For Peace, Not Pain
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Fresh out after and 18-month bid in Atlanta, Davarrio Jackson.-better known as DJ- is ready to leave the pain behind. When he touches down in Houston, He's got two things on his mind: staying free and getting back to the only person who ever held him down- Amina Sanders.
Amina's been riding for DJ from the jump, but time changes people. Houston's streets got new rules, and love ain't always enough to keep a man grounded when the past keeps knocking. DJ wants peace-but peace don't come easy when your name still rings bells in the wrong places.
For Peace, Not Pain is a raw, emotional, and gritty story about loyalty, second chances, and learning that real love doesn't hurt-it heals.
He did the time. Now he wants peace.
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