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“A perfect marriage between the Incredible Journey and the Hunger Games. If this book isn’t a movie in the next few years I’d be shocked. You’ll find yourself casting actors as you read, I promise!”

Brittney Castro (Restaurant Owner. St. Cloud, MN)

“You can imagine everything in this book happening as it does. The pace just keeps on picking up. A gripping keep-you-guessing ride.”

Pete Boldingh (Pharmaceutical Manager. Rochester, MN)

“My 13-year-old loved it as much as I did. As a school librarian I’m thrilled when I find easy to read, suspenseful, adventure stories like this. Definitely going on our ‘Hot List.’”

Stefanie Ayers (Librarian. Madison, WI)

“Publishers and agents should be fighting over who gets this script. Incredible ending. The worst part of the book was the last page. Only cause I wanted more!”

Kristie Schreck (Teacher. Sioux Falls, SD)

CREDITS

Cover Design by James T. Egan of Bookfly Design LLC

Copyediting by Kira Rubenthaler of Bookfly Design LLC

Copyediting by Eileen Cotter of Pure Wander (Boston)

Note from the Author:

Most of the credit for the existence of this book goes to my wife and son, without whose patience and support I’d never have even had the opportunity to write it. Additional gratitude to the friends & family who read it and provided critical and instrumental feedback: Stacy, Dylan, Steve, Mom, Cathy, Pete, Eileen and Hilary. Thanks as well to the editors of the magazines I’ve worked for the past seven years: Darin and Steve — for believing in me and allowing me to hone the craft of writing under your tutelage. And to the professional editors and copy editors who worked on this script over the past seven months to help perfect it. Thank you to my Dad, to God for the remarkable grace and countless blessings you’ve provided in this life, and to my four awesome kids for your daily inspiration. Finally… a special thank you to YOU for picking up this book and giving it a chance. I hope it is both enjoyable and surprising in equal parts.

COPYRIGHT PAGE

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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Copyright © by Ever N. Hayes

All rights reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the author.

Published as an e-Book in April 2014 by ENH.

Published in Paperback in May 2014 by ENH & CreateSpace

Word Count: 126,126