Happiness Over Everything

Latasha Downs was born into the chaos of the crack era...no mother, no father, just a cold handoff to a grandmother who kept her for the check. When that grandmother dies, nine-year-old Latasha is thrown into the system, shuffled from home to home until she finally finds a foster family that feels real... until they turn her beauty into profit, running game on unsuspecting men.

By her teens, Latasha is deep in the streets...finessing dope boys, stacking cash, and surviving by any means necessary. But when a deadly setup nearly costs her life, she wakes up alone in a hospital knowing something has to change. She wants real peace. Real love. Real happiness.

Enter Eric "Red Rag" Price...flashy, fine, and full of promises. Marriage, a daughter, and the illusion of stability follow, but old habits die hard, and Eric's loyalty is as fake as his street ties.

Just when Latasha is ready to walk away, she reconnects with Leonard "L. Boogie" Reese, a ghost from her past with a heart full of memories she can't even remember. He's determined to remind her who she once was and who she could be if she's willing to leave the drama behind.

Then comes Jacory "Killa" King, a San Antonio police officer with a different kind of swagger...clean-cut, no games, all substance. He represents something Latasha isn't used to...peace. And when chaos is all you know, peace can feel like a threat.

In the end, Latasha must decide what happiness over everything truly means and what she's willing to risk to finally claim it.