The two most dangerous criminals are behind bars, rotting in Arkham. The whole city is safe, for now.
Quinton Jacks was born and raised in Gotham. He was raised more by the circus than his mother. His mother was a drunken, nagging whore, yelling at him and beating his brains out. He wanted to see her in pain, the whole city, too. He finally snapped, going on a little spree. He was sent to Arkham three years ago, there is still no information on his reason.
Sam Lakes grew up in Arizona, but moved to Gotham when she was only seven years old. At age ten, she found out she had depression, anxiety, and split personality disorder. Her other personality, Max, hated everyone Sam loved. One day, Max was let out somehow and killed her parents and her dearest friend. Before she could kill anyone else, Sam took over again. She was shipped off to Arkham soon after, and has been there for four months now.
As soon as these two are back on the streets, Gotham will become a living hell. As they make their mark, Gotham goes down.
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
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Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.