"I always thought the apocalypse would arrive with fire and brimstone. But I was wrong. Everyone was wrong. The Fall of civilization came silently...creeping out of the shadows."When a mysterious blackout wipes out power and all modern tech, Amber finds herself stranded deep in the Washington wilderness with nothing but a hiker's pack and a gut feeling that she is not alone in the shadows of the towering conifers.As cloud-choked skies swallow the sun and ancient creatures rise to hunt the dense forests, Amber must choose: stay hidden and survive alone, or risk everything to make her way home. Because something else is stirring-an ancient power, born of light and buried in myth. A power that has been waiting for her.But death doesn't only lurk in the forest shadows. In the midst of all the chaos, a dangerously charming and not entirely trustworthy man from Amber's past resurfaces. And he may hold the key to survival...or her undoing.