We pick up exactly where we left off in the first book, Arena's Forum. Only this time, in the form of a "tell-all" autobiography, as told and penned by Arena herself. You won't be able to put it down! Last we left her, Arena was failing miserably at life, but her failures don't end there because, spoiler alert: she botched her suicide attempt. Revived, renewed and released from a mental ward, Arena goes on a quest to reinvent herself as a successful business mogul in the world of organized crime; forming new alliances and partnerships that prove to be lucrative, and deadly.

Suddenly finding herself in the cross-hairs of Merchant, a YouTube rapper-slash-dope-dealer-turned-infamous, Arena uproots her premium life of luxury to go into hiding in order to avoid him--and a possible prison sentence. Meanwhile, Arena's pro-basketball Hall of Fame parents adjust to living "out and proud" and away from the rest of the James Family clan that has sadly drifted apart in her absence. Familiar with heartache, and no stranger to heartbreak, she is forced to revisit the pain of lost love but will she ignite an old flame, or start love anew? More importantly, will Arena's business dealings lead her down a path of death, destruction, incarceration, or all of the above?

Arena's Sanctuary is the sequel any fan of the Arena series would wish for. The book as a whole represents growth; in the author, the storytelling, and the leading character. It has highs and lows, ups and downs, good and evil, love and hate, along with the unexpected, signature twists we are blind to, but have come to expect from budding author Tia M. Myricks.