Shauntay Hernandez's mind has been made up since childhood-she wants to be a Bay Area crime boss. She doesn't have an empire to run until she meets Malcolm Graham, a vicious gang leader from San Francisco, California. But problems soon arise. Malcolm's sister, Assata Wun, has other plans for her brother that don't involve Shauntay. And when federal indictments lead to handcuffs and jail time, friends and loved ones start pointing fingers. After surviving fights, shootouts and life on the run, incarceration, rape, and the birth of her first son, the question still remains: Will the San...

Nikki wants a more exciting life, and she finds it in one of the worst neighborhoods in the inner-city. With a handful of her suburban friends, Nikki is thrust into an underworld of drugs, crime, murder, and earth-shattering sex. She falls head over heels in love with the streets. But she soon learns that the streets won't love her back.

Twenty-two-year-old Aleesha realizes she deserves better in life, especially when it comes down to her relationships. For too long she's endured hurt and betrayal from the men in her world, and instead of getting tired of love, she gets even. She's been having an affair with ex-boyfriend Cali, but decides to end it when she comes to terms that she still wants to be with her boyfriend Savage, who hasn't exactly been faithful either. It's only a matter of time before the two men face off, and Aleesha can't do anything to stop it. The day of her last affair with Cali, she and her illicit lover...