Sometimes the cards are dealt before a person is ever conceived. Such was the case with Kiam, a young man who grew up in the gritty streets of Cleveland. Even at a young age, he was a hard cat who took no prisoners. He was all about that life and not afraid to do what it took to maintain his status and rise in the ranks of urban street life. Then he caught a bid. Being the soldier that he was, he did what he had to do without complaint. As fate would have it, he was taken under his wing by Big Zo, an older street king serving a life sentence. Not even bars and barb wire could keep Big Zo from running things in the streets, as his reach and influence went just that far. Through Kiam, Big Zo saw an opportunity to maintain his throne and thus began training him to take over.But the streets, and especially his team, weren’t ready for what Kiam was going to bring. Lissha, Big Zo’s spoiled, entitled, gun-toting daughter got off on throwing her weight around. She has paid a high price to be the daughter of a street king. So did her girls Bayonna, Treebie and Donella – each with their own story and secrets to tell. Things were about to get hot! The only question remaining was who would ride or who would die as the inevitable changes were made.Ca$h and Nene have written a story so intense, it’ll make a reader lose sleep to see what happens next. In a world of subterfuge, disloyalty and ‘who cares about the next man’, it was refreshing to see a man (Kiam) who was completely street, but who had a strict code of ethics by which he lived. Faithful and loving to his woman, he understood that a true king needs a queen by his side. He also understood that when a man finds a good woman who will stick by him, he owes her loyalty and tenderness and that together they can conquer the world. However, it was not only to his woman that he’d declared his loyalty. But there are times when the very ones a person is loyal to will stab them right in the heart.This a five star read, without question, with many layers and lessons laced throughout. In addition, although this book is part of a series, it is a complete work, making this reader feel that I got my money’s worth in purchasing this book. Wow, this book was intense from the first page, I couldn't put it down! I really enjoyed reading this because it was very well written, I just loved the flow of it all. Things pieced together smoothly. And it wasn't very predictable at all, alway kept me on the edge. As soon as it finished I literally went to the second book so fast cause I had to know who Daphne pointed out immediately! Too excited to find out who the real traitor is, should be pretty interesting. I have already recommended this book to a few friends and honestly if you're into street lit, drama, love, intense scenes that are described so you feel like you're actually there then this is a great book for you!
