The dark streets of Gotham City were no stranger to crime and corruption. But amidst the chaos and villainy, a group of vigilantes emerged - The Castaways. Draco Juno (Emerald Shooter), Ludovika Alexandra (Midnight Assassin), and Cerise Red (Cherry Bomb) were known for their unorthodox methods and brutal tactics, but they were also known for their unwavering sense of justice. Draco, raised as a mercenary, had a troubled past. Scarred by a toxic relationship, he struggled with trust and vulnerability. Cerise, orphaned in a house fire, was taken in and manipulated by Joker until she found family with Ludovika, Draco and Harley Quinn. And Ludovika, taught to kill by her loving mother, was on a relentless quest for vengeance after Two-Face murdered the woman who taught her everything. On one fateful night, The Castaways crossed paths with the legendary Robins of Gotham. Amidst the chaos, emotions stirred.
D!ck Grayson, also known as Nightwing, fell for Cerise's fiery spirit, while Jason Todd, the Red Hood, found himself drawn to Draco's hardened exterior. It was a connection that neither vigilante expected. As tensions rose and Joker's reign of terror grew more unpredictable, The Castaways and the Robins were forced to unite. But with their personal vendettas and emotional scars, the lines between good and evil began to blur. Could Draco and Jason overcome their pasts and find solace in each other? Would D!ck and Cerise risk their lives for love? And when the time came, would Ludovika choose revenge or justice? In the final battle for Gotham's future, love and vengeance clashed in a high-stakes showdown. As the shadows threatened to consume them all, the question remained - would love conquer all, or would vengeance claim them? In the end, only time would tell as The Castaways and the Robins fight to protect the city they call home.
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.