Book 1:
Four brothers, Taliban, Tedman, Tremaine, and Taahid, better known as the Williams brothers. Taliban is thirty-one years old, but if you ask him, he’ll say that he feels like a man who has lived twice his lifetime. With a father serving a life sentence, and a mother strung out on drugs, Taliban had no choice but to step up and become the head of his family while still in high school. As a boy with grown man responsibilities, Taliban ran into issues with the law, which caused him to be in and out of the prison system. During his incarceration, Taliban’s brothers were forced to live with their aunt, where they endured things that the young men have never revealed.
Tedman is twenty-five, and he’s the hothead brother. Tedman is reckless, and if someone doesn’t push him to do good, he’s bound to create a world of trouble. What caused Tedman to be this way? He takes medication for depression and anxiety, but a secret from his past may be the cause of his conditions. Will Tedman ever trust anyone enough to share his burdens and get the help he needs?
Then, there’s Tremaine. Tremaine is seventeen years old, a senior in high school, and a star athlete on the football field. He has dreams of going to college and playing in the NFL, so he can take care of his family. His primary goal is to repay Taliban for all he’s sacrificed to raise him. Tremaine is a good kid, but he somehow gets himself wrapped up with the wrong person who just might turn his dream into a nightmare.
Lastly, there is Taahid. Taahid is the baby at only fourteen years old. His father was sentenced to life in prison when Taahid was only two months old, and shortly after, his mother abandoned the family. He doesn’t remember ever having parents to protect and care for him. Taahid suffers from depression just like his older brother Tedman, but the only difference is that Taahid suffers in silence. Fearing that his family will not accept his truth, he fights his battles on his own until one day, it all becomes too much.
Four brothers, with four different personalities, but they each share some of the same hurt.
Then, there’s Sage Davis. Sage is the fiancée of famous Miami street king, Apollo. They share a beautiful daughter, but in the blink of an eye, Sage is left without her king, and their daughter is left fatherless. Sage is under the impression that she’s lost her everything. She thinks that she’s lost God’s greatest gift to a woman, but as the days go by, she learns that the person she spent the last ten years of her life with was someone she hardly even knew.
What do you get when fate constantly brings together two people who are at completely different stages in life, status, and wealth? You get Taliban and Sage. Can it work, though? Can a man like Taliban, who has endured so much, really connect with a woman like Sage? Sage is forbidden fruit; her fiancé was street royalty in Miami, so she’s considered off limits. How can it ever work between the two? Just wait and see.
Book 2:
Part 2 of this emotional roller coaster of a book picks up exactly where part 1 left off. Tremaine is facing a serious case, that is any black mans fear. He’s only seventeen years old, with a bright future ahead of him, from having so many college offers that are being granted to him, that he’s lost count. Having just lost a little brother to suicide, we’re hoping that the Williams brother doesn’t have to lose another brother, but this time, to the system. We are praying that the truth is revealed and Tremaine is set free, so that he can continue to move closer in his dreams of playing college ball and then one day, professional playing in the NFL. Hopefully, Amber doesn’t have the power to take this from him.
Taliban, a man that has been through so much hurt since he was a kid. He’s so used to having to do everything on his own, but now he has that special someone in his life, which is Sage, so can he put his pride to the side for once and allow someone to help him? In life, we have grown accustomed to the man uplifting the woman, and have somehow disregarded the fact that it is totally okay for the roles to be reversed and for a woman to uplift and boss up her man.
Lastly, there’s Teddy. A man, with a deep, dark past. A past that causes him to have anxiety and take medication the way he does to help fight off his depression. That deep, dark past is getting in the way of him being able to commit to Celine. The two of them could be perfect for each other, but with perfection comes hard work. Celine is willing to put in that hard work, but is Teddy willing to do the same?
Book 3:
We’ve witnessed heartbreak after heartbreak with the Williams brothers. Anything that can go wrong in a family has happened to them; losing their youngest brother to suicide, childhood sexual assault, losing a father to the prison system, and their mother leaving them, choosing drugs over her four precious sons. The Williams brothers already know what it feels like to experience heartbreak and pain, but in the finale, they will get everything they deserve and worked so hard for. The pain of losing Taahid will never be easy on them, but at least they’re coping and finding a way to seek justice for their little brother.
Then, there’s Sage and Jordynn. From the outside looking in, the two of them have a friendship that most women would envy, but once the truth comes out, can anyone blame Sage for wanting to kill Jordynn? How does one deal with this kind of betrayal? As easy as it would be for Sage to end Jordynn’s life, she has to consider her beautiful baby girl who looks up to her. Sage is the only parent Iyanni has left. With a new baby on the way and a relationship that has shown her the true meaning of love, our hopes are high that Sage doesn’t lose everything due to one impulsive act.
This is the finale to Dem Boyz From Da Bottom. Secrets will be revealed, friendships will be tested, lives will be lost, and in the end, we’re hoping for a big happy ending. Hopefully these boyz from da bottom can finally overcome their struggles and move boldly into the next phase of their lives. If anyone deserves a break from pain and suffering, it’s definitely the Williams brothers.