Locked In With A Wealthy Thug

A mother's love is powerful, embracing, warm, genuine, safe, nourishing, and nurturing. These are the things that 18-year-old Kior and her 14-year-old twin siblings, Zack and Zola, crave and desperately desire. Unfortunately, their mother is the exact opposite – trifling, addicted to pills, an alcoholic, spiteful, and despicable. She is unworthy of the title of mother.

For Kior, her siblings are everything, so her main focus is to provide them with the love and care they have been lacking, while giving them a good life to the best of her abilities. Fast forward four years, and life is still a living hell with occasional moments of happiness. Kior works at IHOP and does hair braiding on the side. Her life takes unexpected twists and turns, with both highs and lows. She even develops an unexpected friendship with her long-time crush.

Phoenix, an 18-year-old prodigy of the streets, is known for his father's reputation, but he is no weakling. His father is his hero, but his mother holds a special place in his heart. His main priority is escaping the neighborhood and obtaining the degree his mother wanted for him. Now, at the age of 22, Phoenix returns to his old stomping ground with his degree in hand, only to find that everything has changed. He struggles to find a job and needs money quickly, so he becomes involved in his best friend's illegal drug distribution business to make ends meet.

Despite their different upbringings, Kior and Phoenix manage to survive the harsh streets of Chicago and the struggles of life. In the first book of this African American urban hood series, the best-selling and award-winning author, Dedra B, tells a story of love, strength, determination, and resilience, encapsulated within a world of vengeance, lies, deceit, and betrayal. Follow Kior and Phoenix's lives and discover if they can overcome their past pain and endure the new hardships that surround them.

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