You’ll have to read it yourself and develop your own interpretation, but the title is referring to the main character Rae. She’s the glue that holds her family together, and when things get tough, she gets tougher. Ryker is plagued by darkness, something readers can see from the beginning. Perhaps she’s the torch that can light his way.

There wasn’t one specific event. For all artists, it seems like inspiration comes from a random place. It falls out of the sky and lands on our heads. But I think the story reflects the way I’ve felt in my life. My friends have become my family, and my brother Luke is the most inspiring person that I know. Without him, I’m not sure where I would be.

Well…he’s hot. Let me lead with that. He’s filthy rich, sophisticated, and he’s got that intensity we all love. But the most interesting thing about him is his standoffish attitude. He doesn’t seem to care much about anything, particularly when it comes to women and relationships. It’s fun to see how quickly that changes when he meets Rae. When he meets a woman who refuses to wait around for him, he wants her all the more. It becomes obvious that she’s not like all the others. That mystery intrigues him, haunts him. And when he sees her shining light, he follows.

To really know someone, you need to see whom they associate with. And you need to see how they treat and love others. There’s a secondary story going on with the rest of the cast, and most of the scenes are funny enough to make you chuckle. They construct the universe where Rae and Ryker live.