Concrete Roses & Broken Vows

Concrete Roses & Broken Vows is a raw and emotional urban fiction novel about love, trauma, addiction, and the painful journey of rediscovering self-worth.The story follows Nia Brooks, a strong yet emotionally worn Black woman who finds herself deeply in love with Amir King, a charismatic man whose charm masks a dangerous cycle of narcissism, street life, emotional manipulation, and drug addiction. What begins as passionate love slowly becomes a relationship built on broken promises, betrayal, emotional exhaustion, and survival.As Amir becomes more consumed by the streets and his addictions, Nia loses pieces of herself trying to save a man who refuses to save himself. Torn between loyalty, hope, and heartbreak, she struggles to separate real love from trauma bonds and emotional dependency.Throughout the novel, Nia faces painful truths about toxic relationships, abandonment, self-worth, and healing. With the support of her best friend Keisha and eventually therapy, she begins the difficult process of reclaiming her identity outside of the chaos that once defined her marriage.At its core, Concrete Roses & Broken Vows is not just a story about heartbreak-it is a story about survival, emotional healing, and learning that loving someone should never require destroying yourself.The novel explores: - Toxic love and trauma bonds- Narcissistic relationships- Addiction and emotional manipulation- Black love and generational pain- Healing after emotional abuse- Self-worth, boundaries, and recoveryIt is a powerful reminder that even in the harshest conditions, people can still bloom-just like concrete roses.

Pagina's: 55, Paperback, Independently published