Siri, play You Da One by Rihanna... Something about him feels like a warning- and a promise.

They met by accident-in chaos. At twenty-five, Brielle Price has learned what it feels like to pour years into something that was never meant to last. Fresh out of physical therapy school, she's focused on healing, rebuilding, and climbing forward in her career. Love is no longer a priority. Stability is. Perseverance is. And for the first time, she's choosing herself. Andre Carter, also twenty-five, is fresh off his rookie contract in the NFL and stepping into a new chapter of his life. Focused, disciplined, and painfully aware of how quickly everything can be taken away, he moves with caution. Labeled a golden boy by the world around him, Andre knows better than to believe the hype-or tempt fate. One drunken night in Houston brings their paths together in the middle of chaos, neither aware of the impact that fleeting moment will have on their carefully laid plans. Some encounters are brief. Others linger... Waiting for the right time to return.

Concrete Roses is a gripping hood love story about Mia, an independent woman with dreams of a better life, and Jace, a street-smart hustler determined to leave the game behind. Their unexpected connection sparks a passionate romance, but their love is tested by secrets, betrayal, and the dangers of the streets. Together, they must navigate a world of chaos, proving that even in the darkest places, love can bloom like roses through the cracks in concrete.

I wasn't meant to live my life without you....

" underneath the silent hue of the streetlight, we found that the world doesn't always have to be against us. Sometimes, it just takes one person to make the darkness a little less lonely.. " Flipping the notebook closed, running a soft hand over the cover before she picked up a marker and scribbled down " under the streetlights .. "