So close. Did his family survive or not? Only five hundred miles across the Gulf and he would have his answer.
Mobile is thriving. But is it right or just another cult?
Jim and Jennifer have to decide whether to settle in to recover or continue on. The decision is made harder when life gives them lemonade.
The Gulf of Mexico calls, and Jim has to listen. He finds a fishing boat that needs a hand. It’s time for him to learn a new skill, but when Jim Wolfe decides to do something, he gives it one hundred percent.
But the Gulf is an angry mistress. Is one hundred percent enough?
Frank Roderus wrote his first story—it was a western—when he was five. It was really awful, as might be expected, but his mother kept that typed and spell-checked short story tucked away until the day she died. Later, Frank became a newspaper reporter, thinking that books are written by authors which he most assuredly was not. He kept trying to write though, and eventually did it wrong enough to learn how to get it right. That first sale, a young adult novel published by Independence Press, was more than thirty years and a good many books ago. As a journalist, the Colorado Press Association awarded Frank Roderus their highest award, the Sweepstakes Award, for the best news story of 1980, and the Western Writers of America has twice named Frank recipient of their prestigious Spur Award. Frank passed away at age 73 in December 2015.
The tall, strong man with snow white hair and welder's goggles over his eyes finds friends with a boat to cut miles off his journey. Jim Wolfe has followed his path from the upper regions of the country through radiation and brutal men to nearly the end of his trek - to find his Lurleen and JoJo. The journey has introduced him to the worst dregs of mankind and found the hearts of the country still beating a friendly tattoo for his ears. Along the way he had disposed of enemies and embraced new friends. Even found a new daughter to journey with him and join with Wolfe's family in Florida. If they're still there - and still alive. Many bombs fell on Tampa, creating a huge highly radioactive crater where the city once sheltered thousands of Floridians.
The long trek, the amazing storyline, and some of the best characters I've ever had the pleasure of sharing lifestories with have made this installment another great read in an epic series. You'll have to pick this series! It's just too good to miss!