Trapped! Hundreds of miles from home! Caught in a gang war in Mexico that's gone bad. Four kids from Kansas who were separated from the multi-school band trip must now try to make it home to their families.

Scared. Confused.

Stories emerging that they don't want to believe. Why would the government say they're dead? It becomes obvious that a coup to take over America is under way, and the adults don't seem to see it, or care.

Help comes from an unusual source. They discover a network of patriots who willingly risk themselves to help.

The news of what's really happening must be shared with others to stop it. As they travel, they learn how dangerous the world has become and just how courageous they can be when faced with perilous decisions to make it home and to save their country from ruin.

Carolyn Pierce is a concerned American from Kansas who doesn't like what she sees happening to her country. Living in the farmlands of Kansas isn't much different from her upbringing on the plains of eastern Colorado.

Gardening is one of her passions that she fondly says is "dirt therapy" when life seems to be going crazy. Her connection to the lifestyle of farming, keeps her grounded in her faith in God.

Devotion to family and self-sufficiency are her main stays in life. Her desire for writing this fictional series is her attempt to help preserve the American way of life for future generations.

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