by Dylan Hardy
First published 2020
A relentless sandstorm bears down on the Blackwood family's remote desert homestead. As the tempest rages, long-buried secrets and simmering tensions explode. Patriarch Daniel must protect his ailing wife and teenage daughter from both the elements and the unraveling of their fragile family bonds. In this crucible of isolation and danger, each family member is forced to confront their own fears and desires. When the storm finally breaks, the Blackwoods emerge forever changed - if they emerge at all.
Genres: fiction, drama, family, adventure
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: family-dynamics, survival
Setting: Blackwood Family Homestead, Desert
Period: Contemporary
181 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness