The United States has crumbled underneath war, poverty and battles for power. It is now divided into five regions, each vying for power and all governments banning the Scriptures and arresting anyone who chooses to follow Christ. Those who have chosen to follow are forced to hide, deny Christ, or die.
Nineteen-year-old Jade struggles with knowing her parents were arrested because they smuggled Scriptures. It left Jade and her sister orphaned and alone, fighting to survive in a city where people only look out for themselves. Though she has lost much because of her parents' devotion, she travels outside of the city into the untamed desert each week to pick up parts of the banned Scriptures. She has become a Scripture smuggler, but with the control of the government and its soldiers, can she continue to safely cross Scriptures into the city?
Twenty-one-year old Kendrick remembers his life on the streets, orphaned before he could even recall his own parents' faces. But he is no longer in the beaten-down city. He is now up in the unoccupied mountains learning to fight for his beliefs, learning to control his emotions and use his abilities to gain freedom. He has become a rebel fighter, battling to save what has been taken by the government, until he meets someone unexpected. Can he continue to fight against the government and save the one he loves?
