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Treasure Hernandez

How do you beat a trick at his own game? You become the treat.

Amber Halloway is what some would call “forbidden fruit” because she is so stunning. When her father is murdered by the local kingpin’s mob, she uses her beauty to her advantage.

Step 1: Infiltrate. With the help of her older brother, Dawg, she gets a job at the biggest strip club in the city to gain the attention of the man responsible for killing her father.

Step 2: Make him fall in love. Amber just never anticipated that he would be so charming.

Step 3: Rob him blind and deliver the same fate as he did to her father.

Falling for the man she’s supposed to hate isn’t a part of the plan. When Dawg sees that his sister is hesitating to get the job done, he takes matters into his own hands, not caring whose blood he spills.

TRICK

Cedric Lewis

Curtis Griffin, a.k.a. Cane, is a product of one of the biggest drug families in Greenville. He learned the ins and outs of the drug game at a tender age. While most adolescents are playing video games, Cain was hanging with big-time hustlers, earning his way and making his keep.

With street knowledge beyond his years, Cane forms a clique called the CMB. Money is rolling in, followed by women, notoriety, and, of course, jealousy. Travis, a.k.a. Trapp, is one of Cane’s good friends and a member of the CMB. When envy gets the best of him, Trapp betrays the clique and joins forces with the Poison Clan, their archrivals from the westside.

When a kingpin is betrayed by his friend, the whole city will turn upside down as Cane and Trapp go head-to-head.

Carl Weber's Kingpins: Greenville

Aubreé Pynn

One act of impulse can lead you down a path you never knew you needed to walk.

Avion has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Everyone relies on her to hold it together and keep the family moving, but when she seeks a much-needed break, she stumbles into something that isn’t easy for her to get out of. Samson has the world at his fingertips and isn’t looking for a soul to share it with. When his best friend drags him out for a night of relaxation, he spots his forever. But when Avion runs off to return to her reality, he stops at nothing to find her.

Relinquishing themselves to love is easy. Staying in love is the hard part. Can Avion and Samson climb the mountain and let love have the final say, or will they falter and give up on everything love offers?

Because Love Said So