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The Bricks
A Ghetto Love Tale
2023
First Published
4.73
Average Rating
290
Number of Pages

On the outside, Ashanti’s beauty is undeniable, but on the inside she’s damaged from circumstances dealing with her home life. In Ashanti's eyes, she's already at the bottom so there's only one way to go, and that's up. The last person she expects to help her get there is the first person at her window when things goes south. Gotti, is an all star athlete with dreams of making it big so that he can move his family out of the projects. Sticking to his plan is his only goal but when someone close to him does the unthinkable, it makes it harder for him to leave. Gotti will soon find out that sometimes... Water is thicker than blood. Shykeria is a pretty, rich girl with a bad reputation. To the world, she looks like she has it all together but everything isn’t always what it seems. Tough decisions leaves Shykeria out in the world alone, when she once had it at her fingertips. Hemi is on track to graduate and go to college. He thought nothing could get in his way until one bad decision, turns his life around forever. Can he still make the best of the new hand that's dealt to him, or will he fold at the first sight of more things going wrong? These four friends are navigating through life together. Will their bonds be strong enough to weather the storms of their individual lives? When loyalty and family ties are shattered, will they be able to pick up the pieces? They’re facing death, trauma, love, secrets and betrayal. See how it all plays out when it goes down in The Bricks.

Avg Rating
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Number of Ratings
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Author

A.J. Davidson
A.J. Davidson
Author · 56 books

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. A.J is originally from Chicago, IL. but raised in Columbus, Ms. This 33 year old married mother of 3 boys Jarrett, Ashton and Andrew, started her writing career off with a short story challenge on Facebook in January of 2017. A.J didn't expect to get so much feedback with her stories. Once she started writing she couldn't stop and within the next week she started working with a mentor to help her become a better writer and work her way to being published. A.J is now signed with Mz Lady P Presents. - AJ first series released in March 2017- The Street King I Fell For: A Misunderstood Love Affair 1 and 2. As a writer A.J hopes to become a best seller and make readers fall in love with her once they see through her writing how passionate she is.

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