Economic collapse causes widespread rioting and social unrest, leaving a lovesick 19-year-old girl struggling to care for her siblings in a stretch of woods bordered by lawless anarchy, wondering why a good God would let this happen.—J. P. Johnston

A father loses his daughter and goes to prison. Seven years later, he seeks revenge against the doctor who could not save her. At the same time, the country is plunged into social and economic unrest, riots, murder and looting, and between the father seeking revenge, and the rioters and outlaws, it causes death and destruction in a family, and causes them to flee to the wilderness. Faith is tested, family bonds, can they trust God, each other, will they survive? Are they all alone, and is there anything out there, or is this the end of the world?—Carol Guidry