The Game is book seventeen in the Beginnings Series. Life is precious and murder will not be condoned. Because of her crimes against the state of Beginnings, Montana, Ellen is ousted. She is removed from her home, her family, and the safety that only Beginnings can give. Inside Beginnings everyone tries to adjust. Inner turmoil along with some surprising new residents show up at the gate. Not all are normal, then again, it’s Beginnings. Outside the walls, not only does Ellen deal with the elements of a plague ridden world, she must deal with something else. George wants revenge for his daughter’s death. Eye for an eye. Beginnings’ demise or ‘your daughter for mine’. With so many lives at stake, Joe Slagel has no choice but to pick the later and the society goes full force after Ellen. She must survive the time frame to win the game. They will deliver all they got to get her. Her only allowable defense is the protection that the Slagel men can offer outside the walls. It’s a game of cat and mouse, chase and catch. The clock is ticking. Let the game begin.