A tropical surf escape turns catastrophic when a tsunami hits, thrusting four best friends into a harrowing fight for survival and leaving them stranded. Injured, disoriented, and cut off from the world, they're thrust into a survival scenario no one could have prepared for.

For Cole, the journey was meant to be a break from routine-surf, sun, and a chance to reset. But an unexpected connection with Kendal, a grounded and perceptive traveler, disarms him. Her quiet strength upends his plans, and their romance blooms quickly in paradise. But just as something real begins to take root, everything is swept away.

As the days stretch on, they're forced to confront not only dehydration, exposure, and predators-but their own unraveling psyches. The paradise they came to enjoy becomes a crucible that tests every instinct, bond, and belief.

Told with visceral realism and poetic restraint, Carried Away explores the fragile boundaries between fear and love, chaos and clarity, life and loss. It's a story about what happens when the illusion of safety is stripped away-and how we fight to hold on to what matters most.

For fans of The Beach, Into the Wild, Unbroken, and Where the Crawdads Sing, Carried Away is a gripping debut about friendship, survival, and the beautiful brutality of waking up to your own life.