Emerging from an underground prison was only the beginning to finding freedom.

Edith and Benjamin have longed for the fresh air and independence of the Above, but now that they’ve reached it, they discover a world where the women’s rights movement never occurred and the 19th amendment doesn’t exist.

Vivian, a conspiracy theorist who has a strong online following, has tried to warn the public of the Elite and the secret underground society buried beneath Cades Cove, part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee. Along with her team and a surprising co-leader, she strives to rescue those who are trapped underground.

The new sights and sounds of the Above are overwhelming to the couple’s senses, not to mention the complex system of technology and advanced inventions they discover. To Edith and Benjamin, they’ve jumped over two hundred years into the future to find a world that doesn’t match the history lessons they received as children.

As more truths bubble to the surface, Edith struggles to come to terms with her new reality while also planning a rescue mission for those left behind in The Below.

Meanwhile, Frances remains in the Buried Reserve with her secret lover. Betrothed to an Oliver against her will, she is in a race against time to uncover the hidden pasts of the Olivers and use the intel to her advantage.

Can the rescue team reach the Below before more eliminations take place?

Do the citizens of The Buried Reserve want to be saved?

In a suspenseful sequel to “Below”, Sarah Seaton Myers takes her readers on a journey into a re-imagined history in this dystopian fiction, set in the mountains of East Tennessee.