Is It Real

Freedom was supposed to feel different.After five years behind bars, Jayceon "J-Roc" Carter is determined to leave his past where it belongs. No more fast money. No more reckless choices. Just a real chance to build something better.Then he meets Maliyah.She's focused, grounded, and everything he didn't know he needed. With her, life starts to feel different, real, steady, and worth fighting for. But the streets don't forget, and they don't let go without a price.As old ties resurface and pressure builds, J-Roc is forced to confront the life he once knew and the man he's trying to become.Caught between loyalty and growth, love and survival, he faces the hardest decision of his life...Stay tied to the past.. or risk everything for a future that finally feels real.Is It Real? is a powerful story of transformation, love, and the fight to break free from cycles that were never meant to last.

Pages: 73, Paperback, Independently published