Storm Runners by Roland Smith (Book 1 Storm Runners)

Chase Masters and his father are known as Storm Runners. They chase after extreme weather and help people prepare. However, while they are chasing storms, they are both running from their past. A tragic car accident took Chase’s mother and younger sister two years before. Some time later, Chase’s father was struck by lightning, and after being in a coma for two days, a new man was born.

Both are heading down to Florida to help prepare people for Hurricane Emily. Chase’s father heads for where he thinks the hurricane will make landfall and leaves Chase with “family friends.” There Chase meets Nicole Rossi, whose family owns and operates a circus. The Rossi family lives in Florida in the off-season with their menagerie of animals.

Momma Rossi, Nicole’s grandmother, predicts that the hurricane will actually make landfall where they live. Chase’s instincts agree, but he does what he was taught by his father: Be prepared, be smart.

On Chase’s first and only day at another school, Hurricane Emily makes landfall, and it’s up to Chase, Nicole, and new acquaintance Rashawn to survive the onslaught with danger all around in one of the deadliest hurricanes on record. (more…)