Alexis Norwood breaks the mold with the fourth installment of Midwest Chronicles. In this installment of the series, Pepa is balancing being a college student, marriage, pregnancy, and lastly being a hustler's wife. After the murder of her father, she seems to be doing fine to her husband Camden. However, her behavior within the family speaks to the contrary. Her take on what it means to be a hustler's wife doesn't sit well with Camden at all. As Pepa learns to balance her life, she must keep the other wives in line, which leads to its own challenges. Dealing with Marie's drama is bad enough. However, Cream is a handful and not so easy to keep in line as Pepa soon finds out. Will Pepa help Camden keep the family together or will the wives drama tear the family a part? Read Even Roses Have Thorns to find out...