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.

From having a brother that barley gives a fuck about you. To mama loving dope more then she loves her kids. A daddy that wish we ain't have the same blood running through our veins. I did what I know best and that's run and never looked back .

After serving a three year sentence, Jerome 'Rome' Johnson is a free man. Besides reclaiming his seat at the throne of his drug empire, his eyes are set on who he will always consider his wife and the mother of his only child, Shawnee. One too many infidelities on Rome's part has Shawnee through with him. Even though his work is cut out for him, Rome surges forward and fights for the only love he has ever known, but has Shawnee truly thrown both it and him away? Broken hearted Niecy is back after graduating from college. The only thing she plans on doing is keeping her nose deeply planted in the books once she is accepted into the medical school of her choice, but after crossing paths with Kyron Hayes, she might as well scrap those plans. Ky takes one look at Niecy and its a wrap. For some reason he can't name, he is drawn to her and finds himself doing all the things he claimed he never would, but is he truly through with his playboy mannerisms and can their relationship withstand the storm that will soon have all four of their lives spiraling out of control?

"Ian like these other niggas shawty, ion think you can handle a nigga like me". "This ain't no Fairytale love story shawty, everything don't just fall in place" "You the first person I fell in love with" "Imma hood nigga, ion know how to love"...... ___________________________________________ " I may be a street nigga, that don't mean I don't know how to treat a girl right" "I'm a street nigga, not no fuck nigga" "I'm not them other niggas up in Texas. I'm a real nigga" "This just a hood love story baby girl. You're my queen and I'm yo king."...

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