Boy, does the plot thicken in this third story about the aftermath of the Yellowstone Caldera erupting. Each book is so gripping with the suspense of each of the Marines having to make their way from all over the USA to Washington State through an ash cloud apocalypse.

Mason Sykes is probably the most damaged mentally and physically from his time in the Marines. After getting out he has holed up on a farm in Nebraska living a life of seclusion. When he gets the word from his team mates about the impending disaster he makes a rare appearance in town to warn them all to head east and then plans to head out on his own to Washington.

Brenna Helm grew up with Mason and they were high school sweethearts but all of that changed when he left to join the Marines and the man he came back as isn’t the same one that she knew. When the eruption happens she ends up on the harrowing journey with Mason much to his trying to send her with the rest of the town to the east coast.

This book didn’t spend as much time on the road and the previous one did but they came across a new threat while on the road that ended up bringing danger to Lost Mountain Lodge. I’m not going to go into detail about what that was as it would be spoilerish but we find out what some of the government has been up since the eruption and it’s not all good.

I am so in book love with this series and eagerly await each new story about the men and women falling love during what could be called end of times and how far they will each go to protect their friends and loved ones.
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