A novel for these times. The United States has splintered. Collapsing under the weight of politics, natural disasters, and invasion, what remains is a nation of refugees fleeing the ensuing violence, disease and starvation. Jaimie is determined to survive. Her hard won skills could give her that necessary edge. Despite deadly delays and betrayals, she leads a small band through the dangerous wilderness of a fallen nation, hunting the promised haven which awaits. If only she and the little herd of horses left in her charge can reach it. If only the deadly winter chill doesn't claim her first. If only her cold heart doesn't crack like ice.