Overview
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan delivers a pulse-pounding thriller about one family fighting for their land against both human enemies and Mother Nature.
After the sudden death of her husband, Ellen McKenna is doing everything she can to keep her Texas farm afloat. She and her family hope to expand their operation, but times are tough and making ends meet is more expensive than she imagined, much less trying to grow. Many of their neighbors in Cooke County have thrown in the towel and agreed to sell their farms to a local businessman, but despite similar pressure, Ellen refuses to let her dreams die.
On top of the usual hardships, a series of recent storms has left the region partly flooded, and as the heavy rain begins again one morning, all the members of the McKenna family jump into action to protect their land and animals. Ellen’s oldest son discovers an injured dog―and the dog leads him to a man barely clinging to life, the apparent victim of a brutal home invasion. Then, Ellen’s younger kids go to check on a nearby neighbor and walk into a threat none of them saw coming.
Before anyone can figure out what’s really going on in their idyllic rural valley, the storm picks up again in intensity, and the McKenna kids find themselves in over their heads with no way to call for help. To protect her farm–and her family―Ellen must face down all the forces trying to tear them apart.
Allison Brennan’s talent for twisty, tense pacing combines with a deeply drawn family drama and the unforgiving power of nature in this compelling standalone thriller.
Review
After the sudden death of her husband, Ellen McKenna is doing everything she can to keep her Texas farm afloat. Many of their neighbors in Cooke County have thrown in the towel and agreed to sell their farms to a local businessman, but despite similar pressure, Ellen refuses to let her dreams die. But it may cost her more than her dreams if she does not sell!
Ellen is definitely struggling. Her husband’s accident and death has left her with more to deal with than she ever expected. But she is not giving up or giving into a sell! I loved her strength and her stubbornness. Living where she lives and trying to make ends meet on a farm, she needs stubbornness! And let me tell you, do not come for her kids…she will not let anything happen to her kids.
Talk about some twists and turns. From the weather, to sabotage, to a home invasion, Allison Brennan keeps the reader’s pulse pounding.
As always, Amanda Stribling has done an excellent narration job! This has quite a few male characters and she has a unique voice for each one.
Need a novel that moves quickly and takes some twisted turns…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest opinion.
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