Morgan Anderson just did a bad, bad thing. Even worse, she can't remember. Since turning 16 five years ago, her memory holes have been expanding. Now they threaten to swallow her whole.
The petite blonde is back in Orange County, California a place she loves for the surf and sand. During one of her black-outs, a man tries to rob the after-hours Newport Beach tanning salon she manages. Morgan awakens inside Hoag Hospital. Her father, Detective Mike Anderson, tells her she killed the attacker. It was clearly self defense, but there are questions. Like how did she overpower a steroid case who outweighed her by one-hundred pounds? How come she only has a few bruises? And why can't she remember the attack?
An erotic and neurotic thriller, Black Out occurs during a single troubled week in Morgan's life. She dates David, a man she met at Bar Church and confides in Colt, her best friend with occasional benefits. All the while, Morgan is being stalked by Bob, a homeless man she fought with in Portland and by Victor her older ex-boyfriend who also dated her mother and now has his sights set on Morgan's teenage sister.
The recovered memories Morgan unearths will threaten her sanity. And the fight she wages against the source of her black-outs will soon threaten everyone she loves.
