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As a major hustler in Uptown Philly, ZION had the streets on lock. But when a judge's gavel landed him in prison, he was quickly introduced to the SHADOWS OF THE GAME. After serving a ten year sentence, Zion returns to society determined to have a positive impact on the same streets that he once controlled. But it doesn't take long before his previous sins come back to haunt him.As a hustler's wife, EBONY had it all, the money, the cars, the boss-chick status and the house on the hill. But when her children's father was murdered in cold blood, she was quickly introduced to the SHADOWS OF THE GAME. Ebony's worst fear is that her teenaged sons, JABARI and KENYATTA, will follow in their father's footsteps, and the older they get the more she realizes how hard it is for a woman to raise a man.When Ebony meets Zion, it's like looking into the eyes of a soulmate. He's everything she ever wanted in a man. But when tragedy strikes and the world comes crashing down, there's no time for love.The only thing on Ebony's mind is revenge.

After learning about the kidnapping of his mother and children, SONNY is furious. With the BLOOD OF A BOSS running through his veins, even prison bars can't stop him from retaliating with no regard for human life. But who deserves his smoke? Is it his most fierce enemy, the YBM? Or someone in Sonny's same bloodline?The streets have seen nothing like HEEMY, the young shooter who is sent to carry out murder and mayhem in Sonny's absence. Will Heemy be strong enough to hold it down in his big homie's absence? Or will the drama from the YBM, with GRIP lurking in the shadows, be too much for the young hitter to handle?The wolves of The Roundtable are thirsty for blood. Their motivation is power, and their method is body snatching. They each have a master plan, and Grip is no different. But what he never anticipates is that his secret ally, MADAM FRANÇOIS, has a plan of her own.When perceived loyalty turns out to be a farce, the game becomes violently unpredictable and blood will flow non-stop. Which side can withstand the bloodletting once the bodies begin to drop?

With GRIP back in his native land of Cuba and SONNY behind bars potentially facing the death penalty, RAHMELLO is anointed as the new boss of The Moreno Family. But when strict orders demand he lay dormant until the outcome of Sonny's trial, Rahmello becomes furious.No longer willing to stand by as the obedient younger brother, his lust for power accelerates into unpredictable actions. In a brash attempt to establish himself as his own boss, he forms an alliance with Sonny's arch nemesis-THE MEDELLIN CARTEL. With the Columbians backing him and a team of killers ready to annihilate anyone in his way, Rahmello will stop at nothing to reclaim the streets of Philly. Even if it means he has to go to war with his own family.The YBM, headed by THE REAPER, is on a full blown collision course with The Moreno Family. Unfortunately, Rahmello doesn't see it-he's too blinded by his own deceit. Will his thirst for power leave him vulnerable to the YBM's advance? Or will he reign supreme, totally independent of his family's bloodline?

After the ambush at EASY's funeral, SONNY realizes that nothing appears to be what it seems. His closest allies turn out to be his worst enemies and with the deck stacked against him, he has two options: Avenge the murder of the man who raised him. Or take sides with the man who killed him.GRIP is the ultimate puppet master and after two years of trying to make Sonny the boss of The Moreno Family, he finally has the younger Moreno exactly where he wants him. But when his empire is threatened with a sin from the past, he's willing to do whatever it takes to rectify the wrong, even if he has to shed THE BLOOD OF A BOSS, his own grandson.

With GRIP out of the country and MOOK's empire in the palm of his hand, SONNY quickly rises to the top of Philadelphia's underworld. But as Sonny struggles to find a balance between the streets and his family, a whirlwind of tragic events nearly brings him to his knees. An old friend becomes a new enemy and he realizes nothing or no one is safe, not even his own family.Grip returns to America and he is determined to settle an old score with the Italians in South Philly, but the feds are watching his every move and they're anxious to do whatever it takes to bring him down. In the midst of the non-stop drama, an unforeseen enemy declares war on the entire Moreno family, rocking them to the core. Will Sonny and Grip put their differences aside and come together to form a united front? Or will a house divided come crashing down?

After his powerful, drug dealing family falls victim to the very thing that once helped them dominate Philadelphia's tough underworld, SONTINO "SONNY" MORENO found himself trapped in the slums of North Philly. Now, at the age of 23, his sole ambition is to lock down the streets of Philly and reclaim the power and glory his estranged father once possessed. Unfortunately, the only thing standing in his way is the grandfather he never knew existed. As Sonny begins his bloody rise to prominence, the concept of family falls by the wayside and murder reigns supreme. Love turns to hate and some who claim to be loyal commit indelible acts of treason.Will Sonny's bloodline be the cause of his success or the root of his downfall? Either way, the streets of Philly will never be the same.