Characters
Jay Holt
“You ever know you’re headed the wrong way, but you’ve gone too far to turn back?”
Torn between duty to his family and his own moral compass, Jay is a kind-hearted teenager with an affinity for the natural world. He often disappears into the woods to avoid the drama at home – but when he gets roped into a burglary that goes horribly wrong, he finds himself in a nightmare. How deep into the forest will he need to run to escape the consequences of his family’s choices?
“You ever know you’re headed the wrong way, but you’ve gone too far to turn back?”
Torn between duty to his family and his own moral compass, Jay is a kind-hearted teenager with an affinity for the natural world. He often disappears into the woods to avoid the drama at home – but when he gets roped into a burglary that goes horribly wrong, he finds himself in a nightmare. How deep into the forest will he need to run to escape the consequences of his family’s choices?
Vince Walker
“This time tomorrow I’ll be driving cross country with my beautiful wife, my wonderful kid, and my estranged father… if a man can survive that, he can survive anything.”
Vince was a happy-go-lucky aircraft mechanic until an accident at work cost him his job. Unfairly fired and reluctant to fight back, his self-confidence and his marriage both took a hit. Now, facing a career change he never wanted, and reunited with the father who walked out on him as a kid, Vince feels his whole life has turned upside-down. Only thing is, it’s about to get a lot worse…
“This time tomorrow I’ll be driving cross country with my beautiful wife, my wonderful kid, and my estranged father… if a man can survive that, he can survive anything.”
Vince was a happy-go-lucky aircraft mechanic until an accident at work cost him his job. Unfairly fired and reluctant to fight back, his self-confidence and his marriage both took a hit. Now, facing a career change he never wanted, and reunited with the father who walked out on him as a kid, Vince feels his whole life has turned upside-down. Only thing is, it’s about to get a lot worse…
Zoe Walker
“How do I make the past leave me alone when I keep seeing it everywhere I go?”
Fourteen years after surviving a violent hostage situation, Zoe is a fierce and determined young woman struggling to find her place in the world. The only person she feels close to is her grandpa Jim, who suffers from dementia and understands what it means to be at war with your own mind. Zoe had hoped the traumas of her childhood were behind her – but the past is not done with her yet.
“How do I make the past leave me alone when I keep seeing it everywhere I go?”
Fourteen years after surviving a violent hostage situation, Zoe is a fierce and determined young woman struggling to find her place in the world. The only person she feels close to is her grandpa Jim, who suffers from dementia and understands what it means to be at war with your own mind. Zoe had hoped the traumas of her childhood were behind her – but the past is not done with her yet.