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Reaching Home: A Post-Apocalyptic Journey by Lars Larsen
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDARK HIGHWAY HOME—BOOK TWO. REACHING HOMEAN EMP & POST-APOCALYPTIC SURVIVAL STORYDays after the North American power grid was taken down by an electromagnetic pulse, a band of stranded people are making their perilous way from Las Vegas to the safety of their homes over two thousand miles away.With the power grid down, North America has gone dark. Society has collapsed... -
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Blackout Trail by Linda Naughton
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDoctor Anna Hastings is no stranger to disasters, having spent much of her career as an aid worker in conflict zones around the world. Yet when an electrical phenomenon known as an EMP brings down the power grid, Anna faces catastrophe on a scale she never imagined. She must learn what it means to be a doctor in a world deprived of almost all technology... -
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![Revenge of the Walker by Coralee June]()
Revenge of the Walker by Coralee June
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'll build an army to take back what is mine. Revenge may harden the heart, but I'll gladly suffer the consequences. I've lost my family, my best friend, and the men I love. The little Walker girl from Galla is dead. Now, all that's left of her is a girl willing to risk it all.They call me Queen of the Walkers... -
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残次品 [Can Ci Pin | Imperfections] by Priest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代。”——狄更斯《双城记》“我带着深藏骨血的仇恨与酝酿多年的阴谋，把自己变成一个死而复生的幽灵，沉入沼泽，沉入深渊，我想埋下腐烂的根系，长出见血封喉的荆棘，刺穿这个虚伪的文明。我到了淤泥深处……捡到了一颗星星。”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.—— C. Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》I took my hatred and plot for revenge with me down the mire, to the depths of the abyss, and returned as a ghost of the past... -
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![The World We Burn by Kyla Stone]()
The World We Burn by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the world burns, the only thing that matters is family. In the gripping finale to the Lost Light survival series, the remnants of humanity cling to survival after a cataclysmic solar flare. With half the planet shrouded in darkness, the enclave of survivors of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have endured violence, starvation, and lawlessness... -
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Forgotten World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsForgotten World, book six in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After the longest winter of her life, Vivian is thrilled to have Ginny back at her side...Categorized as:
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![Stronghold: A Darkstar Mercenaries Novella by Anna Carven]()
Stronghold: A Darkstar Mercenaries Novella by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAbbey's thrown in the deep end.Tarak creates an alliance with a furry being.Ami has her father wrapped around her tiny little finger.It's just another day in the life of our fearsome Kordolians and their human mates. A light-hearted peek into Tarak and Abbey's life on Earth.Sanctuary is a 22000 word "slice-of-life" novella set in the Dark Planet Warriors/Darkstar Mercenaries universe... -
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残次品 [Can Ci Pin | Imperfections] by Priest
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代。”——狄更斯《双城记》“我带着深藏骨血的仇恨与酝酿多年的阴谋，把自己变成一个死而复生的幽灵，沉入沼泽，沉入深渊，我想埋下腐烂的根系，长出见血封喉的荆棘，刺穿这个虚伪的文明。我到了淤泥深处……捡到了一颗星星。”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.—— C. Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》I took my hatred and plot for revenge with me down the mire, to the depths of the abyss, and returned as a ghost of the past... -
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Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom the 2017 John W. Campbell Award Winner for Best Writer, Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars is the final book of the Hugo Award-shortlisted Terra Ignota series.World Peace turns into global civil war.In the future, the leaders of Hive nations—nations without fixed location—clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability... -
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Alien Chief by Honey Phillips
Can a fake relationship between a spirited woman and a fierce alien warrior turn into something more?After a lifetime in the spotlight, Lillie hoped that leaving Earth would provide a fresh start for her and her twin sister. But while her sister is thriving, Lillie finds herself struggling to adjust to her new life... -
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New World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew World, book five in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After weeks on the road and devastating losses, the survivors have finally found safety. But as winter falls on Colorado, it brings with it both new challenges, and new hope...Categorized as:
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![Little Lies by Bella Forrest]()
Little Lies by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"I’ve got orders to take you in, immediately!” Reunite with Robin, Jace, and their team, as they dive deeper into Nathan's well-meaning, yet complex plan.. -
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Halo by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAlternative cover and new title for asin B00CKBJR2E She has no name. She has her knives. Her training. Her halo. The first and second give her the ability to defeat the opponents she is pitted against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be... -
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Unrest by Wendy Higgins
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins brings you the second book in this thrilling apocalyptic world... Being on the run in the desert means food and sanctuary are hard to come by, but Amber Tate and her crew are not about to give up. Not after having the things they love brutally ripped from them by an unknown enemy who sent their world into the apocalypse... -
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Raise the Stakes by O.E. Tearmann
It starts when you're always afraid. Seven Corporations run the former United States on the codes of conduct their founders set down. You're signed into a Corporate contract the day you're born. And the fear of dropping in the Citizen Standing Scores keeps people in line... -
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Tordan by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLunaThey stole my dreams, my hopes, my very identity, and I had no idea. Years went by and I did everything I was told, I was always the perfect specimen, and the perfect lab rat. I was dissected, even maimed all in the name of science. Then one day a strange smoky voice entered my head, and I knew things were not as they seemed...Categorized as:
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![Love and Decay 3, Episode One by Rachel Higginson]()
Love and Decay 3, Episode One by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. It’s been six months since Reagan Willow fled the Colony and Matthias Allen’s tyrannical clutches. Six months since she broke Hendrix Parker’s heart. Six months since she watched Kane Allen sacrifice his life to save hers... -
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Love and Decay 2, Episode Six by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Reagan and Page are still trapped with Kane in the cabin in the woods and they have no idea if help is coming or if anyone will be able to find them. Besides the utter boredom and eerie solitude, they have to deal with Kane’s crazy mom and the danger Kane poses to Reagan, in more than just the physical sense... -
![Dinosaur World 8 by Logan Jacobs]()
Dinosaur World 8 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity has run out of time. The alien fleet is set to arrive any day, and there’s only one way Jason and his women can save the world now.They have to figure out how to get into space and onto the mothership before life as we know it is wiped out... -
![Auroras & Ashes: A Ravaged Skies Novel by Boyd Craven III]()
Auroras & Ashes: A Ravaged Skies Novel by Boyd Craven III
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFaith, Family, and FishingTrapped. Attacked from all directions. Jordan Daniels felt the pressure long before the world ended. He was just trying to keep a promise to his late live a good life, maintain the family cabin Up North. But peace was a luxury he couldn't afford.The cabin was meant to be his sanctuary, the place he pursued his love of fishing after his parents passed... -
![Fight of the Walker by Coralee June]()
Fight of the Walker by Coralee June
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m desperate to rescue the men I love, so when the smooth-talking Ethros leader, Commodore Cavil, comes along, its almost too easy to agree to his deal. Not that we had much of a choice. I find myself on the beautiful island of Ethros where once a Walker, always a Walker, and all the freedoms of Dormas are ripped from my fingers. It’s hard not to see the irony in it all... -
![Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee]()
Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPublished for the first time in a single volume, this duet of novels is set in a hedonistic Utopia where no pleasure is off-limits. Ravenous for true adventures of the mind and body, desperate to find some meaning, one restless spirit finally bucks the system and strikes at the very heart of a soulless society... -
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Broken World by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNo power. No law & order. No safety net. The world as everyone knows it is over.Laurel is stabilizing a patient in the ER when the power goes out. As she struggles to keep her patients alive, she faces an ugly truth—the world as everyone knew it is over. The smart thing to do is run and try to survive, but Laurel refuses to leave her patients behind—least of all her sick mother... -
![The Wife Legacy: Huxley by Frankie Love, Charlie Hart]()
The Wife Legacy: Huxley by Frankie Love, Charlie Hart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe world, at large, is in crisis but so is the marriage between Tia and her husbands. She thought she could trust them all but when one man betrays her, the cracks in the relationship are revealed.In a desperate, emotional finale to the Six Men of Alaska saga, Tia is faced with her worst enemy one last time.A gun is placed in someone’s hands and the trigger is pulled... -
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Premonitions: Book 2: War by Diana E. Anderson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPUBLISHER'S Book 1 is now Amazon item number B07G28TKXC. Please search Amazon B07G28TKXC for Book 1 of this series. Thank you. Denise Armstrong and her family and friends were prepared to survive the economic collapse of the United States. Their preparations got them through a brutal winter and an attack by renegade thugs... -
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Reclamation by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe highly anticipated conclusion to the bestselling Ravening Series. The first book in this series, Ravenous, is free. Hunted by alien enemies and desperate to survive the invasion, Bethany and Cade are forced into situations they never imagined were possible... -
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The McClane Apocalypse Book Ten by Kate Morris
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the McClane saga continues, the family realizes that someone in their trusted, inner circle may just be the person who has leaked precious information about them, Fort Knox, and their community allies to the men who were running the highwaymen and ultimately to whoever they were reporting... -
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Far from Dead by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter making it through winter, Rowan, Devon, and Kiaya have settled into a routine and are looking forward to creating a future full of hope, new relationships, and even a brand new life. Too bad it’s impossible to escape trouble completely during a zombie apocalypse... -
![Alien Defender's Chosen Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Defender's Chosen Bride by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWillow I risked everything to escape Earth. As chance would have it I made it to a Draconian vessel. The Dragon warriors take on all comers, even women like me who are young, uneducated and unbeknownst to me, carrying a plague to their world. They say ignorance is bliss and in my case it’s the literal truth... -
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Far from Home by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNow a COMPLETE series!How far would you go to survive the apocalypse?As the only child in an upper-middle class family, Rowan has had it easy. Doted on by a mother who never wanted anything but a child to love, she's never wanted for anything. Kiaya’s life, however, has been anything but easy... -
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Taken Over by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDevastated by the loss of Cade, struggling to survive in a world she no longer knows, Bethany is determined to exact revenge upon the aliens that have shredded her life, and the lives of her family and friends. Presented with an opportunity to uncover the secret that Dr. Bishop feels her blood holds, and why she is different than the rest of the survivors, Bethany strikes out on a mission... -
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Salvage Rights by Kelly Lucille
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Distant Worlds Story Found on an abandoned salvage with no memory of who she is or how she ended up there, she becomes the salvage claim that powerful men will kill for. A truthsayer and a genetically tampered with Bruha, she has one chance to escape sexual slavery to a tyrant. ...His Brother. Lucan Warrung rules his pirate moon with an iron fist... -
![Gray: Part III by Lou Cadle]()
Gray: Part III by Lou Cadle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to Idaho CityThe sign was metal, the words still visible through scorching that had happened during The Event's long fire.The words spoke of the old days, seven months ago, when civilization was intact and the world robustly populated. The sign looked normal--or would have, had it not been for the pair of human feet attached over the first two words... -
![Caveman Alien’s Riddle by Calista Skye]()
Caveman Alien’s Riddle by Calista Skye
JenniferI shot a dragon.He came at me fast, so I fired my gun right at his scaly, blue chest.And then he abducted me.Hey, at least he didn’t rip me apart on the spot.But I’m not sure if this is any better. He flew far with me in his talons, before setting down in this cold forest far from the jungle. It’s just me, him and the pulsating bulge in his pants...Categorized as:
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![The Barbarian's Fate by Bella Blair]()
The Barbarian's Fate by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI swore I would follow my fated mate to hell and back. . . and now I will follow through on that oath.Calli: My entire world is turned upside down when I'm suddenly accosted by Intergalactic Space Force soldiers and placed into a space capsule destined for Yistercallen. The mysterious planet where all outlaws are sent to.My fate seems sealed. With death as the only outcome... -
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Men Of The North Box Set by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet the first five books in Elin Peer's highly praised futuristic Sci-fi Romance series and save money. These stories have readers turning pages all nigh and raving about the world building, humor, and strong characters. Contains: #1 The Protector #2 The Ruler #3 The Mentor #4 The Seducer #5 The Warrior 400 years in the future, men are few and women rule the world... -
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Live Another Day by Baileigh Higgins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrevious cover edition of ASIN B07611469HHumanity teeters on the edge...Max prepares to battle Ke Tau, a brutal killer who hungers for ultimate power. His efforts are hampered by dwindling supplies and the ever-present threat of the undead. With morale at an all-time low, the camp's inhabitants will have to stand together and face their fears if they wish to survive... -
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Enduring Anarchy by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re trapped inside a prison when the power goes out…Molly is determined to get the troubled teens she teaches back on the right path and is convinced a trip to a local prison will show them the consequences of bad behavior... -
![Cyborgs on Mars Boxed Set One by Honey Phillips]()
Cyborgs on Mars Boxed Set One by Honey Phillips
"Cyborgs on Mars Boxed Set One" contains the first three stories in USA Today bestselling author, Honey Phillips' popular sci fi series, Cyborgs on Mars in one bundle!Mars is getting hotter all the time . . .Earth Government turned soldiers into cyborgs to terraform Mars... -
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Tied to the Wulven by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's the first man she's ever seen and he claims to have a Beast inside him...Breenah and the Beast… All her life Breenah has been told that men can’t be trusted. She lives on Griesha Prime—a planet where all the males were expelled due to their mistreatment of the women... -
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Fallen Angels by Anna Mocikat
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOlympias City is shaken by a series of unspeakably brutal murders. No one is allowed to know the shocking truth about who the victims are: Guardian Angels.Someone is hunting the almost invincible cyborgs with the neon-blue eyes. Someone who knows their secrets and who uses a formerly unknown technology.Promoted to Archangel, Nephilim is in charge of the investigation... -
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Forbidden Lovers by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’ve got a secret I can’t tell even my best friends…Why should it be a problem for anyone to know I've found my one true love? Well, it's totally a problem when he's the enemy.Secret midnight trysts.Sneaking around.Hiding my nocturnal activities while trying to maintain the façade that nothing is going on is hard, but it’s about to get a lot harder. War between his people and mine is brewing... -
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The Pryxz's Revenge by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey thought they could separate us. . . they were wrong. Gianna is MINE!Gianna: My disfigurements have served me well aboard the Vile One's Flagship. I appall the most hardened pirate, but when I am tasked with healing the most handsome male I have ever seen, my disfigurements bother me for the first time in my life... -
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Jason and Lily by Kate Wrath
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong before Outpost Three… Before battles, Before journeys…. Before the shattering of old worlds… …And the building of new ones…. Long before Eden and Jonas… there was… Jason and Lily... -
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![Loving Them by Rebecca Royce]()
Loving Them by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaved from a life of suffering, Paloma Delacroix is determined to make the best life possible for herself, and for the four men she loves. Loving them is a challenge she never dreamed she’d be up for and one she refuses to fail. Before they can kickstart the life they all dream of, Thomas, Clay, Keith and Quinn McQueen will take Paloma back to Mars Station... -
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Warrior's Taken by Emma Aliysn, Sora Stargazer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbducted by her one night stand. Confined on a ship. Stalked by a traitor.She wanted a prince, but it just *ucking figured Shira Perez's alien baby daddy turned out to be an intergalactic pirate.Slick, amoral, hot as hell, Malko thinks just because his DNA helped create her son that she is his genetic fated mate, and permission is a pesky detail... -
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TruLove by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn an ever-changing and complex world, it can be hard to find love. But there’s a new company called TruLove, and they offer people a chance to take a few tests and receive a list of the top ten people on the planet that they could be happy with. No more of this ‘one person in the world for each person... -
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Far from Over by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter barely escaping Heath with their lives, Rowan, Kiaya, and Devon are thrilled to have a safe place to live as winter sets in. With plenty of supplies, a group that works together well, and the security of their new home, things are looking up. Even better? The freezing temperatures might have taken care of the zombies once and for all... -
![Far from Done by Kate L. Mary]()
Far from Done by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than a year has passed since a deadly virus swept the globe, killing almost everyone and turning them into monsters. Rowan, Devon, and Kiaya have lost, loved, and worked hard to build lives out of the shattered pieces of the former world, and they’re determined to do whatever it takes to make sure nothing destroys what they’ve built.But the threat is still out there... -
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Shadows Have Gone by Lissa Bryan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCarly Daniels knows what it is to suffer loss. She knows what it is to sacrifice. In the two years since a pandemic virus—known only as the Infection—decimated humanity, she’s made choices she never could have imagined. She’s condoned violence in the name of peace and done the unthinkable in the name of mercy...
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