I write stories about love that doesn’t rush, women who refuse to disappear, and people who survive the fire and still reach for joy. My work lives at the intersection of romance, psychological truth, resilience, faith, and survival—where desire and dignity walk side by side, and healing is just as essential as happily-ever-after.

I’m a daughter of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and my stories carry the rhythm of the streets that raised me—layered, unflinching, and deeply human. One of the core pillars of my work is the exploration of dysfunctional yet unbreakable sibling love. In Flip and Run — A Platinum Chocolate Sibling Saga, I tell the story of siblings fighting to survive systems that fail them while standing guard over each other anyway. Their bond is forged in hardship, loyalty, sacrifice, and survival—imperfect, fierce, and protective in ways only siblings who grow up fast can understand.

That story continues in Just Run — A Platinum Chocolate Psychological Saga, which turns inward and forward at once—examining trauma carried in the body and the mind, and what survival costs long after the danger has passed.

My contemporary romance roots live in the Ebony M. Elite Series, which should be read in the following order: Caramel and Steel, Searching for Platinum Chocolate, and When the Chat Paused — A Platinum Chocolate Romance, the continuation of Caramel and Steel. Together, these three titles form a complete Ebony M. Elite box set—stories of sisterhood, later-in-life romance, laughter, longing, and the courage to begin again.

Faith, calling, and spiritual legacy shape another corner of my universe. Rhythm and Design and Rhythm’s First Lady — A Platinum Chocolate Romance: A Spiritual Awakening form an ongoing two-book series centered on purpose, marriage, and love shaped by service, surrender, and growth.

I also write about dissociative trauma—the quiet fracturing of self that occurs when survival demands disappearance. Between Grace and Fire — A Platinum Chocolate Psychological Saga and Luxuries and Lies — A Psychological Saga explore identity fragmentation, survival masks, and the spiritual and emotional reckoning that follows when the mind learns to split in order to endure. Both titles are scheduled for release on February 24, 2026—inviting readers to stay tuned for the next evolution of the Platinum Chocolate Universe.

These stories were written over years of living, observing, and surviving. Some were drafted long before illness ever entered the room; others were born in hospital silence. While undergoing chemo and radiation therapies, I finalized certain books and found myself writing new ones—sometimes weak, sometimes in tears, sometimes with a feeding tube in my stomach while hunger haunted me. Still, writing fed me. These stories became my lifeline, my refuge, and my proof that creativity can carry you when your body is tired but your spirit refuses to rest.

The Platinum Chocolate Universe is a living body of work—stories filled with mature, complex, unapologetically Black characters who love deeply, fracture honestly, and rise anyway.

And because story doesn’t have to end at the final page, I also create adult-themed coloring books designed as immersive companions to my novels—an experience meant to please the senses and awaken the creative spark hidden within.

I don’t write fairy tales.
I write earned love, psychological truth, and survival with tenderness.

Welcome to my world.
Welcome to the Platinum Chocolate Universe. ...more

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	Searching for Platinum Chocolate: A Platinum Chocolate Romance (The Ebony M. Elite Series) 4.60 avg rating — 10 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
	Caramel and Steel: A Platinum Chocolate Romance (The Ebony M. Elite Series Book 1) by Long Temple (Goodreads Author), Charles Edwards (illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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
	Rhythm & Design: A Platinum Chocolate Romance (Rhythm Series Book 1) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 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
	A Hearts Anchor: A Platinum Chocolate Romance 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 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
	Flip and Run: A Platinum Chocolate Sibling Saga (The Run Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 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
	The Colors of Us: A Platinum Chocolate, Later in Life, Second Chance Romance 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2025 — 3 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
	Just Run: A Platinum Chocolate Psychological Saga (The Run Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025 — 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
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	Caramel and Steel Line Art: A Platinum Chocolate Romance Adult Themed Coloring Book it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2025	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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Long Temple answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? I wouldn’t call it a mystery—it was more of a quiet secret I carried in my professional life, one that most of my colleagues never knew. Those hidden layers, the unspoken experiences, and the interior journey behind them eventually became the emotion See Full Answer
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Author Review by LongTemple for Rhythm’s First Lady – A Platinum Chocolate Romance: A Spiritual Awakening Writing Rhythm’s First Lady pushed me to explore one of the most delicate intersections in a relationship: where love meets ambition, and where f ...more
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