Beauty and The Beat: Philadelphia

by Treasure Malian

After escaping the horrors that came with growing up in 'The Badlands' section of North Philadelphia, Jelani left that life and all the bad memories from it behind. With a bright future pursuing music on the horizon, Jelani watched as his dreams slowly turned into a reality. However, when past demons began to resurface threatening to take away everything he shed blood, sweat, and tears for, he takes matter's into his own hands. Genesis Martinez, born and raised in New York City, finds herself living in the heart of Philadelphia while attending University of Arts. With her eye on the prize and high hopes of one day opening her own Dance studio, Genesis is focused. She left home, her family, and friends to prevent being distracted. No one could have prepared her for the biggest distraction of her life; Love. When their paths cross a whirlwind love affair erupts. As the soundtrack of their love story play out, they both find that the road to happily ever after isn't as pleasant as they would have hoped. Genesis, latches on to Jelani and vows to to be by his side no matter what. When her life starts to spiral out of control she battles with remaining true to who she is and keeping him. Jelani, believes he owes Genesis and tries to save her all the while keeping himself alive. Will Jelani's lifestyle prove to be too much for Genesis to handle? Could there really be a happy medium when it comes to love and the music industry? Find out in this melodic Love story

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515102998
• ISBN13: 9781515102991
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"