The Carter Chronicles - Built Different (Foundation) Book 1
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When nineteen-year-old Jay Carter loses his mother to cancer, he makes a promise at her bedside: protect his nine-year-old sister Nisha at any cost. Dropping out of high school to hustle on Miami's unforgiving streets, Jay transforms from a grieving teenager into a calculated kingpin, building a casino empire one dangerous move at a time.
But success comes with a price. Between the loyalty of his best friend Marcus, the love of club promoter Keisha, and the constant threat of rival crews, Jay must navigate a world where one wrong decision could destroy everything-including the family he's fighting to protect.
As Nisha excels in school, unaware of the blood and betrayal funding her future, Jay wrestles with an impossible truth: the very empire meant to secure her safety might be the thing that destroys them both.
Some families are built different. Some families are built on secrets.
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