Part I

The year is 1974 The place is Los Angeles, California The man is Mason Rameses Better known to all the cool cats and foxy mamas as... PHARAOH The Boss and King Pin of his domain, he rules the ghetto with an iron fist. Impenetrable and impervious, Pharaoh is a stone-cold fortress of dark shadows and unrelenting regret. As irresistible as he is to women, Pharaoh only has eyes for one- Cher. However, the ghosts of his sordid past will not let love come as easily to him as money. Pharaoh Forever is the nostalgic gangster love story of Pharaoh and his beautiful, seductive lover Cher, who is hiding an ominous, serpentine secret of her own. The alluring young vixen brings a promise of new life and fresh blood to Pharaoh's dying heart. Still Pharaoh learns the hard way that some vows are more than words and some bonds are stronger than death. From acclaimed author, Devian Nikei, comes OBEDIENCE, the first installment in the three-part PHARAOH FOREVER book series. A novel as provocative as it is perplexing; this erotic suspense thriller will keep you guessing until the very end.