In this hilarious and tragic portrait of an orphaned Indian boy who travels back and forth through time in a charged search for his true identity, powerful and swift prose follow this troubled foster teenager, a boy who is not a "legal" Indian because he was never claimed by his father, as he learns that violence is not the answer.

"Out there is chaos, the collapse of society, and so much to be afraid of. All that matters is freedom. That's what Remy Blake has been taught by his survivalist father. Raised off the grid in the middle of nowhere, his own survival skills not yet honed, Remy is days shy of his eighth birthday when his father unexpectedly dies...He is found--near feral, silent, and terrified--in the small rural town of Blaire. To Anne, a nurturing mother of two adopted...

"One man's disappearance throws four women's lives into chaos--and not all will survive. Vicki works as an aromatherapist, healing her clients out of her home studio with her special blends of essential oils. She's just finishing a session when the police arrive on her doorstep--her ex-husband David has gone missing. Vicki insists she last saw him years ago when they divorced, but the police clearly don't believe her. And her memory's hardly reliable--what...

After seeing a girl who looks just like herself in a violent video, Emma, who lives with a foster family, begins a search to find out what happened to the girl.