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Luke just wanted to get away. What better place than a personal, secluded cabin in the woods to clear his mind? Besides, the quarantines were still in place, and the world wasn’t getting any better. Social media was abuzz with tales of an impending disaster, wars brewing overseas, and more. Then it happened. One of those apocalypse predictions turns out to be true: a massive solar flare shatters the power grid worldwide. Pressing on, Luke makes it to his cabin and discovers a woman already there....

Dom’s life was never easy. Forged in the fires of poverty and neglect, he’s spent years building a life for himself. And it seems like everything is finally coming together. He lives on his own in a decent house at the edge of town, he works for himself, he’s debt-free, and, most recently, his relationship with his attractive best friend seems to be heading somewhere....

After inspiring a revolution, Campbell must lead his followers into the wasteland to fight for self-determination. If they lose, they risk subjugation at the hands of ruthless oligarchs who control the flow of water, the availability of food, and the safety of shelter. If they win, their future in their hands. But who is it Campbell and his followers are truly fighting? Is the real enemy from within?

Campbell has little memory of who he was before the end of the world. His only clues are a scrap of paper with his name inscribed upon it and the single photograph he carries of his missing wife and son. He subsists in a post-apocalyptic North America devoid of resources and governance. It is ruled by oligarchs who mask themselves as Caretakers for the survivors who populate their primitive settlements.

As the Commonwealth produces more starships and increases recruits, victory begins to slip from Theocratic control. This can only make the Theocracy more desperate to win...and more dangerous to fight. After a mission to liberate an occupied planet ends in nuclear devastation, Kat Falcone - now a commodore in command of HMS Queen Elizabeth - sees firsthand just how far the enemy will go.

Book 5 of the Galactic Heritage series is coming soon!

Dom has managed to lead Anya and Chloe, and now Emily, across the state in an epic, desperate journey for survival. Bad weather, dangerous people, and a world gone crazy are all standing in between them and the safety of his isolated property. The game changes again when they pick up a new addition: Grace, a blonde loner who prefers to be on her own but reluctantly joins their group because she has nowhere else to go. Though her help will up their chances of survival, the way ahead is only going to become more dangerous....

An all-new novel based upon the explosive Star Trek TV series! Aboard the Starship Shenzhou, Lieutenant Michael Burnham, a human woman raised and educated among Vulcans, is promoted to acting first officer. But if she wants to keep the job, she must prove to Captain Philippa Georgiou that she...

My afterlife has sunk to a new level of desperate, all because some badass demon banished my friends to the fourth dimension of the fiery pit. When I signed up for this rescue mission, nobody told me about the bugs, hives, and sweltering heat. That I could handle. Add to that a sinfully sexy boyfriend with serious ex-fiancee issues, three temperamental giants, a psychotic demon dentist, and a really hungry soul-sucking dragon, and this trip to Hell has become the trip from Hell.

After the EMP brought America to its knees, Jack Miller and his family barely escaped Baltimore with their lives. Wyatt and the Millers made the trip to his West Virginia homestead, but without supplies, they are unprepared to face the difficult winter. Jack is forced to go far from his home in search of food. He stumbles on a cache of food large enough to feed his family for months but encounters another group who claims the resource for their own, setting in motion a conflict that will spiral of control.

Since a wave of climate change, viruses, and new conflicts had been tearing the world apart bit by bit, Dom had fully expected the apocalypse to come along any day now. So when a solar flare released a worldwide EMP that knocked out power everywhere, he wasn’t surprised when society began to collapse almost immediately.

In this, the final installment of the Desperate Times trilogy, Jimmy and his people learn that the economic crisis has passed, but not before a bird flu pandemic has claimed a billion lives.

Desperate times continue to grind on with no sign of Martial Law ending soon or any hope that the economic crisis has subsided. Jimmy and his group learn of another camp of refugees that live not ten miles away from them. The group has adopted a 1960's era commune theme, complete with hippie slang and a flower child mentality. The commune was created out of one of the grand old lodges of northern Minnesota and is called Utopia, and they have one rule: No guns allowed.

An unexpected challenge was beaten, but not without death and destruction to Erik's and Jia's team. Will the knowledge they gained be enough to pull more secrets into the light? Assigned their first mission outside the Solar System, Erik and Jia head to Alpha Centauri on the trail of smuggled alien artifacts. Those who guard it are some of the conspiracy's most elite and ruthless agents. This time, Erik is forewarned, and forewarned is forearmed. Will the cabal of lies start unraveling, or will the powerful seek the darkness as far away from Erik and Jia as they can get?

Things have gone sideways for Cass and Ken. Kendra took on one final job for her employer, and has discovered the truth behind it. Cass recruited a pair of agents to help her rescue a friend. Now, they depend on their wit, skills, and a set of unlikely allies to escape with their skins intact. Dive into the exciting conclusion to The Cassidy Chronicles, Volume One!

Dom’s life has never been easy. He’s fought for everything he has. Forged in the fires of poverty and neglect, he’s spent years building a life for himself. And it seems like everything is finally coming together. He lives on his own in a decent house at the edge of town, he works for himself writing novels, he’s debt-free, and, most recently, his relationship with his hot best friend and her sexy friend seems to be heading somewhere a lot more fun. But everything is about to change.

Desperate people are making Hard Times even harder, are Wayne and his family prepared? After the stock market crashed events seemed to turn rather desperate quickly in the quiet Southwestern community where Wayne Cook, his friends, and family have elected to live. In this second installment in The Collapse Series Wayne and crew will find it becoming more and more desperate as the market collapse triggers more and more chaos. Is the compound truly ready? Good Men have hard choices to make, will they be moral?

The Dominion has been defeated, but at a terrible cost. The Victorian Fleet is battered and in need of repair. But while the Dominion has been defeated, the Tilleke now prepare to invade the Victorian Sector. The Tilleke have sat on the sidelines, watching as the Dominion and Victoria pummeled one another. Now the Tilleke’s fleet is larger and stronger than the Victorian’s, and the waiting is over. But before the main attack, the Tilleke will probe with spies and assassins.

Late on payments for his spaceship and abandoned by his crew, James May jumped at the chance to hire a copilot who came complete with cargo. Next thing May knew, the copilot was a washout, the cargo was worthless, and his ship had been repossessed by a chief in the Yueh-sheng crime syndicate. May needed the ship to survive, so he stole it back. But if he expected to live long, he'd have to repay his debts - so he could hardly turn down a job that promised wealth, heroism, and revenge against the Yueh-sheng.

In this action-packed novel, Jake Helmanthe ex-cop and zombie killer has set up shop as a private investigator in lower Manhattan. When a woman hires Jake to prove that her dead grandson is dealing a deadly new drug called Black Magic on a Brooklyn street corner, Jake uncovers a plot by a vicious drug lord to use voodoo to seize the streets of New York City.