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Bleu Montclair knew as a young girl that she would one day escape the hard, unrelenting streets of Flint, Michigan, and when her desperate prayers are answered in the form of a scholarship to UCLA, she knows she''s struck gold. But soon after she arrives there, all her beautiful dreams begin to fall apart.

Endless temptations abound in the form of cars, clothes, booze and drugs, and Bleu cannot keep up. When her roommate gives her the opportunity to make a lot of money fast, Bleu goes all in - and heads straight down a path of violence and addiction that only her newest protector, Iman, can save her from.

Iman is used to the fast, unpredictable, high-rolling life, and it''s always been enough . . . until he meets Bleu. He finally has something and someone to care for that means more to him than all the money and power he could ever command.

Love in the streets is never easy . . . and there is more than one way to get hurt.

Praise for Ashley Antoinette:

''Caution: will leave you breathless. It''s that intense'' Essence Magazine on Luxe

''Antoinette will have readers hooked on this edgy, twisting tale of innocence lost'' Booklist on Luxe

''[Ashley and JaQuavis] may just be the most successful literary couple in America'' New York Times T Magazine

''[T]he duo is taking the world of street literature by storm'' Rolling Out Magazine

''A fast-paced tale [and] addition to a well-known author''s long list of extremely popular tales'' Library Journal