The economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her brother and sister alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: growing crops to feed thirty-six people and keeping Simmons, their local patrolman, happy. Carrie’s life settles into a simple rhythm and is almost content when Greg Pierce shows up, a man with the ambition to help them survive. A man determined to hate her. When a government raid nearly wipes out their clan, Greg realizes the true reason behind their safety. Patrolman Simmons has fallen for Carrie. Greg takes it upon himself to give the socially-awkward patrolman what he wants. Only Carrie doesn’t like Greg throwing her in Simmons’s path, especially when Greg’s brusque exterior melts, and she catches a glimpse of the real man underneath. As Greg and Carrie strike a truce, an unlikely friendship forms and threatens to move beyond. Carrie’s forced to choose between the unthinkable: following her heart or saving her clan. Life won’t let her choose both.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - /5
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Drugs and Alcohol - /5
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Summary
This romance is probably unlike any you have read before. The setting is America following the collapse of several major banks and thus the economy. Those who did not own their homes prior to the collapse were forced to depend upon the government for all their basic needs. The government is not very dependable and the living conditions deplorable. The police are corrupt. A few choose to leave the government provided quarters and form clans outside the cities. Those who do become outlaws and risk being sent to concentration camps if they are caught. The story follows one clan and their struggles. Some members of the clan become bitter; a few remain hopeful despite their circumstances. While a bit depressing at times, the story is also very inspiring. There is a fair amount of violence, but the language is clean. The romance is clean and heartwarming.