Miami Beat: The Secret Society by Frederica Burden. Soignée Lifestyle Holiday Magazine Featured Book Series. Read an excerpt from the book: https://read.amazon.com/sample/1732308705?clientId=share
Welcome to Miami! When the sun-kissed beaches and clear blue skies fade into the darkness things really heat up. Miami nights give way to tantalizing temptations that can excite and coerce the darkness out of even the best of us.
Sidney Stevens is learning this the hard way.
A young, vibrant woman, Sidney is on a mission to pursue her dreams. Unbeknownst to everyone else, Sidney also has a goal and she will stop at nothing to see it through.
Losing her father to police brutality at a very young age became the catalyst in Sidney’s life, setting her family on a spiral that she desperately tries to end.
Once an Explorer in the police department, she learned a great deal about law enforcement, which she intends to use to bring her father’s killers to justice.
The only thing standing in her way is her heart. There are two love interests in Sidney’s life and she’s forced to choose. Will her choice lead to happiness or her destruction?
Building Fire, Frame by Frame with Frederica Burden & F&F Productions
Every empire starts with a woman who decides she’s done waiting for permission. Frederica Burden did exactly that. After nearly three decades in law enforcement, she didn’t leave a career; she built a legacy. F&F Productions was her way of reclaiming the mic, rewriting the story, and honoring the people who’ve been told to quiet down when their truth got too loud. Freddie & Frankie, the names behind F&F, represent a declaration that storytelling doesn’t have to ask for space; it can make its own.
Legacy Looks Like Work
Frederica Burden’s name carries weight in several worlds. She’s a law enforcement veteran, a professor, an author, and now, the creative powerhouse behind F&F Productions. This isn’t a pivot; it’s a progression. The company was born from years of service, observation, and the kind of grit that doesn’t fade when the spotlight turns off. It was created to amplify voices that often go unheard, to tell stories with depth, and to prove that representation is a requirement.
Frederica wanted a space that honored realness, celebrated nuance, and gave creators the freedom to tell stories that sting, heal, and reveal.
Real Ones Only
F&F Productions serves storytellers, survivors, and strategists who have had to hustle their way into rooms that weren’t built with them in mind. It exists for women who have lived enough to speak with authority and for men who understand what it means to listen.
Their work spans scripted television, literary projects, and branded visuals rooted in authenticity and cultural truth. Each project speaks to audiences who crave depth over decoration, people who want to feel seen in every frame.
Miami Beat in Motion
Right now, the spotlight is on Miami Beat, a fast-paced scripted drama born from Frederica’s acclaimed book trilogy. The story unfolds through the eyes of a police psychologist digging through corruption, betrayal, and love to uncover what really happened to her father in custody.
The pitch deck is complete, the sizzle reel is rolling, and conversations with major producers and platforms are underway. Miami Beat is truth set to rhythm. The kind of show that entertains and forces reflection. It’s Black, bold, and beautifully complicated.
Built Different, On Purpose
F&F Productions isn’t chasing trends. They set tone. Every project under their roof carries intention, cultural fluency, and emotional honesty. This is not about making noise; it’s about impact.
Frederica built F&F as a mission-driven space that stands for real storytelling rooted in lived experience. It’s where art meets accountability and creativity meets conviction. She isn’t here to mimic Hollywood. She’s here to shift it.
How to Join the Movement
F&F Productions is calling in the real ones, the collaborators and amplifiers who know a good story when they feel it. Support the movement by following, sharing, and spreading the word. Bring their work into conversations where representation is long overdue.
This company is a reclamation of narrative and a new chapter in how stories are made and who gets to make them. F&F Productions is proof that it’s never too late to build your own empire from the inside out.
Frederica Burden
Creator & Executive Producer
Miami Beat | F&F Productions
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Miami Beat: The Secret Society by Frederica Burden. Soignée Lifestyle Holiday Magazine Featured Book Series. Read an excerpt from the book: https://read.amazon.com/sample/1732308705?clientId=share
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