Runaway Storm — D.E. Knobbe

When Nate discovers his mother is not moving home and his father cancels their summer kayaking adventure, Nate is devastated. He decides to solo the Canadian wilderness in his kayak. Half drowned after risking his life in a wild storm to avoid getting caught, Nate reaches an uninhabited island paradise. His tranquility is shattered by the arrival of a girl named Kat, but she has something Nate needs, an ample supply of fresh water. As romance blossoms, another threat drifts in: a drug smuggler with a sailboat full of marijuana. Soon Kat and Nate find themselves fighting for their lives.  

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D. E. Knobbe is an author, educator, and freelance writer. She grew up in Vancouver, Canada and spent her youth adventuring in the Gulf Islands, the Cariboo-Chilcotin, the Yukon and Alaska. She is passionate about preserving our oceans and wilderness and believes the best way to bring that about is by igniting the same passion in others. Dawne has a B.A in Creative Writing and an M.A. in Professional Writing. Her work has been published in the L.A. Times, Fairfield Source, Kite Tales and many other periodicals. Dawne is also the executive editor for Toe The Line, a small press that specializes in ocean conservation publications.


She is the small events coordinator for the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators-Los Angeles and co-founder of the writer's group Sand Scribes. When she is not off adventuring around the globe with husband John and children Alexandra and James, Dawne hangs her hat in Huntington Beach, California.