A lot of people don't get as many opportunities at success & even friendship as Dave and Bernice did. David Brewster aka Dave East and Bernice Burgos were just 2 Harlem kids from the east side trying to make it. They were best friends..at one point at least. After a couple moves out of NY then back their friendship ended, but now as adults could they respark it? A reunited friendship will change them for the better. Watch these Black Roses bloom... ⚠️Book 2: Gold Petals⚠️ All events in this book are fictional. Some instances such as events and characters may be based off of real life but nothing is 100% factual.

Have you ever felt so broken that you couldn't pull yourself out of bed and continue to live your life like you used to. A simple task such as tying your shoes already seems like a huge burden on your account. Struggling with yourself because everything around you doesn't matter anymore. That's mainly because she broke my heart. Who knew love could turn a person around. Who knew love would hurt this bad. Who knew love can make you feel numb. A simple word yet it has an enormous impact in everyone's life. Everything happens for a reason, and I'm not blaming it all on her, though there are things you just wish you could take back and redo because of the feeling it gave you. And because of those traumatic event, I turned into a complete opposite of me. Well, that's until I met...her. You'd think that I've learned my lesson but she's different. I'm that cold-hearted until she drop down here on earth and save my miserable, sorry ass. A girl who doesn't know how to give up. A girl who's filled with happiness in a way that if you stare at her, there's this feeling you can't explain and it just lightens your mood. A girl who's friends with everyone because of her pure and innocent soul. A girl that can certainly light up a god d*mn world with her personality. ... And a girl who made me feel again. A girl who made me fall in love again. A girl who made me forget all the things that I've been through because she made my present more than just worth living, and my future to be worth looking forward to. And she made me fall in love with her harder than anyone did. Harder than anybody could. And I wouldn't mind to fall over and over again if at the end of the line, she's there to catch me.

Sawyer Lee wants to leave behind her hellhole of a town. But when the unexpected holds her back, she realizes that everything is about to change.

Highest Rank: #1 in August Anthony Alsina Since the death of her brother, Heavenly Paradise is the number one girl that everyone wants. But for whatever reason that is, she'll soon find out. Along the way with help of August and his friends, she discovers lies, secrets, and the awakening of her past. She admits life is not easy, but she's up for any challenge that comes her way.

"The greatest risk any of us will take is to be seen as we are." -Cinderella, Cinderella •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Jail time, community service, and... Dance lessons? For 19 year old Alex, she did not foresee herself getting arrested for illegal street racing- or maybe she did, considering she'd been racing cars since the age of 15. What she didn't foresee was having to choose between jail time, and community service at a prestige ballet academy... And what she most definitely didn't foresee was falling in love with the CEO's son.

All Supermodel Charlotte Sinclair wants is REVENGE on the man that not only left her at the altar but faked his death afterwards... All she wants is some answers...and to put him 6 feet under... *Warning: This Story Deals With Mental Illness.*

I always thought I would remain faithful to my boyfriend, I mean I loved him. No matter how much he put me through I held that nigga down. But that shit went out the window when I met August Anthony Alsina Jr. I need him bad. *SEXUAL CONTENT INSIDE*

"Mate." What I did? I laughed out loud. That was probably the last reaction the handsome man was expecting to receive from me as his brows were quick to knit in confusion. I knew werewolves existed, but this man couldn't be one of them. No, I wouldn't fall for his prank. "What is the sudden laugh for, Mi amor?" Came his question in a heartbeat. The sound of his voice had butterflies erupting in my stomach, but I schooled my face into an amused expression so he would catch nothing of the weird effects he had on me. "Y-You. What mate-" I air quoted with a wide grin. "-are you talking about? Are you faring well, Mister? Cause if this is some kind of joke, then let me tell you this, you got me! I wouldn't be surprised if you're into vampires or werewolves too. You are so good in acting like one, and.." I paused for two seconds to catch my breath. "-and you even know what a mate is. That growl sounded so real, I might add." I pointed out, trying my best not to break into another fit of laughter, which appeared to be a futile attempt. The man arched an eyebrow at me as a smirk made its way onto his lips, but it soon disappeared and was replaced by a straight line. "Who said I was joking around?"