Against the Grain: A Novel

?FREEZE IS THE COLDEST NEW AUTHOR ON THE COME-UP.?
?Nikki Turner

Love him or hate him, Arkadian ?Kay? Frost has made his mark on the streets of Baltimore as the leader of a close-knit group of friends: Mike, the ladies? man; Tank, the funny guy with a short fuse; Apache, the wild one with artillery expertise; Gee, aka Dread, a cold piece of work; and Dre, who doesn?t drink, smoke, or cheat?and trusts no one.

Bank robberies are their bread and butter. But when a heist goes wrong, Kay ends up in prison. After serving time, he?s ready to get back to his boys and start the game again. But they?ve moved on to big-time drug dealing, and Kay can?t duck its lure. The money is flowing, but when someone in Kay?s inner circle secretly betrays him, the friends divide and engage in a full-blown war. Kay wants out before more people die, and the only person he can trust now is his woman, ShuShawn, who is not only beautiful but is as street-smart as he is. Together, Kay and ShuShawn go against the grain. It seems no one can touch them . . . except perhaps the Feds, who have been watching everything.