Misfortune — Elizabeth Burgess

No one is safe - least of all, the living.

With a Category Four hurricane barreling its way towards South Louisiana, New Orleanians begin their mass exodus northward to escape the storm.

Jamie Caissy is ready to let the tempest swallow him whole after the bones of his dead son were paraded in front of friends and family. Instead, his dear friend Atlee's request forces him to turn his pain outward and help her with the evacuation of River City Medical Center.

In Rio de Janeiro, Rafe finally gets a break in the O'Malley case but after a narrow escape with death, he loses his link to the outside world. The situation escalates when he realizes his mother and wife are in the path of the hurricane and no one, save Rafe and Andrew, know their location.

Alone at the Douglas boathouse and exposed to the harrowing elements, Millie must convince a drug-dependent Arianne to trust her. But as the weather worsens with Arianne's powerful withdrawals, Millie makes a decision that could either kill them or give them their only chance at survival.

mis·for·tune
ˌmisˈfôrCH(ə)n/
noun
1. bad luck.
2. an unfortunate condition or event

The Counterplay Series follows the Douglases, Adames, O'Malleys, and Caissys -- four intertwined South Louisiana families, and their struggle for power, love, and revenge. Your move.