
The Choice is a gritty, angsty dark-leaning romance told in alternating first-person between Memphis Payne and Skylar Meadows. At thirteen, Memphis and his foster brother Josh land in the home of Valerie and Archie Turner. Memphis finds solace in music and the promise of escape, until he notices a tearful girl in the neighboring window—Skylar—whose home life is dangerous.
Josh becomes Skylar’s lifeline and first love, but Memphis quietly becomes the steady force who repairs what others break. A violent act meant to save Skylar binds the brothers in a secret they swear to take to the grave. Years later, as Skylar tries to build a future and Josh spirals into selfish, reckless behavior, Memphis and Skylar’s connection grows into something neither of them can contain. When betrayal, guilt, and dependency collide, Skylar must make a devastating decision—one that sets up the next book, The Consequence.