Takashi and Toryn met each other when they were five. Became best friends at ten. Were inseparable by time they were fifteen. Built an indestructible bond at twenty. And now at the age of twenty five, after twenty years of friendship, due to the slowly deteriorating memory Toryn has had since she was a baby, she will one day forget everything. Including the one thing Takashi told her the first time they met. "Don't forget about me." -Takashi Maxwell Cover by: @lucida-

Shade Roland-Brewster Was Her Name 2 Years Ago When She Was Married But Now She's Been Divorced From David Brewster Jr The Rapper. They Ended On Cordial Terms Despite The Infidelity On Both Parts But That Doesn't Mean They Can Avoid Each Other Forever. New Love And New Problems Is All They Experience

Ermias Asghedom community in Crenshaw came first even if that meant he put his own needs last, while he focuses on rebuilding his childhood neighborhood he is faced with a beautiful damsel in distress and his providing side kicks in to help out the stranger. London Nicole a woman from Crenshaw who made it out with a golden ticket to be an actress in Hollywood, she jumps at the opportunity and never looks back leaving loved ones and friends behind. What will happen when she returns and is the one in need of help will the community turn their backs on her like she did them?

Even when it gets to be too much, don't jump.

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.

Bambi is a college student who craves to experience the real college life. Not the work filled, community college going one she had now. When she finally gets her chance to transfer Bambi packs her shit and high tails it. Hoping to have the best junior year imaginable, not even knowing the trials and drama that were headed her way. Nate on the other hand is a senior in college who is ready to put the college years behind him and put his attention on his hustle. Balancing working 24/7 and school Nate is at his breaking point. Mix in the issues from his past, guilt and insecurity Nate's hands are full. So when Bambi unexpectedly comes in and rocks his world he isn't ready. Follow both Bambi and Nate on their paths to love and success, and the bullshit that comes with it.