EYE of the STORM

By: O'Rourke, Brefni

As a hurricane bears down on Long Island in 1985, a fractured family seeks refuge in their basement - only to be visited by a mysterious stranger who seems to know their buried sins, forcing them to confront decades of guilt, faith, and loss.

There's nothing more unsettling than the calm within the storm...

September 1985. As Hurricane Gloria tears across Long Island, the O'Riley family takes shelter in their cluttered basement, hoping to outlast the winds - and each other. Bill, a weary father buckling under the weight of failure and drink, clashes with his grown children and his devout wife, Peg, whose faith may be the only thing still holding the family together.

When a quiet stranger named Malachi appears at the door with a long-lost letter from the past, Peg insists on letting him in - against the family's protests. As the storm intensifies, Malachi's eerie calm begins to fracture the already brittle household, stirring buried guilt, old rivalries, and unspoken tragedy. His words strike nerves no outsider should be able to reach.

Outside, the hurricane rages. Inside, the O'Rileys spiral toward a reckoning - one that will test their faith, force them to face what they've lost, and uncover the truths they've buried for decades.

By dawn, the storm has passed - but nothing in the house will ever be the same.

Equal parts family drama and supernatural chamber piece, Eye of the Storm is a tense, atmospheric story of guilt, grace, and the mysterious forces - divine or otherwise - that compel a family to face the truth when the world outside finally falls silent. It's Eugene O'Neill meets M.Night Shyamalan filtered through the lens of 1980s suburban nostalgia.

A deadly hurricane.

A fractured family.

A mysterious stranger.

A perfect storm is about to be unleashed on all who fear the truth.

EYE OF THE STORM

Beneath this roof, there's no shelter from the past.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDDTQXG9
• ISBN13: 9798241417206
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"