One of the major themes of the novel is that forgiveness of loved ones is an essential part of relationships.Family secrets play an important role as well. After three years, Grace Burnette is beginning to recover from the heartbreak of losing her fiancé Ben to Stella, the younger sister she adored. Then a desperate call from her mother informs her Stella is missing. Her body is discovered, and her mother insists her death wasn’t an accident. Grace goes to Ecuador with Justin McElroy as bodyguard