Coming of age and mystery blend in this stark, yet atmospheric tale of love and loss. A young woman is pushed onto the streets where she learns the harsh realities of what it means to survive, to serve justice, and to fight for the man she loves. As they navigate their way through Seattle's underground scene, Monti & Sasha will break and warm your heart!In the summer of 1981, a serial killer preys on teenage prostitutes working Seattle's arterial highways. But the eyes of youth are blind to danger, and Montgomery "Monti" Jackson is distracted by her own problems. She'll be starting high school soon, and the return of her mother's boyfriend heightens the tension in her fractured household.To add to her worries, Monti fears she may be in love with her best friend, Sasha. But as close as they've once been, now they couldn't feel further apart. Sasha is a burnout punk rocker and has befriended the neighborhood drug dealer. And when an eviction notice is posted on Monti's door, a complicated dynamic forms between them.One night, an altercation leaves her family penniless. So Monti turns to the very streets where a killer stalks and ensnares young women, beginning her journey towards understanding one simple truth — sometimes your only choices in life are to love and survive.The essence of hope intertwines with an unflinching look at the impact of human brutality in this literary romantic mystery about two at-risk teens finding true love as they struggle into young adulthood, amidst the beauty and the chaos of Seattle's urban decay, and in spite of the violent history that threatens to tear them apart.