The first book in the series, “Under the Influence”, focuses on Acilyah’s earliest beginnings with bad choices as an adolescent when she moves to Atlanta and falls for Dre, a charismatic but troubled street boy who her new best friend Gianni despises...

As Acilyah’s relationship with Dre threatens to consume her friendship and family ties, find out this October how much of herself she’ll be willing to sacrifice.