In a country battered by war and natural disaster, a young woman finds an injured prisoner in the wreckage an earthquake left behind.

His guards are dead, giving her a chance to rescue him. But the town is still occupied by his enemies, and his wounds threaten his life. Either she will save him, or he'll take her down with him.

"The story moved me. I found myself still thinking about it hours after I finished the book." - Nicole L'Esperance.