Based on
the real-life horrors faced by thousands of girls, award-winning author
Pamela Samuels Young takes readers deep inside the disturbing world of
child sex trafficking in a fast-paced thriller that educates as much as
it entertains.
Thirteen-year-old Brianna Walker is ecstatic.
She's about to sneak off to meet her first real boyfriend—a boyfriend
she met on Facebook. But Brianna is in for a horrifying surprise because
her boyfriend doesn't exist. Instead, Brianna unwittingly becomes the
captive of a ring of drug dealers- turned-human traffickers who prey on
lonely girls from dysfunctional homes. But they’ve made a big mistake in
targeting Brianna because she doesn’t meet either of those criteria.
Brianna’s
Uncle Dre, a man with his own criminal past, is determined to find the
niece who is more like a daughter to him. Rather than sit back and rely
on police to bring Brianna home, Dre scours the dark corners of Los
Angeles looking for her. He is stunned to learn that the trafficking of
children isn’t just happening in other countries. It’s occurring at
epidemic levels right in his own backyard.
Dre is not alone in
his desperate search. Loretha Johnson knows this world well. A social
worker who previously lived “the life,” Loretha now dedicates her time
to saving as many young girls as she can find. She turns out to be an
invaluable resource for Dre, who ultimately gets a lead on The Shepherd,
a mastermind in the trafficking world whose every move is fueled by ego
and greed. Dre vows to bring The Shepherd's reign of terror to an end,
even if he has to break the law to do it.
While Brianna makes a
futile effort to thwart her captors, Dre is getting closer and closer to
finding her. The woman he loves, attorney Angela Evans, knows the
dangers faced by sexually exploited children because she represents them
in juvenile court. Angela lends her moral support and, eventually, an
important clue to Brianna’s whereabouts.
As he races against the
clock, Dre ultimately comes up with a daring plan—one that puts many
lives in danger, including his own. But will he find Brianna before it's
too late?
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