Skin Deep

Makeda Barnes is an aspiring supermodel. Drop-dead gorgeous with a raw attitude, she is clearly the next big thing in the modeling industry—if only she can shake her treacherous boyfriend, Menelik. Menelik and his twin brother, Haile, came to this country in pursuit of the American dream. Raised by a despotic father, violence is what they know best. Together, they orchestrate a bloody extortion campaign to thrust them to the top of the food chain in the underworld. As Menelik climbs the ladder in the streets, Makeda simultaneously builds her modeling career.

Menelik and Makeda find themselves imprisoned afterMenelik guns down a rival in broad daylight. While the couple battle for their freedom, Haile—still on the run for murdering a cop—expands his brand of violence to Atlanta. He teams up with a band of ruthless African immigrants and form a savage extortion gang. Aligned with a native narcotics distribution organization, they wreak havoc on the streetpreneurs of the Atl. All is well until Haile runs into a blast from his past that brings a deep-rooted seed of betrayal.

After the death of her boyfriend, K. Mitchell, Makeda discovers H's true identity. Now bound by blood, she and H form a powerful alliance. While Makeda's acting and modeling career is back in full bloom, H is leading his lethal gang, S.K.G., in a bloody turf war for control of the streets of the Southeast. As the bodies (and money) pile up, Makeda becomes the darling of the entertainment industry, but danger lurks at every corner as H's exploits are splashed across headlines all over the country.