Austin King is tired of hearing that she is pretty........ for a dark skin girl. why can't she just be pretty? Why is the color of her skin always involved?

Kash promised Cammie that he would never leave but when the fast paced, gang life he once lived catches up with him, the life he planned for Cammie and their family is setback and sends Cammie spiraling downhill. Struggling to be independent until things get back to how it was supposed to be, Cammie refuses help from anyone involved with the gang and takes on all responsibilities on her own. Staying loyal to Kash, she still looks forward to Donatello's check in calls, the only one still involved in a life of crime. All of this going on while Cammie fights to understand how Rubin works, why some of his actions and what he says don't line up compared to what he is really thinking. More characters are introduced and some dirty little secrets start to reveal themselves due to dirty little actions. The gang thought that once they got their life together this Drug Cartel would be a thing of the past but it just might keep things going. Time moves much faster in this book Sequel to The Understanding

The sleek, two door Mustang races through the empty streets of Los Angeles at dusk as Kash tries to get away from the bright red Land Rover that stays on his tail as he cuts corners and swaps paint with parked cars. Kash looked next to him and in the passenger seat was Cammie Frederick. Highland County University's most intelligent student but also the most unnoticed. Not too long ago did he break into her home and take her without her consent. Now he's driving her into her new life with him. A life with Organized Criminals, the gangsters with expensive suits and ties not sagging pants. What is she getting herself into...more like what she is being dragged into.

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When Lauren's mother died, her abusive father looks to her to play the role of house wife and bedmate. Lauren finds a way to escape it all when she meets local barbershop owner and Kingpin Rio.