By Rikenya Hunter
17 12 months outdated Tiphanie seems like the burden of the realm is on her shoulders. After facing her father getting gun downed and killed while a theft is going undesirable at an ATM, she loses her dual sister to leukemia. Her mom Connie turns into depressed and starts off utilizing medicinal drugs and alcohol to manage. Tiphanie has no happiness in her existence until eventually she meets Jerome, the good-looking man round highschool. They immediately develop into a pair yet can the 2 of them take care of life's curve balls which are always being thrown at them? Does love overcome all? Can Jerome and Tiphanie's dating stand up to the hurricane headed their manner? Disclaimer: Books positive aspects profanity and sexual scenes.
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