The masterful Christian storyteller Joan Byrd returns to those common themes for which she is well-known: richly drawn characters, taut conflicts between worthy individuals and souls who are all but lost, sensual enticement and the acceptance of divine grace. The author makes clear that the struggle between good and evil, salvation and damnation are not abstract ideas but actual battles eventually faced by every person. Here, she weaves an intricate story of a young man who encounters the risen Lord and finds redemption in the blood of God's lamb in a Christian's most sacred place in a Holy Land. Byrd gives her readers profound insight into what it means to accept a personal relationship with one's Savior.