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When the ground shakes and the ocean rises, survival becomes more than a matter of strength — it becomes a fight for love, identity, and hope. Kodak Chase thought he had finally escaped the shadows of his Southern past when he won a prestigious writing fellowship in Oregon. But when a cataclysmic earthquake and deadly tsunami strike, everything he’s built — and everyone he loves — is thrown into chaos. Torn apart from Quinn, the boy who gave him a glimpse of a future he never dared to imagine, Kodak faces a relentless race against time through devastation and doubt.

It’s as if my heart is bursting out of my chest. Nine-year-old Jubilee, our new adopted daughter, is beaming. She’s the little girl I always wanted and we’re finally taking her home. Three months later. ‘This can’t be happening,’ I say. ‘She can’t be gone. She’s just a little girl, our little girl. She was here in her bed last night. I remember. I . . .’ I feel the panic rising, my worst fear surfacing. What if I brought her home—only to be taken?