When childhood tragedy steals a vital part of Wren Marie Summerfield, her dreams of being an artist die. Convinced she'll never realize her own dream, she helps her best friend, Liv, chase hers instead. When opportunity turns into deception the two are trapped in a world that few survive. In the darkness of her fear, illumination appears, as if God is guiding her through the one language she's tried so hard to silence. Now, Wren must trust the magic in her own gift to get them out alive and discover that her strength is found in weakness.

James Fielding has made it his mission to dismantle the criminal network that took his sister's life. When his path crosses Wren's he is forced to confront the cost of his single-minded pursuit-and the possibility that justice may come in ways he never expected.

A story of courage and survival, The Shadow Side explores how the weakest places in our lives become the very channels of a strength beyond ourselves.