Title: Thugs and roses
Description: "A tainted love affair… Two notorious dealers… And a dope man’s daughter… All a recipe for disaster on the streets. The men who call the shots in Brick City Projects in Cincinnati, Ohio are about to collide when the young and beautiful Yasmin falls for Money, a bad boy from the Bottoms. Her father, Bunz, has been running the Tops for years and it’s going to be hell to pay when he finds out Money has defiled his daughter. But a perfect girl can't always be perfect, right? Yasmin’s beauty, wits, and passion for dancing all slowly unfurl as she falls into the arms of Money. Tall, Belgium chocolate with a body full of tats, Money is no regular guy. He’s a bad boy whose looks, hustle and ruggedness attract her. She knows he’s rough around the edges, but thinks that maybe she can change that. The only problem is that her father is his rival from the Tops of the Brick City Projects. With Money’s confident touch leaving stains of thug passion all over Yasmin, she will never be the same. All the girls want him, but her golden eyes keep him locked under her spell. But will her life with Money be more than she was prepared for once the streets start talking about their love affair"--
Subjects: Man-woman relationships, African Americans, Street life, Fiction
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio)