African American Romance Suspense

Malek and Halleigh were once innocent high school sweethearts, but their lives changed drastically when they were separated by tragic circumstances and sucked into life on the streets. Now Malek has risen to the top of the drug empire and is running things after Jamaica Joe’s murder. His rival, Sweets, has left town, so Malek has things under control on both the South Side and the North Side. When Halleigh finally escapes from the clutches of Manolo, her pimp, she and Malek are reunited. For a while, things are running smoothly, and Halleigh and Malek are like well-respected hood royalty—until Halleigh grows bored with her life hidden safely away in the suburbs.

Courtney will be caught up in between two worlds as she finds herself falling for the detective, while having to become even more involved in her boyfriend's life of crime. Tyler would kill her if he ever found out what she was doing.... Giving up on everything she once believed in, she finds herself falling into a world of deceit, drama and explicit unbridled passion.