By the time Alexia Gautreaux turns eighteen, she's already led an eventful life. Over a year ago a solar storm created societal breakdown, her ability to produce bursts of potent energy continues to grow, and a despotic administration seeks to abuse the power she possesses. When she joins forces with a resistance movement and marries the one man who could ever claim her heart, she hopes the greater risk they take on will bring lasting liberty for the remaining survivors.

But life as fugitives is difficult, and the challenges that lie ahead for her and Reuben prove to be more than they imagined. As their involvement in a conspiracy to regain freedom deepens, they meet new allies and rediscover old friends. Yet secrets that abound everywhere threaten to sabotage their goal to avoid war.