Going Outside the Valley of Mak€ob is fraught with danger, but for the lepers living and dying there as outcasts, it€s the only option left. They must seek the Healer before the 612 candles of souls in the Valley are extinguished . . . and grapple with the pain of their own stories and unfulfilled dreams.
Twelve-year-old Mikki is on the verge of becoming a man when the dread disease strikes. Callisto, his mother, begs, Why, God? Why our son? Mikki€s father, Shoemaker, struggles to keep his business afloat in a tough economy. Why is this happening to our family? Mikki wonders. Isn€t God supposed to watch over the righteous?
Judah the Fisherman is honored everywhere for his kindness . . . except in his own home. Yet, in the midst of his shrewish wife€s opposition, he€s determined to forge a legacy for his sons.
Twins Tera and Tabitha fight viciously over the shared love of a young Adonis until calamity strikes, plunging both sisters into lives they do not want.
Torn apart by a desperate choice and a terrible secret, brothers Jesse and Obed wonder if they will ever see each other again.