Publisher's Synopsis
The one thing that drives us the most can be the one thing that destroys us. Yet, we can't live without it. It's our heart that always seems to get in the way of things. But, when we're carrying the heart of someone else... our love knows no boundaries.Fayja was dealt an unfair hand at life. No matter where she was or who she was with things always seemed to go wrong. Now in her early thirties, she's ready for a change, mainly because of her kids. With her son leading a lifestyle in the streets, she knows that he is putting her and his other siblings in danger daily. So, when an offer presents itself to get her out of Pompano, Florida for good, she jumps at it. What she doesn't expect is to find the man of her dreams. Little does she know, the lifestyle that he lives could cost her, her life. Or will it be her own past that comes back to haunt her like a ghost?Pharaoh had been making money in the streets since the age of eighteen. Now in his thirties, he feels as if he is in his prime. Once money started rolling in, it didn't stop, and his desire for love was put on hold. That is until he comes across a chocolate queen with a heart made of gold. Being that he's deep in the streets he knows he shouldn't approach her, but he has to have her. Things seem to go smoothly at first, until a secret he doesn't even know he has threatens to come crashing down and ruin everything he's worked so hard for. Pharaoh may be trying to convert from thug to full businessman, but that's not always so easy when the streets has its foot on your neck. Their hearts may crave each other, but the saying goes "love ain't meant for a thug." Will this prove to be true, or will their love be real enough to stand through it all?
