Hope Evans is an eccentric college student, born and raised in Miami's notorious Pork and Beans Projects. All her life, Hope has dreamed of becoming a lawyer and one day helping her people out of ghetto oppression. By some uncanny fate, Hope meets the handsome thug, Life, in the midst of his desperate attempts to elude a massive police manhunt. Their brief encounter leads to a liaison of lust and passion, but with vast difference they soon part ways.

Years later, Hope and Life meet again on opposite sides of the courtroom. Life, one of the biggest drug kingpins in the United States, is on trial for his life. On the other side of the courtroom is Assistant US District Attorney, Hope Evans, who is holding a deep, dark secret. The infamous kingpin, Life, is the father of her child.

Life is the ultimate tale of murder, sex, drugs and betrayal.