What happens when the deepest longing of the human heart—to belong, to be known, and to be loved—leads someone tragically astray?

Lizzie Schmidt appears to have everything: intelligence, professional success, and hard-won independence. Yet beneath the surface lies a lifelong ache no achievement has quieted—the unanswered questions surrounding her identity and biological family.

Long before internet searches and consumer DNA testing, Lizzie embarks on a deeply personal search for her roots, armed with incomplete information and a heart hungry for connection.

What she discovers alters her life in ways she never imagined.

As unresolved wounds, emotional vulnerability, and profoundly disordered longing converge, Lizzie makes devastating choices leading to heartbreak, spiritual darkness, and consequences that reverberate for years. Yet even after profound failure, God’s grace pursues her.

Listener Advisory: This novel deals candidly with psychologically complex and morally disturbing relationship dynamics arising from family identity trauma, including themes associated with Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA). Deeply Christian in its message that no one is beyond God's mercy, it is intended for listeners seeking serious, thought-provoking fiction.