Nemesis

Emery Cambridge's teenage years weren't easy. Having a strained relationship with her mother and an absent father, she seeks the love of her aunt and cousins, who welcome her with open arms. Emery manages to get herself in trouble, causing even further turmoil between her and her mother and uncovering family secrets in the process. She is thrust into a group home where she develops an unlikely friendship with another resident, Mateo. Rough around the edges, Mateo gives Emery her first glimpse of love and loyalty. Meanwhile, she develops a toxic relationship with Adrian, a man who would ultimately be her downfall. Finding herself pulled in opposite directions, she flees the group home with Mateo. Mateo's anger and fierce desire to protect his loved ones led to his demise, and Emery is left pregnant and alone hundreds of miles from home. Back in Central Illinois, a tragic series of events led to the death of her child and a wrongful accessory to murder conviction. Incarcerated and stripped of hope, she must learn to navigate the world of prison, including a colorful cellmate with a haunting past. She finds a chance at redemption from the most unexpected source imaginable.