Publisher's Synopsis
4 stories
1 - From the gutter up 3 (Wings) - Tiera finds herself stuck in a relationship with a violent, manipulative man who makes her every day a hell. She endures the physical and mental abuse as she thinks he'll change when their baby is born but when his violence costs her everything, she finds herself in a deeper darkness and despair than ever before. Can she find the strength to change things with the support of her new friend Nisha, to better her future or will she give up completely and lose her life. 2 - The Tyde - When superhero Tye 'The Tyde' Turner is attacked by an invading alien, it's up to her to save the earth from the ever evolving threat. 3 - A mother (SHAYLA) with a fatal heart condition, works multiple jobs to set up her daughter's (VENESSA) financial future for when she is gone. She also tries to teach her daughter important life lessons while she still can. Shayla spends as much quality time with Venessa as possible when she isn't working, but bad news strikes and the time they thought they had together is cut down to a heartbreaking fraction of what Shayla had hoped for. 4 - From the gutter up 4 (Higher) - Dechell is drowning in drug addiction to mask the pain of the past. A plan to rob Zahra. the governor of New York, sets in motion events that changes both of their lives drastically. Nisha and Tiera find themselves living as a loving family with Nisha's little sister Jasmine, but as events unfold in their world, things begin to fall apart and great loss dares to ruin everything.