Beware of the company you keep. K'wan's urban fiction coming-of-age novel, Promise Broken, is set in the gritty streets of Newark, New Jersey. The story follows seventeen-year-old Promise Mohammed as she attempts to uphold friendships and new relationships-even if they lead to her demise. After Promise's mother dies in a tragic car accident, it leaves a void in Promise's life that she is yearning to fill. This titular novel finds Promise spiraling into a life of crime and drug affiliation by the company she chooses to keep. Also coping with abandonment and a lifelong broken commitment from her biological father, Promise ultimately has two goals: to graduate from high school and to be loved. But can she find the love that she seeks from her aunt Dell, two best friends, Mouse and Keys, or drug-dealer Asher-the man who captivates her-despite the fact that each relationship will lead to life-altering events? Only time will tell. "Readers will see the potential of K'wan's three richly dimensional characters even as they're ground down by harrowing circumstance in this engaging tale, as all three are forced to make painful choices. The ending has several surprises, and readers will want to find out what happens next to Promise and her friends."

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