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by Wesley R. Steenburg (Author)
On a quiet coast ruled by fear, freedom is just beyond reach... and dangerously forbidden.
Daniel lives in a village where every choice is controlled and every act of disobedience is punished. Just beyond the shoreline lies a mysterious island-visible to all, but forbidden to everyone. The villagers whisper stories of deadly currents, savage beasts, and those who vanished trying to reach it. No one questions the rules. No one dares to try.
Until one night, Daniel does.
When a simple fishing trip goes wrong, Daniel and his friend are dragged into the violent pull surrounding the island. Shipwrecked and separated, Daniel washes ashore believing his friend is dead-and that he may be next. But the island is not what the stories claimed. It is something far more dangerous... and far more alive.
As Daniel struggles to survive, he discovers shelter, strange resources, and unexpected companionship. When his friend reappears and more people arrive, what begins as survival turns into something else: a chance to build a new life, free from the oppression they left behind.
But freedom comes at a cost.
With predators stalking the land, trust breaking within the growing community, and the village's ruthless leaders closing in, Daniel must decide what kind of man he will be-and what he is willing to fight for.
Because the island may be forbidden...
but it might also be the only place worth living.
