What do you do when you fall in love on the brink of death? Singing Through Fire chronicles what happens when a young woman loses everything—and dares to ask why a good God allows it. 

When Lara Palanjian—a driven Stanford Law graduate and rising federal prosecutor—collapsed on her dream job, she never imagined it would lead to four years bedridden with a mysterious neurological illness—or to the love of her life. 

Enter Matthew John Silverman: brilliant professor, youth pastor, missionary, and terminal cancer patient with an inexplicable joy that defied his circumstances. His compassionate phone calls to encourage Lara through her darkest hours soon ignited an astonishing, God-written love story that neither of them saw coming. Matt’s unshakable faith and quiet courage challenged everything Lara thought she knew about God’s goodness. While she raged against unanswered prayers and stolen dreams, Matt—facing cancer a second time—showed her how to find streams of joy in the desert of grief and suffering.

As their unlikely romance unfolded between hospital crises, unexpected musical performances, and chronic illness, Matt taught Lara the surprising secrets to Christian surrender, resilience, and trust that he’d learned through his own deadly battles. But with time against them, they were left to wonder: What if this gift is only for a moment?

Deeply emotional and spiritually rich, Singing Through Fire invites readers into the breathtaking true story of two people who found miraculous love and defiant joy in the midst of terminal illness—and how one man’s extraordinary faith transformed his wife’s heart forever. Raw, tender, and laced with biting wit and comedy, this memoir reveals how God can use even our deepest pain to write the most beautiful love stories—even on the cusp of eternity.