title: Survivin' Tha Game
author: Jefferson, Leila
description: Babydoll Babydoll couldn't have been happier when her mom tells her she's divorcing her husband and the two of them are returning to Oakland, CA. From the various visits over the years, Babydoll longed to be apart of the city life she had a small taste of instead of her boring life she was leaving behind in Louisiana. When they make the transition, she never imagines her life would take the turns they do. Babydoll takes Oakland aka Tha Town by storm. She learns that life of the city dwells on being with a 'baller' and playing guys for their money. The whole town was materialistic, and she easily goes along with the program to fit in her new world. Babydoll goes through many ups and downs, will she be able to survive? Sex, Lies, Men & Friends Peaches was raised by her grandmother and began having kids at an early age. She went thru many men trying to hold on to something she thought could be real. She's having another baby and she's looking to come up this time. Shamiya has been with her baby's father since her teenage years and loves him for taking care of her. She loves him so much she endures the physical abuse because she feels she owes him that. She's finally tired of him and his abuse and ready to make a life of her own. Ayisha is wild and free, and lives her life how she wants. She sees what her girls go thru, and refuse to subject herself to that kind of life. She treats men like they've treated women for years, love 'em and leave 'em. She bumps into one she can't just leave. They head out to the club one night, and that one night changes everything in their lives. Can their lifelong friendship survive the sex, lies, men they encounter along the way?