Concrete Empire

Detroit made her ruthless. Power made her legendary. At ten years old, Jaz Carter receives her first lesson in survival from her father, Marcus "Big M" Carter: watch every face, trust no one completely, and never lose control when everything begins to fall apart. As Marcus rises through Detroit's criminal underworld, Jaz grows up inside the empire he built. She learns to read fear, expose betrayal, negotiate with dangerous men, and make decisions far beyond her years.
When federal agents remove Marcus from the streets, everyone expects his organization to collapse. They underestimate his daughter. Jaz transforms her father's operation into The Corporation, a disciplined network with influence reaching far beyond Detroit. With every victory, she gains money, territory, and authority. She also inherits powerful enemies, corrupt officials, hidden family secrets, and the consequences of everything her empire has taken from the city.
As the line between protection and control disappears, Jaz faces the decision that will define her legacy: continue ruling the world that made her powerful, or expose the truth and risk losing everything she built. Concrete Empire is a gripping urban crime saga about family loyalty, ambition, corruption, survival, and one woman's fight to change her future without denying her past.