"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin nature's laws wrong it learned how to walk without havin feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared." -Tupac Shakur Layla Thompson is a UCLA student striving for her Bachelors in Science for Nursing. The Virgin Island native has seen and endured hardship but refuse to let it overcome her. After getting her heart broken by a vindictive ex, Layla vows to stay clear of men and focus mainly on her studies. What happens when Gabriel Santos AKA Rell comes into her life and tries to show her what she is missing?

"Cause if you let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you" Allaya is just a girl from the Caribbean trying to make it in NYC. She's too busy going after everything she's ever wanted to be bothered with the drama that comes with love and relationships. She's so used to being alone that she doesn't know how to let someone in. So, what happens when she falls in love with her boss, rapper, and mogul Dave East? I do not own any of the images used in this book or on the cover. All fictional characters do not reflect the names and face claims in reality.

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸

'If the world was ending would you 𝐜𝐫𝐲 or would you 𝐭𝐫𝐲 to get me?'