Author Description

Lantien Gallo believes she is a caged bird with broken wings. Confined by her strict Chinese mother and tradition.Imprisoned by a cruel boyfriend and their upcoming arranged marriage. Trapped by the need to save her sister Meili from the same fate. Her molten hatred for her life and burning desperation to escape explodes as an all-consuming fire one night and changes their lives forever.A month before her 16th birthday, Meili is attacked and barely escaped, then her sister Lantien makes an explosive revelation. Her sister’s truth reduces Meili’s world to ashes. Fleeing for their lives, they start over in Gunni Ridge, Colorado, as Lahni and Malie Mahalu. All Meili can do is try to help Lantien recover from the years of abuse their traditionalist mother allowed her to suffer. If Meili can heal her sister, the glowing flame of her hope could heal all those she loves, especially when their world catches fire again.