She spent her whole life avoiding conflict. The apocalypse doesn’t care.
Six weeks after burying her husband, Alex Jensen is evicted by her mother-in-law with nothing but an old camper, two dogs, and three kids she can barely hold together. She flees to a remote Florida campground, hoping for space to grieve and time to breathe.
Then a coded warning arrives from a trusted source inside the government: Prepare for the worst.
While the world argues about politics and rumors, Alex and a small group of strangers quietly stockpile supplies in a hidden limestone cave system, praying the warning is wrong.
It isn’t.
When the sirens wail and the missiles fall, Alex leads her group into the safety of the caverns. But surviving the fallout is only the beginning. What emerges on the surface is a new world. Brutal. Desperate. Ruled by a man who believes order is worth any price.
To protect her children and the found family she’s sworn to keep alive, Alex must become someone she doesn’t recognize.
She never fought for anything before. The new world is about to find out what happens when she does.
Perfect for fans of the found family in Emily St. John Mandel's "Station Eleven" and the classic Florida survival of Pat Frank's "Alas, Babylon".
