Of Hustle and Heart

The oldest daughter of a struggling single mother, seventeen-year-old Zina Cochrane has found a way to supplement her family's income - she'll sell bootleg CDs and DVDs. Zina considers herself street smart and intelligent, but her newfound resource opens a door to the dangerous world of the black market, where the risks sometimes outweigh the rewards.

Then temperamental but irresistible Zacarias Moreno saunters into her life. Their unlikely friendship turns Zina's world completely upside-down. Things only get worse when Zina's new enterprise lands her in the wrong place at the wrong time, and she finds herself the only witness to a deadly shooting.

Zina's carefully balanced life is spinning out of control.

Does the shooter know her identity? Are Zina and her family in mortal danger?
Will Zina keep the earth shattering secret that she and Zack share?
Or will she confront a painful truth?