Patrice Balark

Summertime With A Chicago Thug Patrice Balark

You ever been to Chicago? What about in the summertime? What happens when California dreaming meets a real-life Chicago Thug? Well, smart, gorgeous, sassy, and a little conservative Monday Valentine is about to find out exactly that on her first visit to the Chi. Best cousins, Shaquita and Monday, are finally able to spend the summer together in Chicago, getting their hot girl summer on as Monday interns at the largest law firm there. However, none of that compares when she lays her eyes on Aaron "Block" Williams, one of the head leaders of the Jack Boyz, making her forget about the life she has in Cali, including her almost fiancé. Block is trying his best to do right by his son and son's mother Tisha and to keep his word by being a family. However, Tisha is making that vow very difficult every dayum day. But when his eyes catch the silhouette and essence of Monday, it causes a whole shift inside him, causing him to express and do what he's never done before. Shaquita Valentine is a beautiful, smart, street savvy boss in her own right, working as a recovery room nurse. She can handle her own, but her heart belongs to the other leader of the Jack Boyz, Lawrence "Law" Bishop. However, Law just can't seem to keep his sledge in his pants, breaking her heart countless of times. But when the ultimate betrayal happens, unbeknownst to her, Law finds himself in a hard place, trying to prevent the love of his life from leaving him for good. Will Shaquita and Law finally get it right? Or will his scandalous past shatter them for good?Everyone in Chicago knows that the Jack Boyz run everything, yet so many rivalries still try their hands at getting one up. Law and Block are ruthless and don't mind getting their hands dirty, if it means keeping their family structured and safe. When the best friends receive the opportunity of a lifetime, promoting them beyond their goals, they are in for a rude awakening when jealousy and anger come at them in full force. How will they handle it? Will the promotion be too much for them to conquer?The way summer begins in Chicago will not be the way that it ends. Love takes flight. Dynamics changes. Relationships are battled. Hidden truths are revealed. Hearts are broken and amended. No one will remain the same. Check out how hot it gets in Patrice Balark's thrilling new African American urban book, Summertime With A Chicago Thug.