Cold Weather Roses

Cold Weather Roses is the story of Elijah Bennett, a former student at the prestigious Mondale College in Atlanta, GA. After being expelled from school, Elijah found himself broke, homeless and out of options. On one of the coldest nights of the year, Elijah decides to end his life. Instead of waking up in the hereafter, he finds himself in the psychiatric ward of a local Atlanta hospital. It is there that he meets Dr. Valerie Stapleton, a young and energetic psychiatrist, who offers him a stay at Rose Hill, a mental facility for teenagers and young adults that practices an experimental horticulture therapy. During his time at Rose Hill, Elijah's life becomes intertwined with Medina Rose, a New Orleans native and Katrina evacuee who sought refuge in Atlanta but became forced into prostitution. With the help of Dr. Stapleton, they both face the demons in their past while also understanding the true meaning of friendship, trust and the trials of life.