Hello Beautiful

In the comfort of her therapy session, Rose opens up about molestation, sexual assault, and being forced into prostitution. She is more than ready to move forward and heal from her past trauma, especially after becoming a mother to a precious little girl. For as long as she could remember, all she has been to men is a vessel- a place for them to release their dirty secrets, their lies, and their unworthiness. She was a place where trash piled up, and it had finally broken her.

She was forced to realize she couldn't maintain her life without Richard. It had come full circle: he didn't love her but wouldn't let her go; she didn't love him, but she couldn't survive without him.

Their toxic relationship was a constant reminder of her childhood. To make matters worse, she had become her mother's worst nightmare: a pregnant high school dropout.

On her mother's death bed, Rose revealed a secret she had kept hidden for years and promised to go back to school. Only the absence of her father would lead her down a desperate path searching for love-a path that led her to drugs, prostitution, and heartbreak.

Marie is equally determined to escape the tumultuous life she lived with her drug-addicted mother. She well understood that the only way out of the hood was through a good education. As if years of watching her mother succumb to her crack habit wasn't enough, her uncle Don was dead, and her father was responsible for his death.

Marie took refuge in the friendship she shared with her best friend Rose and was heartbroken when she left to go down south to attend Jackson State University.

Despite the pain of leaving her best friend behind, Marie never doubts she is doing the right thing.

Dive into the chaotic lives of these two young women, both from the ghetto and desperate for a way out. A truly great read that begins with a friendship-a vow between two young ladies, both experiencing daddy issues, yet splitting up as one attends college in hopes of a better future, leaving the other behind to survive on her own. After falling in love with the wrong man, and ending up strung out and badly beaten, Rose makes a phone call to her best friend Marie-whom she hasn't seen in 7 years-in a desperate attempt to save her life.

Is it too late? Have these two young women grown too far apart? Can their earlier bond to always love and be there for each other prove to be real, and is it still in effect? Or have they simply grown apart, proving truth in the adage, "out of sight, out of mind?"

You will find yourself glued to the interesting pages of this book and truly surprised by the outcome.