The desert can be a savage place... Carmen Granger has never been to Samarra. She doesn't need to travel there to know that it's not a safe place for a single woman. Her sister Michelle made that mistake, and it cost her her career, her freedom, and possibly her life. When Carmen finds out that her sister has disappeared, however, she'll do whatever it takes to save her baby niece from the same fate. She'll free baby Lily from the grip of her in-laws...