Limited water. Limited resources. No help. Brooke Fontanne has to find a way to cross the massive sea of sand that is the Mojave Desert. And with the Southwestern United States now exiled from the Union in wake of the water crisis the entire area is in chaos. Brooke is forced to battle not just the desert elements, but gangs and marauders looking to take whatever they want. Political factions are at odds with each other as Mexico is greedily eyeing the now unclaimed territory. Some congressman are using the opportunity to further exploit resources that may lie elsewhere, with Congressman Jones leading the push. Brooke is caught up in the cross hairs of both sides as the repercussions of Washington ripple through the country. The one light at the end of the tunnel is North Carolina, where her sister is waiting for her. She just has to survive the desert first.
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James Hunt's passion for writing began at an early age. While his journal of yesteryear may never be the work of great fiction, he's been working hard every day since then to bring pages to life. James has well over a decade of writing under his belt, but his professional career in literature didn't take off until 2014.
James currently lives in Orlando, FL and when he's not pounding away at the keyboard you can find him at the theater or somewhere outside enjoying the beautiful Florida weather.
While reading this book every time I reached for my glass of water, hoped this story won't become real in the near future. Brooke is very strong woman. Our elected representatives aren't there to serve us, they're there to serve themselves.
Seconds after I finished the last sentence in the second book of Exiled: No Borders I clicked the link to get the third one. The story of Brooke Fontaine and her children's mad dash across a country that is no longer recognizable or identified as the part of the United States is both thrilling and terrifying. These books are pretty easy reads except for a few stumbles around the politics and military, but other than that I think they're enjoyable.
Give me more please! Exiled: 2 is the continuation of a complex story that makes you crave more, but provides you with a very satisfying progression to the whole story. With twists that are surprising and characters that are believable, you want to know more. The story switches between multiple storylines, but is surprisingly easy to follow and provides enough action and character insight to keep you reading. I am invested in the story and can’t wait to find out what happens to the characters.
This series of Exiled books (3 so far) sound so much like what we are living today.... No water, Mexico at our borders and fighting to come across the border.... A story of a family trying to make it from San Diego to North Carolina, running into over zealous people in the same situation and American soldiers trying to do as ordered... It is hard on the body and hard on the soul.
Good reading & you need to read all books in series!
Once you start you can not stop with only the first book. This was the first book by Hunt that I have read. But will look for his writing in the future. The last book in the series was somewhat predictable an a little predictable.
Quite interesting. Female protagonist and two children trying to get across country alone, crossing the Mojave Desert. With help from a friend, they make several miles across a couple of states then run into major problems. Waiting for the next installment.
The story is true to life. You can imagine this happening today. Mexico invading our borders. Corrupt US Government selling out it's citizens to line their pockets. The story is a glimpse into a life we could all be living tomorrow.
A hard book to read at the same time that there is an executive order for water conservation and rationing in California. The drought is real. So is the.message. Think about it