Melina Freeman is a runner on the track, in her faith, and from the shadows of her father's past. A scholarship athlete at Howard University, she's relentless in pursuit of purpose until a sudden pain halts her stride and forces her to confront a truth she can't outrun.

As her body falters, her world draws closer: a mother whose tenderness becomes a quiet sanctuary, a father haunted by memories he cannot name, and a circle of friends and faith that refuses to let her face the storm alone.

From the bustling heartbeat of Washington D.C. to the sunlit quiet of Ekiti, Nigeria, The House We Built journeys across oceans and generations to explore love's endurance and the redemptive power of belonging. In the meeting place of two continents, Melina discovers that faith is not escape-it is return.

Tony Curtis Daniel's debut novel is a deeply human story of courage, connection, and grace reminding us that even in the ruins of fear, love can rebuild what life attempts to tear down.