As the sole survivor of a horrific explosion at an Allied Hotel in Baghdad, Steve Lawton is a hero to everyone but himself. His life back home threatens to gradually spiral out of control until he befriends Gerry, a man hidden from society by his disability. At the same time Steve finds himself falling in love with Kari, an American Muslim who forces him to step into the shadows of his past and confront the terrifying truths of that day in Baghdad.