About the Author
Nyree McQueen-Edwards is the author of the Borrowed Brown Skin literary fiction series, a deeply emotional, poetic, and transformative exploration of trauma, healing, identity, and reclamation. Her writing blends storytelling, dance, poetry, and lived experience, offering readers a powerful look at resilience, voice, and the journey toward self-understanding.
Through her work, Nyree creates a space for reflection, connection, and healing…both on the page and beyond it.
She currently lives in Georgia with her husband, Prince, and their family.
Borrowed Brown Skin: When the Body Speaks of Love and Loss, available on Amazon
A powerful beginning to the Borrowed Brown Skin series.
This novel introduces Rayna Middleton — a woman navigating childhood wounds, survival, love, and the complicated layers of reclaiming her voice.
Through poetry, memory, and raw honesty, Rayna begins her journey of confronting the past while searching for the healing she deserves.
Borrowed Brown Skin: When the Body Remembers, available on Amazon
Book 2 deepens Rayna’s story as she uncovers long-buried truths about her past. The body remembers what the mind has tried to forget, and Rayna’s path toward justice, love, and self-discovery becomes more urgent and more courageous. The emotional intensity grows as she confronts silence, shame, and the journey toward reclaiming her narrative.
Borrowed Brown Skin: When the Body Finds Its Voice, available on Amazon.
Rayna steps fully into her truth — naming what happened, fighting for justice, and learning that healing requires both vulnerability and strength. This installment brings readers into the courtroom, the aftermath, and the resilience that defines Rayna’s voice. A gripping, emotional turning point in the series.
Borrowed Brown Skin: When the Body Stands, available on Amazon.
The final chapter of Rayna’s journey. What began with survival ends with truth, accountability, and strength. When the Body Stands brings the series full circle, honoring resilience, voice, and the power of standing firm after everything has been revealed.
Borrowed Brown Skin: What I Could Not Hold Now, available on Amazon.
What I Could Not Hold is a deeply personal companion book to the Borrowed Brown Skin Series, offering a raw and intimate collection of poetry, reflections, and unspoken truths. These pieces span decades of lived experiences…the moments that shaped, stretched, and sometimes silenced a voice that was always there, waiting to be heard.