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When You're Ready

A Love Story

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When You're Ready

By: Kareem Rosser
Narrated by: Kareem Rosser
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“This moving memoir explores how life and love rarely pan out the way we plan it...Beautifully written, [When You’re Ready] is a tribute to love in all its manifestations.” —The Seattle Times

An unforgettable and heartrending love story that will break your heart and piece it back together.

Kareem Rosser and Lee Lee Jones were young, beautiful, and deeply in love. Their love was a real-world romance that felt like a fairy tale: Kareem was raised in the Bottom—one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia—while Lee Lee was raised in the wealth of the Pennsylvania suburbs. They met and fell in love in the world of horses: Kareem, a nationally ranked polo player and Lee Lee, a legacy equestrian. The world was at their feet, a lifetime of joy and adventure ahead of them. But their love story is interrupted by a devastating accident, which almost costs Lee Lee her life, and destroys every plan and dream that Lee Lee and Kareem had made together.

In the months and years that follow, while Lee Lee struggles to heal, Kareem is crippled by ambiguous grief, for the woman that he loves and for the future he imagined for them both. He feels buried alive. In the space between debilitating grief and bursts of anxiety, he’s forced to finally face his demons: his tumultuous childhood, his latent mental health issues, the murders of his older brother and his best friend, and a life constantly lived in the grip of panic and fear.

Honest and captivating, When You’re Ready is a narrative that honors love in all its forms: first love, parental love, renewed love, and, most importantly, self-love. With notes on unresolved loss and second chances, it’s a story that will grab you by the heartstrings and uplift your soul.©2025 Kareem Rosser (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio
Grief & Loss Personal Development Heartfelt Romance
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Honest Storytelling • Beautiful Love Story • Heartwarming Narrative • Engaging Writing • Relatable Story
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Hearing Kareem narrate this incredible story was very moving and so sad. His honestly in sharing the pain and trauma of loosing so much gripped my heart. The Jones family, allowing this story to be told, have granted an intimate look into the world they inhabit and the world they are living in taking care of a disabled child.

Amazing story

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Such a heartwarming story of people finding true love and learning how to keep it.

Excellent story of people I know!!

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Very talented young author sharing personal tragedy and triumph in a way we can all relate to. I’m glad I listened to his narration as I could feel the emotion more profoundly. Highly recommend this to everyone.

True Love is Never Static

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real, emotional, at times raw, I know a bit about the characters and I could not turn this off


awesome love story

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a beautiful love story that shares and normalizes trauma and how to get help.

emotional sweet

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Grab your issue box and be prepared to be ah inspired. The writing is beautiful, raw, relatable and leaves you feeling hopeful. I think everyone can find parts of this story relatable whether it’s your first love, heartbreak, loss, or hope; I know people will find strength from the writing. The author reads the story making it all more meaningful. Thank your for sharing your beautiful story Kareem.

A true life love story touching on every aspect of human emotion

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A raw, honest and brave story of love, loss and emotional growth. Kareem writes and speaks with courage and wisdom beyond his young age.

Raw and honest. A must read!

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Kareem tells the story of his love in such a honest, transparent, and engaging way. It is a beautiful tribute to the girl he loves while sharing how he coped, grieved, adapted, and healed when she suffered a life changing accident. I would give it more stars if I could. Kareem is an incredibly gifted author. This is the second book of his that I have listened to and both are exceptional!

Beautiful, raw, and real

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This book will take you on a journey of true love and how it can take many forms. Kareem is brutally, honest and open about his feelings, stemming from childhood to adulthood and when life throws unimaginable tragedy, it’s OK to ask for help. This is a truly beautiful story.

An honest and touching true story about love, tragedy, loss, healing and happiness.

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So well written with easy flow and just enough description to paint a whole movie in my head. Needs more horses, lol!

heartbreaking and heartlifting

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