Stacie

Tothestreets,“Raq”Thomasiscold,hardandfierce—asuccessfulanddeadlywomantakingnamesinaman’sworld.Sheistough,resolute,ruthless,butRaqstilliscapableoflove.Greatlove.Thesolerecipientofthataffectionisherson,Kanan;heiseverythingtoher.Asmuchasshecaresforhim,though,therearemanyinstanceswhereonewondersifsheloveshimforwhoheisorifsheloveshimmerelyasanextensionofherself.Themiddlechildofthree,Raqalsocarriestheheavyburdenastheearnerforhertwobrothers.Sheisthesun,andeveryoneelseinheruniverseexistsinherorbit.

在坐牢12年后，前高中橄榄球明星埃迪·帕尔默回到了家乡，开始全新的生活。他和来自一个麻烦家庭的弃儿山姆建立了一种意想不到的联系，但埃迪的过去威胁到他的新生活和家庭。