It Could Happen

The United States has been split into three countries. The Conservative country focuses on strict religion and "family values." All people who sexually identify as other than straight are arrested and sent to camps.

One night an explosion of meteors falls in and around the camp causing complete chaos. Many of the inmates take the opportunity to escape.

A group of 3 friends decide to make their way together. The story tells of how they work together, interact with other characters, and deal with the extreme complications of an alien invasion. That was no ordinary meteor shower!

The books can be purchased separately, but they are not standalones. This bundle keeps the story flowing, and there are bonus scenes, too.

Kenneth Obi did an outstanding job of narrating the story. It was easy to follow the events and characters. He was a gifted storyteller.

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Absolutely amazing!!

It took me awhile to finally dive into this gem, but it was SO WORTH THE WAIT! OMG, The world-building, character setup, arcs, backstory, everything is just - WOW! Nora is amazing at making her stories (even the paranormal or apocalyptic ones) so real, so plausible, and the characters/interactions so life-like, the reader is transported into an alternate reality where these things DO exist, ARE happening. The way these guys come together, survive, struggle, thrive, is epic, romantic, and inspiring. My only regrets - that I waited so long to listen, and that I can't personally thank the narrator for his excellent performance, I know how much he loved voicing Pax and his kind.
Ken did an amazing job, as always. It was bittersweet and heart-breaking all over, hearing his talents brought to Nora's beautiful love story, yet again.

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Fantastic Dystopian Romance

This is a 3 book compendium, with a bonus novella. In an alternate United States which has been divided by civil war into three separate countries, we meet the three MC's in a "camp" for queer and trans individuals who were born with male parts. They escape the hellish camp thanks to what turns out to be an alien invasion. The books follow their journey, trials, and tribulations as they struggle to survive and escape the murderous aliens. Along the way, they fall in love and form an amazing bond and relationship.

With novels like this it is so easy for authors to make the whole situation unbelievable. Nora Phoenix has a talent for world-building, and this series is no exception. Now, I'm not an expert on surviving an apocalypse and alien invasion, so maybe she missed some stuff or got stuff wrong, but heck if I could tell if that were the case. She manages to detail how these men survived without making it boring. Yeah, maybe it's too coincidental that one of the three happens to be the son of a doomsday prepper, but the characters actually mention multiple times how lucky they were to have stumbled upon him.
And it's dystopian fiction. If aliens can invade with spider bots, one of our MC's can have extensive knowledge on living off the grid. Without him, they'd have died in the first two chapters, which would certainly not make for good reading/listening.

I read this series book series about a year ago and loved it. After a character takeover in the author's Facebook group, I got the hankering to read it again, but I have enough books to read. When I saw that the box set was available as a complete audio set, I was sold. I was nervous about it a little because the late Kenneth Obi is hit or miss for me, but he did a phenomenal job with this series. Much like I couldn't put the books down, I couldn't stop listening, even though I knew what was coming.

The series had just the right amount of angst for the type of books they are. The characters all have their own personalities and are really likeable. Especially Pax in his novella. He's so sweet you want to squeeze him. Or at least I did. I wanted to squeeze Mac too, actually. Lots of squishiness without being too much.

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Fabulous series!!

This series is a little different from the author's other works, but it is so good!!! Tan, Austin, and Mack find themselves trying to navigate and survive an alien invasion. They have a few missteps along the way to forging their relationship which I feel makes the characters relatable. I really like seeing the various people they encounter along their journey. I also like that it's a little sci-fi but not completely out of the realm of possibility. Definitely recommend!

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Loved this trilogy

This trilogy has it all. Complex characters, an exciting story line. I bought the kindle version and liked it so much I purchased the audio version. Nora Phoenix is one of the best authors in this genre.

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Great Narrator, Boring Story

just as the title says. the narrator killed it but the story was lackluster. I wanted more about alien invasions and got group therapy. no thanks.

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Very enjoyable

I started reading the first of this trilogy on Kindle not long after its release, but I decided that I'd rather wait until all 3 had been released because I hate cliff hangers. then when I heard it would be bundled into the whole trilogy plus bonus material and a novella at the end, I knew I had to wait for that and I'm glad I did. Mr. Obi did a great job with the narration, and I fell in love with all 3 characters though I did want to shake Tan a few times. If you like distopian fiction with aliens thrown in, then you might like this trilogy. The plot is straight forward with fairly sollid world building. It does not focus all that much on the politics of this world, but more on the 3 characters themselves who have escaped from a detainment camp for gay men. If you are a serious fan of this genre, then it might not be for you, but if you like a story with some suspense, adventure, and a slow burn romance, with alians and evil government forces thrown in, then give it a try. 4/5 stars.

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WOW

This new world Nora Pheonix has created is so believable. I really enjoyed how she portrayed the new landscape and how she great the relationship between the 3 MC's. Kenneth Obi did a wonderful job - as always.

Amazing book

I love your books. This one was so amazing I will be listening to it again and again.

A bit too mushy...

... or "very mushy" as Austin would have said. Different and cool storyline, but a bit slow with too many feely feely-feely talks and not enough humor or suspence /action even though it's set in more or less a full blown apocalypse.