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An ex‑drug dealer, breaching his new life as a janitor, clings back to the streets when he resumes selling narcotics to a rival business.

Rio, a former convict with no prospects, seeks a way out of the ghetto by hustling and falling in love with Trinity, who battles an abusive father after her mother’s death. Together they struggle to escape the streets that threaten to claim them.

"It took a lot of manpower and machinery to rescue Reggie from the clutches of Miguel Chavez and his henchmen, but Naomi, Damian and Foxx made it happen. Unfortunately, they are not out of the wood yet. They still have the Feds to watch out for. And now that Miguel is dead, Marco has put a huge bounty on everyone in Naomi and Damian's operation. So, a war is eminent. Nowhere to run but out west, Naomi's father Foxx solicited the help of a friend in Denver, Colorado. And when Foxx received the green light to relocate his family he took his friend up on his offer. Naomi was happy that everyone was back together and that they were going to start their lives over in a new place. But everyone wasn't so reluctant. Damian only tagged along because he wasn't going to leave Naomi. And Reggie had another agenda entirely. With this mindset, Reggie will create a windstorm and tear down everything Naomi and Foxx built..."--P. [4] of cover.

Nikki Turner curates the latest installment of the Street Chronicles, bringing together four authors to explore urban life through contemporary African‑American voices.

After three years, Tukey Tosh’s club No Draws sparks a crime‑fighting alliance with Police Sergeant Cody Brown, forming the D‑Unit to assault rival drug dealers in Kansas City.