Blackstock, Terri

As the global blackout continues, the residents of Oak Hollow struggle to begin a new way of life that does not rely on technology or electricity, and deal with the rise in crime that is threatening the city's future.

Eight months after a global disaster plunged the world into darkness, the residents of Oak Hollow struggle to cope with the harshness of winter and the violence that is spreading through their quiet community.

A group of people turn to God and each other for help when an unexplained catastrophic event knocks out all power around the world, and are horrified to learn there is a killer in their midst.

After the murder of her fourteen-year-old sister by an online predator, Krista Carmichael tries to lure the killer by creating an online persona, and when Ryan Adkins, who started the GrapeVyne social network, meets Krista, he helps her in her attempt to obtain justice.

While trying to meet their needs and keep their faith during a worldwide power outage, the Branning family deals with other problems, including thirteen-year-old Beth's knowledge about a murder and older sister Deni's confusion over two men.

Blair Owens, a former doubter, comes to depend on God for help when she sets out to discover what happened to Cade, the Cape Refuge police chief who disappeared shortly after hitting and killing a man who walked out in front of his car, and who is now suspected of having some connection to the dead man's wife.

A brutal double murder terrorizes the peaceful Cape Refuge community, and it is up to Police Chief Cade to calm the residents' fear and solve the crime before the killer strikes again.