A new home. A new life. To have both, she must outlasta bitter storm.Once Chris fought for her country. Now she's fightingfor her faith. And she's about to fight for her life.This is no mere storm. It's a deluge of catastrophicproportions. Swollen by record rains and a ten-inchsnowmelt, the Willamette River is hammering Portland, Oregon, with the flood of the century.In Chris McIntyre's heart, a different kind of flood--arising torrent of emotions--threatens to sweep her awayfrom the community of Kimberly Square. Her newfoundfaith keeps her from running. But how can she stay? Herpush-the-limits personality may have made her a perfectsoldier, but it sets her apart from the people at herchurch. And it sets her at odds with Scott Mathis, thehusband of her closest friend, Erin. Fearing for Erin'ssafety, Scott resents his wife's high-risk friendship withChris.But when Scott and Chris are forced together to helpKimberly Square residents ride out the storm, a different, equally lethal danger descends on them. Death orredemption rest in the hands of one person--a woman with a warrior's heart.