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When the windshield of his Chevy Impala shatters in a dark diner parking lot in Alabama, Melvin moves without thinking. A split-second reaction marrows in his bones from the days of war, but this time it is the safety of his fianc\u00e9, Bernadette, at stake. Impulse keeps them alive, and yet they flee with blood on their hands. What is life like now that they are fugitives? Pack passports. Empty bank accounts. Set their old life on fire. The couple disguise themselves as a pastor and a reluctant pastor\u2019s wife who\u2019s hiding a secret from her fianc\u00e9. With a persistent FBI agent on their trail, they travel to Ghana to seek the help of Melvin\u2019s old college friend who happens to be the country\u2019s embattled president, Kwame Nkrumah.<\/span><\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s chance encounter with Ghana\u2019s most beloved highlife musician, Kwesi Kwayson, who\u2019s on his way to perform for the president, sparks a journey full of suspense, lust, magic, and danger as Nkrumah\u2019s regime crumbles around them. What was meant to be a fresh start quickly spirals into chaos, threatening both their relationship and their lives. Kwesi and Bernadette\u2019s undeniable attraction and otherworldly bond cascades during their three-day trek, and so does Melvin\u2019s intense jealousy. All three must confront one another and their secrets, setting off a series of cataclysmic events.<\/span><\/p>\n

Steeped in the history and mythology of postcolonial West Africa at the intersection of the civil rights movement in America, this gripping and ambitious debut merges political intrigue, magical encounters, and forbidden romance in an epic collision of morality and power.<\/span><\/p>\n



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