by David Aucsmith (Author)

To secure a successful future, a wounded soldier must journey to the past.

Andy is a survivor. Though he escaped Afghanistan with only a lost leg, some of his men were not so lucky. Now, he struggles with his mobility dog, Mike, to make a new life under the immense weight of his PTSD and survivor's guilt.

When his grandmother dies, it's yet another blow.

But then he stumbles on a box of letters and a mysterious pendant among her possessions.

What unfolds is an incredible story he can hardly believe:

Of a long ago relative, his Portuguese love, spies, lies, and war.

As Andy uncovers the truth behind the pendant, he is forced to come face to face with the truths of his own traumatic experience.

Solving the pendant's mystery may finally give him Andy the chance to reclaim his life.