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this novel is a work of fiction any references to real people events establishments or locales are intended only to give the fiction a sense of reality and authenticity other names characters and incidents occurring in the work are either the product of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously as those fictionalized events and incidents that involve real persons any character that happens to share the name of a person who is an acquaintance of the author past or present is purely coincidental and is in no way intended to be an actual account involving that person isbn 13 978-0984332588 isbn 10 0984332588 cover concept by deja king www.mariondesigns.com cover layout and graphic www.mariondesigns.com design by

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5/621 cover model shanel nelson typesetting keith saunders editors deja king and linda williams library of congress cataloging-in-publication data a king production mafia princess/by michelle monay for complete library of congress copyright info visit www.dejaking.com a king production a king production p.o box 912 collierville tn 38027 a king production and the above portrayal log are trademarks of a king production llc

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6/621 copyright © 2011 by a king production llc all rights reserved no part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission from the publisher except by reviewer who may quote brief passage to be printed in a newspaper or magazine.

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contents dedication acknowledgement prologue chapter1 chapter2 chapter3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11

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8/621 chapter 12 chapter 13 chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 prologue aaliyah

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dedication this book is dedicated to my family readers and supporters i love you guys so much please believe that joy deja king this book is dedicated to everyone from the struggle that is determined to make it to the top know that all things are possible if you just stay on your grind and work hard also to my wonderful mother tonya cole great job on raising me to be a determined and respected young lady mommy we have seen the bottom so there is only one other way to go thanks for everything michelle monay

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acknowledgement dear heavenly father there are no words that can explain how much i deeply love and appreciate you for your undying love grace and mercy father only you know the trials and tribulations i face on the daily the pains and the doubts that i experience and the things that i have been through over the years i know that it is only because of your divine favor that i ve been blessed with the gift of a wild imagination and actually have the ability to express my thoughts through words i m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and you constantly make that adage absolute sometimes i m not able to understand why certain things has happened in my life but i ve come to learn that even when things look bad it only means that you have an even bigger plan and purpose for me with you

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11/621 navigating me through life there is no possible way that i can be stopped and as long as you are with me i can t fail at nothing i do you ve showed me that i m one of your chosen ones countless of times and i m beyond highly favored i m starting this new chapter in my life and i m going to show the world exactly what you created through my talents i m still in the beginning stages of my life and i know i have ways to go but once it is all said and done i know that i m going to make everyone that believe in me very proud and all praise will forever go to you god through christ jesus all things are possible and i can t be grateful enough for the blood of your only begotten son i love you both with everything within me and god i m more than thankful for everything i am and everything i am not to my wonderful mother tonya marie cole mommy there is no word in the english dictionary that can describe how great of a

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12/621 mother you are you know when i m sad without me telling you you know when i m hurt just by looking at me you know when something is bothering me just by the way i speak to you over the phone ma you know things about me that no one else can detect and sometimes i wonder how you do it mommy you know i try my best to hide it and be the strong one but i m very grateful that you know your daughter because during my weakest times you find a way to strengthen me you are the greatest mother and father ever and although my dad was there i feel that you still go above and beyond to make sure i m straight and your love honor and grace is unmatched no one can ever compare to you it s crazy ma and i m super blessed to have you walking through life with me i love you ma and you already know what it is when it comes to us closer than close tighter than tight

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13/621 to my favorite cousin shawniboi you know we ve been through our ups and downs and your ways are out of this world insider but no matter what you re truly the closest cousin i ever had and i will never forget when you told me don t stop writing until i m thirty and coming out blasting never gets old lol i ma take heed to that one sb man i wish you could jump on this hustle with me but i know you doing your thing and i respect that so you know i ma hold it down like you on it with me anyway i m glad you home fam and got off on that case but i know you got something special in you so i say go out and take it because ain t nobody gonna hand you nothing out here we closer than most and tighter than the rest and success is right there we just all gotta grab it i won t stop until i die our motto love you fam more than we verbally express

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14/621 to my girls jerrica patterson you are my best friend and our friendship is unbreakable it s about to be eighteen years we ve been best friends and we only twenty-three wow that s crazy and you know we rideor-die you true and loyal and with that you d always be my bestie you believe in me and i appreciate you letting me know that mafia princess is the one your opinions mean the world to me love you bff alisha briggs man you don t know how much i miss you you are one of the greatest friends that i have whatever you had i had and it was vice versa i appreciate you for always being a good friend i ma always hold you dear to my heart what up ree-ree my long distance friend from nc we have never met but i promise you you my dawg like you done grew up with me or something it s too crazy how much you believe in me and how real you are fam i really appreciate you for the encouragement and you are someone

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15/621 that i can confide in without judgment i love you like you family muah lanita henderson o my honey lol what i find to be crazy is that we ve known each other since middle school and we ve always been cool but now years later you my people you are such a great friend and i hate that we just found that bond but now that we got it our friendship can only grow you are so special to me and i know god will bless you beyond your own belief keep the faith girlie all four of you uplifted me when i was down so i had to shout you out personally love you ladies s/o to my sisters jhaquanna bunka nevins denise walker and my fam toni holmes laken gardner destinee odom tyra wilson deanna brookshire brittany russell tamika mccomb and to all my family and friends i love you all oh almost forgot b russell we know you a true mafia princess insider ha ha

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