While vacationing in Africa, Miriam Vree finds herself living a nightmare when a ruthless mercenary seizes her family. From the diamond mines of Namibia to the refugee camps in Tanzania, she fights to regain her freedom, her faith, and her family. Only when the voices of the refugee children point her toward Nevernight, the place of peace where it is never dark and there is no fear, does Miriam find what she has lost.