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Chris watches as the world around him falls apart. Bitten by a loved one, he hovers in a feverish state for weeks, his recovery carefully observed by a group that considers itself above humanity. A group that sees people as prey. Chris becomes a pawn in the war to determine the future of mankind. Follow him as he evolves from being a frazzled 20-something college educated mama's boy into something more. Hopefully, it's enough.

The country is in its death throes. The infected are getting stronger. Warlords are rising up to carve off sections of the country for themselves. Amidst all of this chaos a trio of siblings stand tall. Aligned with a key group of power players in this apocalyptic setting they work to weave back together the tapestry of a fragile nation. At the end of the day they just want to be able to go to bed at night without worrying if they're going to still be alive by morning. The things that would've worn down most people only serve to sharpen their edge. A new threat emerges from the hordes of ...

The intensity ratchets up even more in Book 5 of the Crawlerz series. The infected continue to develop subtle new powers that could spell the end of the normal human race. Mankind is scattered and resources are growing more limited by the day. Add in a large percentage of the population that was left high and dry by their elected leaders who now have a deadly chip on their shoulders. Hope has become a four letter word.Into this wretched new normal strides our trio of everyday heroes. Yue, Drew, and LeBron may not wear capes. They may not leap tall buildings in a single bound but they share ...

From the Author of The Zournal series comes a horrifying new series that'll grab you by the throat and take you on a crazy thrill ride through the Apocalypse. In this first book stand with our heroes as Zombies overrun the planet. Watch as normal people have to deal with extraordinary circumstances. How far will they go to protect their loved ones?

With more time to roam, the infectious menace of the crawlerz continues to spread to every corner of the continent. It won't be long until nowhere is really safe. With their strange powers and superhuman strength growing daily, the crawlerz are poised to completely annihilate the human race—if not in this lifetime, then certainly in the dwindling of future generations. Huddled in wretched little holes. Terrified to venture out into the world once the sun sets. Picking away at the slowly shrinking mountains of MREs and canned spam, humanity will eventually cease to exist.

Are you ready for the end? An ancient tomb is unearthed live on cable TV after months of hype. It's billed as the archeological equivalent of Shark Week. The actual footage takes a turn no one ever expected. Those minutes of footage will be combed over by governments worldwide seeking to understand what horror came out of that tomb.

You can run forever or you can turn around and fight. Fighting hordes of the insane, imbued with superhuman strength, and broadcasting waves of psychic terror might not seem like a great idea. It might even seem a little suicidal trying to go toe to toe with millions of monsters when you've got limited ammunition and a president that kind of hopes you lose. Suicidal or not, the sibling trio of Yue, Drew and LeBron is ready to dig in their heels and do some serious damage.

The journey to build a new life in the destruction of the world continues. The orphaned trio are forced to fight for one another in a world where corpses litter the streets. A world where adrenaline amped psychotic crawlerz own the night. Hope and love for one another light the way through a dark and dreary world, where everyday you survive is a good day. Put your back solidly against the wall and pick up where Book One left off.

Humanity retreats as the infected continue to mutate into nightmare wielding super psychopaths. There's only so much that can be accomplished with bullets and bombs against an enemy that just keeps coming. Culling the herd doesn't eliminate all of the strong ones. The truly evil malicious beings that are shepherding their infected flocks to seek and destroy the last remnants of sanity on the continent. Against this backdrop of universal despair Yue, Drew, and LeBron struggle to navigate the currents of pandemic politics while still doing their best to help humanity survive. Assisted by the ...

The finale to the Zombies! series brings all the players together for one epic final battle. It's a fast-paced slug fest to see if a new world will be born out of the ashes of the old or if the old ways will finally destroy mankind for good. A messy, bloody, and dirty battle that has to be fought. Kyler struggles through the final stages of a second mission where his leadership once again seeks to leverage his survivor instincts as well as the brand seared into the flesh on his back. Randy and Kelly roll the dice to see if they can win their daughters a new life in a new world.

Steve wakes up one morning after a horrible couple of weeks in which he's lost his girlfriend, his job, his savings, and the majority of his self-respect. Dragging himself out of bed, he sleepily wanders over to the window with a warm bottled water and a handful of Advil. Looking out of his apartment window, he sees people running around crazily and a bunch of burning shrubbery. He decides to go back to sleep and see if it all goes away. When he wakes up the next time, it turns out the view from his fourth floor apartment wasn't a nightmare.

Based in part on true events In the early 80's a family living in a house on an island perched atop steep bluffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean encounter an ancient evil that threatens to tear them apart. The children are the first to recognize the danger the family is in. The adults in complete denial that something so insane could really be happening. It becomes a horrifying race against time for the children to get the parents to acknowledge the terror coming for them all. A demonic presence seeking to use the family for its own nefarious purposes. As the body count builds, they begin to...

In this second installment of the Zombies! series the horror continues as Randy and Kelly continue to battle their way towards Florida, Brenda and the girls keep fighting to stay alive and Kyler fights hard to make his way in this new world order. In this book, the struggle to survive continues to get more intense as groups come together to keep outsiders out. The Zombies continue to get hungrier and the desperate people of the world grow ever more desperate.

Chris and his companions travel the post-apocalyptic USA seeking answers to questions they don't even know how to ask. Chris can feel the changes coming. It's little things at first. He's flying blind though without Lynn to guide him.

Pick up where book 2 of the Zombies! series left off. Continue the adventure as Randy and Kelly continue the search for their daughters in a world gone mad. Kyler doggedly pursues his assigned espionage mission no longer knowing whether or not he believes in it. The girls struggle with loss in a hard world that continues to challenge their will to survive and their faith in their parents to come rescue them. This post-apocalyptic thrill ride continues to power through a world of lost souls reeking of death and misery. Join in the journey.

The world is becoming a much more complicated place for Kyler in this latest addition to the Zombies! series. He's being asked to do things that are slowly eating away at his sense of right and wrong. The people closest to him start to question his loyalty as he fights to maintain his self-respect on an increasingly slippery moral slope. A state away Kelly and Randy have no problem breaking rules and would gladly take a running leap onto a slippery slope to save their girls from the clutches of the brotherhood.

The Southern states of post-apocalyptic America continue to challenge a family torn by the plagues of the infected and the malice of the evil leaders of the Brotherhood. The family continues to grow larger, with each new addition adding onto their survival skill set. They all worry that in this new normal, the largest groups are the ones the Zombies come for first.

The infected continue to rage across the continents as the Familia's hit squads close in on Chris and crew. Between the baldies, the Nera Guardia, and the powerful undead factions that want him dead Chris doesn't see how his situation could get any worse. Now he has to keep his head above water while supporting his friends in a fast paced ride down the River Styx. Wait a second? Did you say werewolf zombies???

Kyler orbits more closely around Randy and Kelly's world as the chase heats up to find the fugitives and bring them to the senator for vengeance. New territories are opened, and the world continues to expand. Loyalties are built and destroyed as everyone struggles to beat their way through this new normal. Climb in and buckle up while we keep hydro-sliding backward at a 100 miles per hour through the zombie apocalypse.

Over 2,000 years ago, the Xandians were forced to flee their world by a horde made up of dark forces that had spread throughout the universes like a plague. The horde continues to grow stronger as the Xandians have gradually had their forces diminished. When their queen is killed, their last hope switches to the potential powers of an 11-year-old boy whom no one has told may be the greatest magical force of all time.