The716 Love & Consequences

The 716
Love & Consequences

In the streets of Buffalo, New York, survival comes before love… but that never stops people from chasing it anyway.

Anika Townson looks like the perfect girl next door. Beautiful, smart, and raised in a family respected throughout the city, she’s the kind of girl mothers trust and hustlers protect. But this is the hood… and everybody knows the girl next door usually comes with the most pressure, especially when her family’s name rings heavy with fear in the streets of the 716.

Still, that doesn’t stop Anika and her best friends, Monica, Ayanna, and Yazz, from living fast, loving hard, and falling for men they know could ruin everything. Set against the unforgettable soundtrack of the early ’90s, these four women come of age in a world filled with loyalty, betrayal, money, violence, and desire, where one bad decision can change your life forever.

And for Anika, danger has a name.

Quincy “Que” was once the little boy pulling her ponytails on the playground. Now he’s grown into one of the most feared and respected young men in Buffalo. Loyal to her family’s criminal empire and owning the streets with a swagger that makes women lose their minds. Que is fine, ruthless, and built for the game. Every woman wants to claim him, but the only woman he’s ever wanted was Anika. To Que, Anika is the prize.

But in the streets, love is considered a weakness, and men like Que don’t usually get happy endings. No matter how deep their feelings run, the game always comes with a price, and the streets never forget what they’re owed.

As passion, loyalty, and drama collide, Anika and Que find themselves caught in a whirlwind of love and consequences that neither of them saw coming. Because when destiny decides to intervene, nobody walks away untouched. The only question is… can their love survive the streets of Buffalo, or will the hood collect its debt in blood?

Love & Consequences is the explosive first installment in The 716 series by A.A. Lewis. This gritty, emotional street-lit saga takes readers back to the era when loyalty meant everything, the music told your story, and every corner in the city had a lesson to teach.