Publisher's Synopsis
Imani Reginae Garner grew up never knowing what it was like to experience love from her own mother. Learning to be devious as a child, she finds a way to get Child Protective Services to remove her from her mother's custody and place her with her grandmother. It was then that she started learning what love truly was. Graduating from high school, then heading to college, Imani ends up meeting Soulja. Thinking she had everything she needed when she found him, he begins to show her otherwise. Javon Emmanuel Banks, known in the streets as Soulja, does whatever he can to build his empire in the streets of Sacramento. With Imani by his side, he thought he could do no wrong. Doing bad business, he was leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth, including Imani's. Nobody wanted to work with him. To redeem himself, he does whatever he can to try to partner with Pierce. He knew that partnership would make him more official and respected by all, but he ends up getting an unexpected surprise when he actually meets Pierce for the first time. Cortland Pierce Young, known in the streets as Pierce, has the perfect setup for his business. In fact, everything in his life seemed to be going right for once, putting him in the mindset of wanting to settle down. The only thing missing was the perfect woman. That was, until he meets Imani. In his eyes, she was every man's fantasy, and he had to have her. However, her bad luck with men from her past, causes her to put a wall up that was hard for Pierce to knock down. Imani has always been Fienin' For That Thug Love until her relationship with Soulja had her second-guessing what she wanted. Follow Imani on her journey through love, lies, betrayal, and deceit as she finds out if that thug love is what she really wants....
