2025. Named after a star war correspondent Maia knows how to find the brightest stories - the tales of survival and strength - hidden amongst the dark realities of combat. Now travelling to Malta to visit her estranged father with one more chance to build a relationship with her last remaining relative she's here to find her own story: never having found somewhere - or someone - she can call home she's desperate for answers that might show her where she truly belongs. But when she arrives on the beautiful mediterranean island she realises her long-lost family is full of more secrets than she could possibly have imagined. . . 1942. Maia wakes up to find herself on an island under siege a city in ruins - and knows she must have been sent here for a reason. Who has she been sent to save? Or is it Maia herself that needs saving? And just when she's finally found what she's been seeking. . . will time separate them forever?