Not a Drop to Drink

Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.



Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own ability to get by, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. But wisps of smoke on the horizon mean one thing: strangers. The mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it...



With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, debut author Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's gutsy and unwavering efforts to survive in a harsh frontierlike future.