𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒆

A raw, gripping, and unapologetic coming-of-age novel set in rural Trelawny, Jamaica. Destiny called Des by her friends is a teenage girl forced to become a street-side hustler, selling candy to support her sick mother in a society where the poor fight hard just to survive.

Alongside her tight-knit crew-Tonya, Dwayne, Teejay, and Sash-Des navigates poverty, young love, drug-dealing, gang conflict, and sexual pressures. But while others sink into the system, Des's intelligence becomes her secret weapon.

When she meets Tyreke, a sharp but sheltered Kingston youth from an uptown background, their connection sparks a powerful shift. But as tensions rise and one friend's decision triggers war with a ruthless gang, Des must use her brain, her loyalty, and her boldness to rise above the violence, the grief, and the temptation of the streets.