One night waking up to her dead mother, and a note beside her, Olive sets off in search for answers. The note warning her, and being a riddle she needs to crack. Escaping from the lurking danger, Olive runs off to Los Angeles in hopes of blending in. A busy place no one will choose to run to. Unexpected and smart right? Yes, but the only problem is she does not know she walked right into the lion's den.
Felix Armani, agile, smart and dangerous, is on the look for a brunette who has his most prized possession- the one thing that can help the world if in right hands and destroy it if in the wrong ones. Searching for her in ever nook and corner of the world, he is unaware of her being right under his nose. Hiding in plain sight. For him, she is the rival. But Olive, knows nothing about the purpose of what she is protecting with her own life. Following her mother's instructions, who mysteriously died, Olive is running from the American Mafia without knowing anything about it. Her mother had secrets and now she is the victim, of secrets, of danger, unraveling mysteries. One. At. A. Time.
Little do they both know they share the same purpose, bounded by mysteries and contracts of the past, a boundary of obligations keeps them apart. But will the undeniable passion be enough to erase the boundary apart? Or will the lust for power lead to unexpected deaths?
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.