Cara Vale had grown up a fighter-not by choice, but for her life. Many years prior to her birth, severe riots and violent protests led to the fall of the government, creating an era coined "The Uprising." Gangs formed, and those not a part of gangs, like Cara and her family, kept to themselves in protective hiding. Growing up in what was once Los Angeles without a mother and in the heart of the worst gang wars in history, her father taught her how to fight and survive. After a careless mistake leads to her capture, Cara gets sent on a wild adventure with prostitution, fist fights, plans of a final war, and love. With the world seemingly turning into a dark, hopeless void, does Cara have the power to stop the violence and piece together a new Earth, one founded on love-starting with hers?
Kale Verona was the leader of the most powerful gang of The Uprising, Libertas. After taking over the position upon the passing of his father, all he'd ever known was violence. That is, until Cara Vale stumbled into his life. World flipped upside down, does Kale have the courage to love, and cast aside the hatred and violence that Libertas-and all of The Uprising-had ever stood for?
Being your typical young and naïve teenager, Devyn "Poochie" Young seems to be oblivious to just how dangerous the world around her really is. Never asking to be the daughter of Oakland's biggest drug lord, or for the troubles that come behind it, she soon finds herself falling in love with her father's savage, yet handsome protégée. However, their "fairytale" romance comes to an abrupt end when she finds out that he isn't who she thought he was.
Faced with the reality of how cold and harsh the world really was at a young age, Kaseem "Chinno" Walker's life consisted of nothing but pain, loss, and constant suffering. With nowhere to turn, he did the only thing he knew how to. He married the hustle. However, after crossing paths with the boss's daughter, he finds himself contemplating a new First Lady. Their romance is short-lived after she walks out on him and he gets caught up with the law. However, upon his return, she is the first thing he has his sights set on. After all, there was no escaping that hood love.
After the estranged lovers are reunited, they find themselves on one hell of an emotional roller coaster as feelings resurface and secrets are revealed. Will the couple be able to overcome the obstacles of the game and heal wounds presented by their past or will the lethal combination of love and the streets claim its next set bodies?
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