At the age of sixteen Lakeisha Moss was abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself on the streets. Within days she's taken in by Ambrianna. During her stay with Ambrianna, Lakeisha is taught the difference between real women and fake women, the difference between a ho and a house wife. She's taught more than anything to ride-or-die. Angel DeAngelo was raised in the streets by neighbors rather than his own parents. With a father in jail and a mother who prostitutes, he brings the money to the table in the only way that he know hows: slanging. A notoriously feared street thug with respect from almost everyone around the hood. With money, power, and hos, he's got almost everything figured out. He's just missing one thing: a down chick. When the two encounter paths, sparks fly and everything is thrown out of proportion, as Lakeisha defies everything and anything involving, Angel. While Angel wants more than anything to explore what could be between the two of them. As a battle of wills begins, danger from another component stirs up trouble forcing the two to work together to confront it, or be killed.

Shaiya is determined to enhance all areas of her life while combating deep rooted insecurities and refining her goals. Her pursuits lead her into complications that test her friendships, family relationships and has her questioning her own character as she becomes conflicted between her morals and her deepest desires. Shaiya will soon learn that she can decide what she pursues but not what pursues her.

Gem Austen runs a profitable business by helping vampires find potential blood donors. Unfazed by these supernatural beings from years of dealing with them, she knows that vampires are cold and proud creatures incapable of loving no one. That is, until Luke Garon, a charming vampire, turns up at her doorsteps to enlist her services. Can she keep herself from falling for him? Or will she end up becoming a vampire's victim?