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Heaux Phase
Lyrix is tired of healing quietly. So she escapes to New Orleans for a week of pure Heaux Phase energy. No rules, No expectations, Just vibes.
Then she meets Maison, a smooth-talking local who turns her “just for fun” trip into something hotter, softer, and way more tempting than she planned.
What was supposed to be a little chaos turns into days of chemistry, nights she’ll never forget, and a connection that feels too good to question.
This isn’t a love story. It’s a liberation story.
A messy, sexy, hilarious getaway about choosing yourself… and enjoying whoever shows up along the way.
Then she meets Maison, a smooth-talking local who turns her “just for fun” trip into something hotter, softer, and way more tempting than she planned.
What was supposed to be a little chaos turns into days of chemistry, nights she’ll never forget, and a connection that feels too good to question.
This isn’t a love story. It’s a liberation story.
A messy, sexy, hilarious getaway about choosing yourself… and enjoying whoever shows up along the way.
140 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 29, 2025
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January 5, 2026
This book did something to me in the quietest, sweetest way. I went in expecting vibes, freedom, and a little fun, but I walked away feeling like a part of me that I didn’t even realize was tired finally got to exhale.
Watching Lyrix choose herself felt deeply personal. Not in a dramatic, heavy way, but in that soft “you’re allowed to want more” kind of way. Her journey reminded me that healing doesn’t always have to be slow, lonely, or serious. Sometimes it looks like laughter, music, flirting with the moment, and letting joy take up space again.
I smiled through so many parts of this story. Like real smiles. I caught myself nodding along because I could relate to so many pieces of Lyrix. The chemistry, the humor, the warmth...all of it worked together to create something that felt freeing.
What I loved most is how this story healed a part of me without trying to fix anything. It just showed me what it looks like to live, to feel, to be present, and to trust yourself again. By the end, I wasn’t just rooting for Lyrix. I felt encouraged for myself too.
This wasn’t just a read, it was a reminder. And for that alone, it’s an easy five stars.
Watching Lyrix choose herself felt deeply personal. Not in a dramatic, heavy way, but in that soft “you’re allowed to want more” kind of way. Her journey reminded me that healing doesn’t always have to be slow, lonely, or serious. Sometimes it looks like laughter, music, flirting with the moment, and letting joy take up space again.
I smiled through so many parts of this story. Like real smiles. I caught myself nodding along because I could relate to so many pieces of Lyrix. The chemistry, the humor, the warmth...all of it worked together to create something that felt freeing.
What I loved most is how this story healed a part of me without trying to fix anything. It just showed me what it looks like to live, to feel, to be present, and to trust yourself again. By the end, I wasn’t just rooting for Lyrix. I felt encouraged for myself too.
This wasn’t just a read, it was a reminder. And for that alone, it’s an easy five stars.
December 21, 2025
** ARC REVIEW**
Lyrix, a single woman tired of healing quietly, embarks on a trip to New Orleans to experience the Heaux Phase vibes. She’s in for a week of fun, unapologetic, and spontaneous love!
During her journey, Lyrix meets Maison, a local BDE gentleman from New Orleans. Together, the Heaux Phase experience becomes one that is truly unforgettable.
While this isn’t a traditional love story, it certainly pulled out a range of emotions tugging at my heart strings . Lyrix’s journey brought on moments of reflection on what healing truly means. As Netra states, “Healing doesn’t always whisper. Sometimes it roars. And the roar sounds a lot like living again.”
Netra has done it once again, given me tools I will take with me daily on this journey. I believe my good sis has a calling in the field of therapy, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to witness her wisdom through these beautiful stories!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lyrix, a single woman tired of healing quietly, embarks on a trip to New Orleans to experience the Heaux Phase vibes. She’s in for a week of fun, unapologetic, and spontaneous love!
During her journey, Lyrix meets Maison, a local BDE gentleman from New Orleans. Together, the Heaux Phase experience becomes one that is truly unforgettable.
While this isn’t a traditional love story, it certainly pulled out a range of emotions tugging at my heart strings . Lyrix’s journey brought on moments of reflection on what healing truly means. As Netra states, “Healing doesn’t always whisper. Sometimes it roars. And the roar sounds a lot like living again.”
Netra has done it once again, given me tools I will take with me daily on this journey. I believe my good sis has a calling in the field of therapy, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to witness her wisdom through these beautiful stories!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December 31, 2025
Did this book just shift my whole top books of 2025 on the last day of the year?? YES IT DID! This book was funny, charming, emotional, relatable and soooooo healing. Did this just make me wanna plan a trip to NOLA soon, BUT OF COURSE! But only during football season ;) WHO DAT?! Maison was a real life Prince Charming and everything about him was a dream. 10/10 I’ve always believed in the Heaux Phase and this book explains it perfectly. I miss Lyrix and Maison already. NETRA YOU REALLY DO NOT MISS.
January 3, 2026
Oh my God. As a New Orleans girl born raised and transplanted elsewhere, I loved this story. It captured the true heart of what my home USED TO BE. I know it follows the story of a tourist, but Madison felt like home. I needed this
December 17, 2025
Arc Review
Release date 1/1/2026
A quick Novella but packed with a punch! The story follows Lyrix who is single and has been dating herself for a year and on a healing journey.
She needs a moment to be free so she creates a vision board and books a solo trip to New Orleans and that’s where her Heaux Phase begins!
A week that was just supposed to be just a little fun turns out to be a whole experience that she will never forget .
I loved this book so much I read it slow because i never wanted it to end. As a single girlie myself that is also on a healing journey I felt so seen. I felt all the emotions. Learning to choose yourself and do whatever makes you happy and live in the moment without a care in the world . To live carefree without judgement ! To feel seen! To be treated the way you deserve to be treated just to know what it feels like and to know you do deserve to feel those things ! There’s nothing wrong with you “you just need someone with the right map”
Thank you for the opportunity to read your book! You write amazing stories with your whole chest and I feel it every time i read one of your books! My heart is so full! I’m in tears . I don’t even know what to read after this . It left me needing to process everything and self reflect! You’re changing lives with your story telling! Thank you
Release date 1/1/2026
A quick Novella but packed with a punch! The story follows Lyrix who is single and has been dating herself for a year and on a healing journey.
She needs a moment to be free so she creates a vision board and books a solo trip to New Orleans and that’s where her Heaux Phase begins!
A week that was just supposed to be just a little fun turns out to be a whole experience that she will never forget .
I loved this book so much I read it slow because i never wanted it to end. As a single girlie myself that is also on a healing journey I felt so seen. I felt all the emotions. Learning to choose yourself and do whatever makes you happy and live in the moment without a care in the world . To live carefree without judgement ! To feel seen! To be treated the way you deserve to be treated just to know what it feels like and to know you do deserve to feel those things ! There’s nothing wrong with you “you just need someone with the right map”
Thank you for the opportunity to read your book! You write amazing stories with your whole chest and I feel it every time i read one of your books! My heart is so full! I’m in tears . I don’t even know what to read after this . It left me needing to process everything and self reflect! You’re changing lives with your story telling! Thank you
January 4, 2026
More Than a Book — A Mirror
This book felt like more than a book. It felt like a reflection. A letter written to the woman inside of me. In so many ways, it mirrored my own story of healing, longing, and becoming, and it did so with both tenderness and humor. I laughed out loud. I cried unexpectedly. I felt seen.
Reading it reminded me of who I’ve been and who I’m becoming. It even took me back to the season when I took myself on a solo trip to New Orleans— curious, brave, learning how to enjoy my own company and taste freedom again. That’s what this book does: it brings you back to yourself.
2025 was a year of very quiet, private healing for me, and reading this at the start of 2026 felt like a loud whisper to the version of me learning how to live out loud again. It reminded me that healing doesn’t always look like stillness, and joy doesn’t need to be tamed.
This book didn’t just move me, it recognized me. And for that, I’m deeply grateful.
This book felt like more than a book. It felt like a reflection. A letter written to the woman inside of me. In so many ways, it mirrored my own story of healing, longing, and becoming, and it did so with both tenderness and humor. I laughed out loud. I cried unexpectedly. I felt seen.
Reading it reminded me of who I’ve been and who I’m becoming. It even took me back to the season when I took myself on a solo trip to New Orleans— curious, brave, learning how to enjoy my own company and taste freedom again. That’s what this book does: it brings you back to yourself.
2025 was a year of very quiet, private healing for me, and reading this at the start of 2026 felt like a loud whisper to the version of me learning how to live out loud again. It reminded me that healing doesn’t always look like stillness, and joy doesn’t need to be tamed.
This book didn’t just move me, it recognized me. And for that, I’m deeply grateful.
January 5, 2026
Lyrix is done shrinking so she heads to New Orleans for a week of no rules, no expectations, just vibes and what unfolds is messy, sexy, funny, and unexpectedly tender. What starts as a “heaux phase” turns into something softer.
As someone from New Orleans, I loved this book on a different level. The references felt real. The places, the energy, the rhythm of the city all felt like home.
And at this stage in my own life and relationship, Lyrix’s emotional journey hit. That quiet longing to be loved as you are, without performing, without fixing yourself first felt deeply familiar. This isn’t a fairytale romance. It’s a story about choosing yourself and letting love meet you there if it can.
January 3, 2026
This book is more than a "Heaux Phase" it is a rebirth and it seems as though New Orleans was just the place Lyrix , needed to go go live in her full glory. She always thought that healing meant being quiet, by yourself, journaling, not going out, which it can be but it can also be combined with living out loud, having fun, dancing in the street, kissing strangers and just being free.
When Lyrix met Maison he helped her take her healing journey to a whole other level. He spoke life into her, didn't make her feel too big, appreciated all that she came with and most importantly made her feel seen. Reading this story made me want to take a trip down to New Orleans with all the vibrancy and details about the food, music and soul of the city.
Although this wasn't a love story per se, Maison and Lyrix were the best "couple" if only for a week and I would love to see where their story could wind up.
When Lyrix met Maison he helped her take her healing journey to a whole other level. He spoke life into her, didn't make her feel too big, appreciated all that she came with and most importantly made her feel seen. Reading this story made me want to take a trip down to New Orleans with all the vibrancy and details about the food, music and soul of the city.
Although this wasn't a love story per se, Maison and Lyrix were the best "couple" if only for a week and I would love to see where their story could wind up.
January 1, 2026
Heaux Phase
Netra Antionette
Lyrix did the work. She held space for her pain and disappointment. In this next phase, she gets to explore a freedom without the burden of despair. Her self-love is a magnet for all the good things waiting for her. She’s the conductor and Maison is the catalyst.
This story encourages women to be the freest version of themselves, despite the doubt that it may be too much. It’s profound to embrace being every bit of who you know you are. Lyrix did exactly that.
#readandtellwithshantel #heauxphase #netraantoinette
Netra Antionette
Lyrix did the work. She held space for her pain and disappointment. In this next phase, she gets to explore a freedom without the burden of despair. Her self-love is a magnet for all the good things waiting for her. She’s the conductor and Maison is the catalyst.
This story encourages women to be the freest version of themselves, despite the doubt that it may be too much. It’s profound to embrace being every bit of who you know you are. Lyrix did exactly that.
#readandtellwithshantel #heauxphase #netraantoinette
December 20, 2025
ARC REVIEW :
This book had my single feelings in a CHOKEHOLD 🥹🥰😘
Now why am I on Google looking at flights to NOLA?! 😂✈️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars, period.
I laughed. I smiled. I definitely teared up.
And somehow, between all of that, it reminded me that I need to start living in the moment for ME — no waiting, no pausing, just living. 💖
If you need a book that feels like a hug, a playlist, and a little life reset… this is it. 🫶🏽📚✨
This book had my single feelings in a CHOKEHOLD 🥹🥰😘
Now why am I on Google looking at flights to NOLA?! 😂✈️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars, period.
I laughed. I smiled. I definitely teared up.
And somehow, between all of that, it reminded me that I need to start living in the moment for ME — no waiting, no pausing, just living. 💖
If you need a book that feels like a hug, a playlist, and a little life reset… this is it. 🫶🏽📚✨
January 2, 2026
okay I absolutely love this book. I love how it talked about healing and finding yourself but also that healing that doesn't have to be boring. like your life can still be exciting while you're putting the pieces together. and no lie this book got me ready to book me a ticket to New Orleans and find me a Mason lol. I love how he just allowed her to be free and be herself. I'm in need a part two of them reconnecting 5 years later because she got a baby by him 😂😂😂🤭
January 3, 2026
This was such a good story! I truly thought Heaux Phase would be about the FMC doing some hoe type sh*t but it was soooo much more than that. It was deeper than that!
This story made me think about my own healing journey and wondering if I had been healing wrong lol. I’ve been focused on healing in private that I think I forgot to live and truly rediscover me and what I like and don’t like.
This is a must read for anybody who’s on their healing journey.
This story made me think about my own healing journey and wondering if I had been healing wrong lol. I’ve been focused on healing in private that I think I forgot to live and truly rediscover me and what I like and don’t like.
This is a must read for anybody who’s on their healing journey.
January 5, 2026
Everyone should be a heaux
This story was freeing, sexy, healing, fun, and a reminder that you are love in all shades. This book bought you in held your hand and pushed you to be free. You’re gonna laugh, cry, shake that azz, and remember there’s more than pain. I could feel the city, smell the food, and enjoy the laughing and dancing with the ppl of New Orleans.
instant smiles and I’ve never even been.
This story was freeing, sexy, healing, fun, and a reminder that you are love in all shades. This book bought you in held your hand and pushed you to be free. You’re gonna laugh, cry, shake that azz, and remember there’s more than pain. I could feel the city, smell the food, and enjoy the laughing and dancing with the ppl of New Orleans.
instant smiles and I’ve never even been.
January 7, 2026
My only complaint is…..
This story was refreshing, empowering, fulfilling……. It felt like listening to the perfect R&B song for the first time and falling in love instantly. I would say my only complaint is the story was too short, but it was the perfect length. Every feeling that you want from a romance story was felt while reading this. The message was delivered beautifully. Cheers to living in 2026 and not vicariously through anyone else, but through yourself.
This story was refreshing, empowering, fulfilling……. It felt like listening to the perfect R&B song for the first time and falling in love instantly. I would say my only complaint is the story was too short, but it was the perfect length. Every feeling that you want from a romance story was felt while reading this. The message was delivered beautifully. Cheers to living in 2026 and not vicariously through anyone else, but through yourself.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Heaux Phase is a love letter to Black women.
Most, if not all of Netra’s books are but this story was solely dedicated to a Black woman just being FREE. Free to explore, free to feel, free to not overthink and free to just exist happily.
While there is an MMC, he is not the focus in any way. He makes sure of that as well. This was ALL about Lyrix and I loved the intentionally of it.
Most, if not all of Netra’s books are but this story was solely dedicated to a Black woman just being FREE. Free to explore, free to feel, free to not overthink and free to just exist happily.
While there is an MMC, he is not the focus in any way. He makes sure of that as well. This was ALL about Lyrix and I loved the intentionally of it.
January 2, 2026
Great story!!!!
This book is about a woman named Lyrix whose self discovery herself by going to New Orleans. She going to New Orleans to experience the Heaux Phase energy and meet a man Maison who willing to help her. I really enjoy the reading and it makes me want to take a trip New Orleans to explore the city.
This book is about a woman named Lyrix whose self discovery herself by going to New Orleans. She going to New Orleans to experience the Heaux Phase energy and meet a man Maison who willing to help her. I really enjoy the reading and it makes me want to take a trip New Orleans to explore the city.
January 2, 2026
Must Read!!
This book is so good!!! I have so many annotations in this books it crazy! It’s not your typical romance book, more about loving yourself than anything else. Every woman should read this book. Netra put her whole foot in these 140 pages. Just read it you will not regret it!
This book is so good!!! I have so many annotations in this books it crazy! It’s not your typical romance book, more about loving yourself than anything else. Every woman should read this book. Netra put her whole foot in these 140 pages. Just read it you will not regret it!
January 2, 2026
Perfect first book of the year
This is a short read. I finished in one day. Very good self love, self discovery book. Lyrix is coming off a year of self discovery she takes a solo trip to NOLA to find herself and definitely does — this book was cute and funny. Exactly what I needed to start the new year.
This is a short read. I finished in one day. Very good self love, self discovery book. Lyrix is coming off a year of self discovery she takes a solo trip to NOLA to find herself and definitely does — this book was cute and funny. Exactly what I needed to start the new year.
January 4, 2026
Heaux Tales from Lyrix
Lyrix is me!!! I aim to for that type of freedom. Leave it to Netra to truly drop gems in her work of art. Reading this the beginning of the new really got me excited to date myself and just learn to live again instead of waiting for someone to do it for me.
Lyrix is me!!! I aim to for that type of freedom. Leave it to Netra to truly drop gems in her work of art. Reading this the beginning of the new really got me excited to date myself and just learn to live again instead of waiting for someone to do it for me.
January 5, 2026
Deep. This story makes you take a look at yourself and do a self evaluation. I related to how Lyrix felt and I still feel that way. I enjoyed living through her. Enjoyed how she gradually stopped overthinking and just went with the flow. Now I won’t do what she did , but it inspired to find my own way to heal.
January 5, 2026
This Book was Soul Searching and a nod to black women. We are taught that we are nothing and have nothing if the end goal is not to be married with children. This is a love letter to finding you and being happy with you. Finding love in self finding and happiness. Netra was really in her bag with this one. This needed to be said and it needs to be heard. Have your Heaux Phase.
January 6, 2026
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!! This story follows Lyriq, as she heads to New Orleans for a week‑long Heaux Phase trip, hoping to reconnect with herself. Instead she finds Maison, a man who helps her bring her vision board to life in ways she never expected. The journey, the chemistry, the self‑growth…I was all in. Definitely recommend.
December 30, 2025
Live Loud and Proud!
This is the perfect read in preparation for the new year. It’s relatable, fun, sexy, and a heartfelt love letter to the girlies operating in survival mode who need a reminder to let loose, explore, and be free!
This is the perfect read in preparation for the new year. It’s relatable, fun, sexy, and a heartfelt love letter to the girlies operating in survival mode who need a reminder to let loose, explore, and be free!
January 3, 2026
Shout out to the Heaux Phase!
For this to be a short read it packed a punch. I enjoyed Lyrix’s Heaux Phase. My girl had a time and in the end she found just what she needed. This book actually got me about to pack a bag because healing is definitely different for everybody.
For this to be a short read it packed a punch. I enjoyed Lyrix’s Heaux Phase. My girl had a time and in the end she found just what she needed. This book actually got me about to pack a bag because healing is definitely different for everybody.
January 3, 2026
new to me author loveeeeee
If you are finding yourself, if you are single
If you just need a reminder
You will not be disappointed in with these read
Loved it I highly recommend 🩷
If you are finding yourself, if you are single
If you just need a reminder
You will not be disappointed in with these read
Loved it I highly recommend 🩷
January 7, 2026
Hot dang
This book made my spirit happy and my heart smile. When i say i could read this book weekly as a reminder to LIVE SMH. Got me in an battle with my past, present, and future. So beautiful. Just what i needed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book made my spirit happy and my heart smile. When i say i could read this book weekly as a reminder to LIVE SMH. Got me in an battle with my past, present, and future. So beautiful. Just what i needed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review of advance copy received from Author
Netra took us on a journey of good feels journeying through New Orleans. Learning to love ourselves is the greatest mission we can ever accomplish.
December 30, 2025
SO GOOD!
I’ve read this book twice now and it was just as good as the first time I read it! 💜💚💚💜
I’ve read this book twice now and it was just as good as the first time I read it! 💜💚💚💜
January 1, 2026
🤗😌🤭
I loved every second of this book. It just felt so good! The way they came about. Him seeing her. It’s was such a great read. And I ended it just in time for the new year!
I loved every second of this book. It just felt so good! The way they came about. Him seeing her. It’s was such a great read. And I ended it just in time for the new year!
January 1, 2026
"There was something deeply romantic about watching a show with someone who let you pause every ten minutes to discuss character development like it was real life"
5 stars!
5 stars!
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