The powerful story of Teresa Mendoza, a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America, and her eventual rise to power over her own drug trafficking empire. In season three, Teresa strikes out on her own, determined to build a new empire for herself. But as enemies old and new close in, she realizes that being Queen will require more work, and more sacrifice, than she ever imagined.

"Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to get what she wants. The question isn't who murdered her; the question is who wouldn't? Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became. Brooklyn learned...

Teresa Mendoza rises from the illiterate girlfriend of a pilot employed by the drug lords to the top of the male-dominated world of drug trafficking following the murder of her lover, in a novel based on actual events.