Lost at sea. Hunted on land. Haunted by the past.
Thirteen-year-old Willow Drake never wanted to spend Thanksgiving in Florida—least of all with the father who abandoned her and her twin brother, Ash. But when their grandfather’s sudden surgery forces them south, Willow braces for a tense, awkward reunion. What she doesn’t expect is a hurricane, a heist, and a past their father can’t outrun.Their dad isn’t just a washed-up adventurer with a fishing boat—he’s tangled in something dangerous. When a storm traps them in a smuggler’s web, Willow and Ash become pawns in a game they don’t understand. Forced onto a battered shrimp boat in the middle of a hurricane, they barely escape with their lives—only to find themselves stranded at sea, clinging to a crate full of counterfeit money, lost in the wreckage of their father’s sins.
The ocean is ruthless. So are the men hunting them. And the deeper Willow wades into Florida’s tangled backwaters, the more she realizes this fight isn’t just about survival—it’s about facing the ghosts that brought them here. With a storm behind them and a past they can no longer outrun, she must decide: keep running, or fight for the family she’s not sure she can trust.
