JOHN KELLY was gravely injured by a road-side bomb in Iraq during his last tour. His daughter wants to carry on his legacy and become a soldier, too. As Jamie Kelly wrestles with leaving her father and stepmother to pursue her dream, she learns a friend she hasn't associated with in years is in serious trouble.

In her efforts to help her friend, Jamie uncovers long-buried secrets that threaten to shred the very fabric of her existence. She may be young, but she is driven to do the right thing. Doing the right thing sometimes has unintended results.

Jamie dreams of becoming an Army Ranger and follow in her father's footsteps. She is confident and a skilled martial artist whose favorite weapons are knives. After training with her friend and mentor, Mario Parris, she relies on her skills to investigate a crime that happened before she was born but has just now come full circle.

Life may not have been perfect before, but how will Jamie Kelly deal with the life-altering secrets in Trading Lives?