Concrete RosemeetsThings We Couldnt SayinPritty, a debut novel by Keith F. Miller Jr.the inspiration behind the forthcominganimatedshort film of Kickstarter famethat follows two boys who get caught in the crossfire of a sinister plot that not only threatens everything they love but may cost them their own chance at love.On the verge of summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his older brother is everything people expect a man to betough, athletic, and in chargeJay simply blends into the background to everyone, except when it comes to Leroy.Unsure of what he could have possibly done to catch the eye of the boy who could easily have anyone he wants, Jay isnt about to ignore the surprising but welcome attention. But as everything in his world begins to heat up, especially with Leroy, whispered rumors over the murder of a young Black journalist and long-brewing territory tensions hang like a dark cloud over his neighborhood. And when Jay and Leroy find themselves caught in the crossfire, Leroy isnt willing to be the reason Jays life is at risk.Dragged into the world of the Black Diamondswhose work to protect the Black neighborhoods of Savannah began with his father and now falls to his older brotherLeroy knows that finding out who attacked his brother is not only the key to protecting everyone he loves but also the only way he can ever be with Jay. Wading through a murky history of familytrauma and regret, Leroy soon dis-covers that theres no keeping Jay safe when Jays own family is in just as deep and fighting the undertow of danger just as hard.Now Jay and Leroy must puzzle through secrets hiding in plain sight and scramble to uncover who is determined to eliminate the Black Diamonds before someone else gets hurteven if the cost might be their own electric connection.
