March and the Single Heart — V.I. Zetterwall

In the third novella in the Single Heart Series, the Coin of Luck in Life and Love finds its way into the hands of a young Latina who has more than her share of troubles. Living in a downtrodden and forgotten section of Seattle, Marci Ramirez labors daily toward her secret goal. She has a burden and a pain she carries inside her, but she promised herself that nothing will get in the way of achieving her dream; not her crippled leg, not the local gang who threatens her, not the unrequited love she holds for the boy she grew up beside. But promises are sometimes broken and just as a bloody end looms as inescapable, a stranger passes the Coin of Luck her way. Too bad she doesn't really believe in luck…Each book in Vi Zetterwall's Single Heart series is a stand-alone novel. Reading the previous ones in order adds to the experience but is not necessary.