Hurricane Katrina was a killer. Its passing destroyed not only homes, but it took a good chunk out of Gulf Coast people as well. Battering hopes, shattering dreams, drowning their already shaky security. Cherisse Bernard's family had been lucky. The storm that swept through the south had missed their homes completely. But how long could their good fortune possibly last? Now was the perfect time for Cherisse to make her move. She had three weeks in which to drive down to Louisiana, pack up her family and get them ensconced in her Kansas City townhome before the next big storm blew in. What Cherisse hadn't planned on during those next three weeks was falling in love. And not just with a man, but she also falls in love again with her birthplace. Cherisse learns that her hometown isn't simply a spot on a map. It's a people, her people, and the struggle to survive life's storms is what keeps communities like hers alive and thriving despite living in hurricane country.