Takerra Allen

To young Neeka Perry, Denny is one thing. In the streets, he's a whole other entity. She was brave enough to love both sides, upside down, all around, and back again. He provided her with all a girl could believe she dreamed of—security, desire, and, most enviably, genuine love....

A nostalgic tale of first love, first loss, and the budding womanhood of a Black girl in the '90s....

They say the first love is the truest. If you can hold on to it, do. For the others after will be different. Watered down versions tainted with your insecurities, their fears, each other's pride. Promises not to make the same mistakes twice, entering as a slightly altered version of yourself...

Tahli and Vin fell in love one summer and their story began. Through personal growth, love guided them. Watered by kisses, battered by storms, petals died off and grew again. Bent, twisted, and strengthened through adversities as love often faces . . . as one, they flourished. The flower turns...

They say the first love is the truest. If you can hold on to it, do. For the others after will be different. Watered down versions tainted with your insecurities, their fears, each other's pride. Promises not to make the same mistakes twice, entering as a slightly altered version of yourself...

Noor's life path has always been potholed with obstacles. But she is a survivor, an adapter… a proud wanderer. Still, the deep yearning for more kept her motivated to conquer every hindrance because there had to be more waiting—somewhere.

Denaché Denny "D Rock" Graham, the ever-complex crime lord with his layers of mystery beneath his grime and his weakness for the simpler semi of the pair—the beguiling Neeka Perry.

Noor's life path has always been potholed with obstacles. But she is a survivor, an adapter… a proud wanderer. Still, the deep yearning for more kept her motivated to conquer every hindrance because there had to be more waiting—somewhere.