Escaping a Nazi prison camp, Karlijna finds shelter in Sweden. When danger follows, she must accept the help of a man she barely knows.
Karlijna Bergstrom, along with her family, was imprisoned to prevent them from hiding the Jewish people in their home in Belgium. Sixteen year old Karlijna watched the enemy tear her family apart and kill those she loved, expecting to share their fate. In a moment, one powerful word saved her from the gas chamber and she escaped to Sweden.
After finding work and making friends, she is again attacked – not physically, but by the lies of a jealous woman. Karlijna realizes the slander is costing her friends their livelihood due to her association with them. She has no option but to allow Michael, a young man she hardly knows, to send her to live with his parents in Minnesota.
Karlijna travels to America, hardly understanding the language, but trusting God will see her through. While living with Michael’s family, Karlijna continues to write to him. In doing so, she eventually realizes she has fallen in love with him.
Their path to love, however, is hindered by a former love, a covert operation gone wrong, and a heart unwilling to forgive. Only when they can both learn to follow Christ’s example of forgiveness can their lives be whole.