Francis Joseph Cassavant, a teenage war hero and war victim is forced to confront his past - the youth leader he idolized and who betrayed him, and the girl he still loves.
Every year, Trinity School runs a chocolate sale. Each boy volunteers to sell a quota of boxes. But this year it's different, because new kid Jerry Renault has refused to take part. This small act of defiance starts a chain reaction exposing the corruption running throughout the school.
On the outskirts of a small American town, a bus-load of young children is being held hostage. The hijackers are a cold and ruthless group, opposed to the secret government agency Inner Delta. Miro is the terrorist with no past and no emotions. Ben is the General's son who must act as a go-between. Or else, death is the only escape.
The head of Trinity College asks Archie Costello, the leader of The Vigils, a secret society that rules the school, to sell 20,000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. But Carter and Obie, leading members of The Vigils, can't contemplate the future until they have destroyed Archie Costello.
Must Denny live forever with his father's fatal mistake? Over 25 years ago, Denny's father was involved in a tragic accident that killed 22 children. And it seems somoene can't forget when Denny finds himself drawn into a highly-charged relationship with a mystery caller who threatens revenge.