Concrete Hearts

From childhood promises to grown-up battles, Concrete Hearts is a love story written in the language of survival.

Kyrell Mackie grew up with loss written into his story-his mother gone too soon, his father murdered, and the streets waiting to claim him. Football gave him hope, but hustling kept food on the table and his grandmother's medical bills paid. Every day was a choice between survival and self-destruction.

Trinity Brown came from the opposite side of life-bright, disciplined, and dete...