Aaron J. Gould

Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

An entrepreneur and young culinary prodigy known as "The Illinois King of Creams" falls for an aspiring dentist, despite the ongoing threat of climate change and her ex-boyfriend Greg.