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After his mother’s death, 16‑year‑old Paul "Power" Clay looks to the streets of Chicago for direction and finds an unlikely mentor in Slim, a local businessman who promises him a path to success. Power believes that mastering Slim’s tactics will shape his future and win over Tanya "Beauty" Long, the girl he loves.
Power’s journey takes him from Chicago to Miami and eventually to New York, where he confronts the harsh realities of drug trade, lust, and gang violence. Each encounter challenges his beliefs and forces him to question whether the people who guide him truly have his best interests at heart.
Through a raw portrait of urban youth, Power’s story illustrates the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood and the moral choices that accompany it.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: T. I.
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