Discovering the light can be a dark journey.Suvi Goldstein wishes to live a normal teenage life--one where she only has to worry about grades, what book to read next, and when her boyfriend might sneak over to kiss her. But when she overhears a secret phone call one night and discovers her sister and boyfriend are in danger, she will do anything to ensure their safety, even it means giving up her own. Swept into a world of intrigue and violence, the painful past she longs to forget is resurrected and her life becomes anything but normal as she loses the love of her life to a ruthless drug cartel right before she graduates.Meanwhile, in the jungles of Guatemala, James Hinton sacrifices health, comfort, and time to help the poor and needy. But his own life crumbles apart as his girl back home dumps him for another. Returning to the States, he moves to Idaho to attend college and make a fresh start. Over a year ago, Austan Sandoval was pronounced dead. Even the girl he loves doesn't know he still lives, and he dares not reveal himself to her. With a deadly cartel out for revenge, he must lie low as he strives to keep Suvi safe from herself and from external forces bent on destroying her. After a chance encounter brings James and Suvi together, Suvi can't stop thinking about her knight in shining armor. Neither can James stop thinking about the sparks that flared between them. But can love bloom when the odds are stacked so high against them? Suvi, Austan, and James struggle to find happiness, even as prejudice, pride, and the dark past combine to steal it from them. But with true love at stake-and even Suvi's very life if the cartel gets hold of her-they cannot afford to fail.