When nineteen-year-old Joromi Enoch falls for a girl who dances into his party one summer night in 1969 Trinidad, their passionate romance blazes with the intensity of youth. But faced with an unexpected pregnancy and his father's disapproval, Joromi chooses a safer path - marriage to another woman and a new life in America, leaving behind both his first love and their unborn child. In Port of Spain, his daughter Trisha grows up under her grandparents' steady love while carrying the weight of her father's absence and her mother's early death. As she comes of age in the 1980s, Trisha must navigate her own path between caution and passion, duty and desire. Spanning two decades and two countries, this lyrical novel weaves together the voices of father and daughter, along with the spirits who watch over them. Moving between the heat of Trinidad's dry season and the fierce winters of New York City, Scarlet Birthright explores how love flows through generations like blood and how sometimes the greatest act of love is learning to choose differently than those who came before us. From author Scarlet Ibis James comes a powerful story about family legacy, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to follow your heart. Like the Cascadura fish of Trinidad legend that calls its people home, this novella reminds us that some bonds transcend distance, time, and even death itself. A deeply moving tale of love, loss, and redemption that will stay with you long after the last page.