"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched...

"This is not the America we love. From coast to coast, American families are losing their homes. Evicted with little notice and tossed into the streets by predatory bankers, landlords, and real estate developers, these once-proud homeowners have invested their lives in the American Dream -- only to see it turn into a nightmare. But one tightknit community is fighting back. They've decided to stand their ground, defend their homes, and fight the power...

The city that never sleeps may have shut its eyes for good when a deadly infection turns its residents into savage creatures. There is only hope for a small few, including six recently evicted tenants who must protect their rundown apartment complex as the city around them is thrown into complete chaos.

Mr. Big, the neighborhood gangster, sends his attorney to give Miss B an eviction notice. This neighborhood salon must rally together - stylists and customers - to help raise the money to save the salon. There are many obstacles along the way and plenty of fighting. Tyron, the neighborhood "Don Juan" has gotten between all the ladies in the salon. Now the stylists are competing for clients.