To Kill in Storm

Family taboos, mystery, criminals, and a flood threaten Emily and Jarrah. Can you be too young to fall in love? Jarrah must guide the migrants to safety before a flash flood engulfs the country town. A vulnerable girl has only just learned to trust him, innocently, as a friend. Yet, he must turn away from her and distance himself from childhood. In a coming-of-age novel that at times becomes a psychological thriller, would Jarrah be a man if he turns his back on a child who needs him? Can a seven-year-old girl, who grieves that her criminal father never said goodbye before he fled to avoid capture?