Oliva wanted a quiet life in the woods while her husband recovered from a lifetime of war. To cope he shared with her the nature of combat through training and practice. When things go upside down Olivia has to lean on these unproven skills, creating allies and enemies while chasing men of violence from the forests of the northwest U.S. to the irradiated areas of Kiev, to the arid wastes of western China. "Fight for love" used to be a cute slogan, now it is a way of life.