Love and War (Nicole)

They say all is fair in love and war, but how do you fight when you don't know the enemy is the one you love? Will the Hoover gang be able to reign supreme, or will they fall at the hands of the women who are supposed to have their backs? The infamous Hoover gang--Babyface, Blaze, Quick, and Shadow--have taken Chicago by storm. These four are not your average street thugs. Bank robbers by day and club owners by night, they have held on to their place at the top by never trusting anyone enough to allow them in their circle. The moment they do, all hell breaks loose. Zayn "Blaze" Hoover has always lived by the code never trust a female; hit and quit. Then he meets Drea and starts doing everything differently. He wants to give her the world, and he's ready to change his ways for her--until someone sets him up, and all signs lead to her. Zavien "Shadow" Hoover is the youngest of the crew. He's never wanted the females that come along with their lifestyle. Engaged to his first love, Shirree, he's ready to make her his wife. After a big argument and a night of drinking, however, Shadow does something that could jeopardize their love forever. Out for revenge, Shirree might be crossing a line that puts them both in a difficult position. Zavier "Quick" Hoover is not overly impressed by the ladies who surround him, but Alaysia sweeps him away with her beauty--at least on the outside. On the inside, she's ugly to the core. The harder he falls, the closer she gets to his circle. Unbeknownst to him, that's where she wanted to be all along. Not only do her scandalous ways affect Quick, but the whole Hoover gang may be at risk. Zaire "Babyface" Hoover has always been open to love, but when he finds it, will he get the chance to be happy? Being the oldest, he has to clean up the mess his brothers created, and he might lose his love in order to do it.

What should be the happiest day of one's life, turned into the worse. Literally a wedding to die for, the Hoover brothers quick, shadow, and Babyface wait in the wind on news of Blaze's fate.. While quick blames himself, he still has to deal with the dirty cops trying to infiltrate their circle... will he be able to hold it together as everything around him falls apart. Shadow and his brothers tear the city of Chicago up looking for the ones responsible, what he doesn't know is the one closest to him is their biggest enemy. Babyface was always the laid back brother, but now he has to turn into the savage he never wanted to be. As he steps into a life he wanted to leave behind to save his family, will he push away the only girl to steal his heart.. Everything done in the dark must come to the light, but when it does will the Hoover gang be able to overcome all the secrets full of lies, deceit, and greed Who will come out on top in this battle of love and war?