Darkest Night by Kyla Stone

 

Darkest Night by Kyla Stone-333 pages

Nuclear Dawn Series-Book 5

Logan, Dakota and the rest of their allies must prepare for the fight of their lives in order to defeat an enemy more powerful than they've ever faced. The lives of everyone they love are on the line. Who will live..who will die??  Kyla Stone wraps up everything beautifully in the final installment of the Nuclear Dawn Series.

From the Ashes by Kyla Stone

 

From the Ashes by Kyla Stone-287 pages

Nuclear Dawn Series-Book 3

In an instant, Miami was devastated by a nuclear bomb. Millions fled the destruction as the lethal fallout descended.  With all electronics taken out, the survivors wonder what is going on with the rest of the nation.

The entire city is a hot zone. Hundreds of thousands of citizens are homeless, hungry, and growing more desperate with every passing hour.

While the government scrambles to respond to the worst humanitarian crisis the U.S. has ever seen, Dakota and Logan flee the hot zone. But the insidious radiation can't be escaped; it's already inside them.

Their only chance to survive is to reach the nearest emergency hospital, but deadly enemies are determined to stop them. And in the background, unnoticed, a formidable enemy rears its head.

Great continuation.....

Point of Impact by Kyla Stone

 

Point of Impact by Kyla Stone-219 pages

Nuclear Dawn Series-Book 1. 

 In a matter of seconds, thirteen American cities are devastated by nuclear bombs. Entire cities are hot zones. Millions flee the destruction as the lethal fallout descends.

 

Surviving the blast is only the beginning...
Dakota Sloane, a tough-as-nails former foster kid, has spent her life running from the past. Logan Garcia, a man haunted by secrets, has only one to drink himself into oblivion.
 
They're two strangers in a bar, until the news reports nuclear bombs in New York City and D.C. Fearing Miami may be next, Dakota's first thought is to grab her little sister and get the heck out of Dodge.
 
Then everything explodes. As buildings collapse and fires rage, utter chaos erupts. Trapped in the burning city, Logan and Dakota have less than ten minutes to seek shelter before the fallout descends.
 
But Dakota's sister is still out there. To rescue her, Dakota will need Logan's help, but can she trust him? And how far is she willing to go to save the only family she has left?
 
An apocalyptic survival thriller that explores what could happen if terrorists successfully executed a coordinated nuclear attack the US, told from the perspectives of regular people determined to survive. Made up of complex characters and excellent writing.  I enjoyed this series very much.


 

 

 

 

Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

Deal with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians #1) by Kit Rocha, 336 p.

CW: sibling loss, abuse

"Nina is an information broker with a mission--she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America. Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering innocents, and now he's fighting to survive. 
They're on a deadly collision course, and the passion that flares between them only makes it more dangerous. They could burn down the world, destroying each other in the process...
Or they could do the impossible: team up. 
This is the first book in a near-future science fiction series with elements of romance."--Goodreads

This book was about "mercenary librarians," so I HAD to read it. Not exactly the type of librarian I had in mind, but the story was still great. The romance aspect was out of my usual genre, but the story was fun, but hard. Characters were interesting, and the friendship dynamic was well-written. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Dying For Rain (Rain Trilogy #3) by B.B. Easton

Dying For Rain (Rain Trilogy #3) by B.B. Easton -- 196 pages

What could be worse than knowing the exact day the world is going to end?

Waking up to find out that it didn’t.

The post-April 23 world is a lawless, senseless, ruthless place, but it’s not loveless. At least, not for Rain and Wes.

But when the government begins holding daily televised executions as a demonstration of their power, that love is put to the ultimate test: Sacrifice one life to save the others? Or sacrifice the others to save the one?

Fighting For Rain (Rain Trilogy #2) B.B. Easton

Fighting For Rain (Rain Trilogy #2) B.B. Easton -- 232 pages

The world was supposed to end on April 23, but Rainbow Williams’s world ended days before that.

The mass hysteria caused by the impending apocalypse claimed everything she’d ever loved. Her family. Her city. Her will to live. Until she met him.

Wes Parker didn’t have anything left for the apocalypse to take…he’d already lost it all by the time he was nine-years-old. His family. His home. His hope of ever being loved. Until he met her.

Brought together by fate and bound by a love that would last lifetimes, Rain and Wes were prepared to die together on April 23. They were not prepared for what would happen on April 24.

Praying For Rain (Rain Trilogy #1) by B.B. Easton

 Praying For Rain (Rain Trilogy #1) by B.B. Easton -- 224 pages

“None of this matters, and we’re all going to die.”

With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people. People like Rainbow Williams.

Rain isn’t afraid of dying. In fact, she’s looking forward to it. If she can just outrun her pain until April 23, she’ll never have to feel it at all.

“Supplies. Shelter. Self-defense.”

Wes Parker has survived every horrible thing this life has thrown at him with nothing more than his resourcefulness and disarming good looks. Why should the end of the world be any different? All he needs are some basic supplies, shelter, and a sucker willing to help him out, which is exactly what he finds when he returns to his hometown of Franklin Springs.

As society crumbles, dangers mount, and secrets refuse to stay buried, two lost souls are thrust together in a twist of fate—one who will do anything to survive and one who can’t wait to die. Perhaps, together, they can learn how to live. Before their time runs out.