Murderville (Murderville #1)

Two children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A'shai, are brought together by chance, only to be forced apart by an inevitable and tragic fate. Liberty, dying of a fatal heart condition, desperately wants to survive until her twenty-fifth birthday, when her sister has promised to visit. A'shai blames himself for not protecting Liberty, but all Liberty asks is for A'shai to tell her a story to help her remember what brought them to this point. He knows that this is the last story he will ever tell--and the last she will ever hear. A'shai walks Liberty through their past, reliving their ill-fated journeys through the streets, from an arranged marriage, through Mexico's drug cartel, child brothels, and hustling in Detroit, to escaping the heads of LA's underworld. Ultimately, this is a story of love and redemption that will leave you breathless from the unpredictable and mind-blowing ending.