When you cut a Rose. It begins to wither... And dies.... Without the proper attention that is. . . Rosalina "Rose " Quartz is the definition of survival. Left alone and wounded. Rose experienced what no child should have to bear in her youth. Still, Rose survived. Pushing through the harsh grips of life, and leaving the past behind, Rose promised herself that she would have a better life. Now 22 and a well known hairstylist. Rose finally has the chance to bury her demons and start a whole new life. Maybe even fall in love. But when her past cuts into her new found freedom, and wont let her go . She finds out that happiness is not so easily obtained, and with love comes lies. Rosalina must quickly decide who to trust. Is what she wants, really what's best for her? How many more cuts can she take before this Rose withers, and dies just as the one before her. Book 1 of 3 C O M P L E T E D © 2016 CAMETRICE M. HEYWARD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law .

Jamal Anderson , is a retired hustler from drug trafficking . His only motive was to satisfy and please his first love , Ronnie but things starts to get tough when temptation comes between them along with secrets that will tear him apart . Karma bites him hard and doesn't know what route to go . Liberty Hamilton grew up with a sense of how life would be like I'm the streets . Without knowing her mother , her father raised her while educating her about drugs . When she got older , her feign for those drugs intensified causing her to do whatever she needed to get what she wanted . Her love for drugs is only neutral but her love for money is stronger than ever . Ronnie, learns the ropes the hard way after losing her family to tragic events and going through a traumatic life. The only person she trust and allows to protect her is her one and only love Jamal, but her insecurities and self struggles seems to run him away. All she wants is a real family and no heart aching pain.

Janessa "Butterfly " Jones is a stripper dancing at Magic City in Atlanta GA, one of the hottest dancers in the city. And you know every stripper has a story to tell, Janessa's story is depressing, after being betrayed, abused and hurt you can only imagine the tragic events she had to go through. Her story is no ordinary, she been through a lot, open the book and read her baggage, the baggage that she must let go. "Betcha Love Can Make It Better" ~Erykah Badu