[This is an Excerpt.] If you want to read the whole thing, you can sign up for my newsletter at www.desertedlands.com. Untouched by a global pandemic killing over 95% of the population, Samuel's family fear a new mutation of the virus and the other people who survived. Is this apocalypse an act of God? They may escape into the wilderness to a place of safety as civilization dies around them, but how can they escape each other and their pasts? This short novel set in my Deserted Lands universe, is a parallelequel to my debut novel: ALL IS SILENCE, covering the same basic time period with a smaller, more intimate family story. You can also buy it on amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.com/Toils-Snares-Deserted-Lands-Novella-ebook/dp/B00SSSZEWU. Sign up for my newsletter for information on new releases and special purchases.

ALL IS SILENCE finished #37 of 151 for Wattpad's Story of the Year! Also a WATTYS 2015 - Dream Collections Winner! Thanks to everyone who added me to their collections! You made my year! The sequel, STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, is available in print and e-book on all major ebook sites. If you are interested in hearing about special deals on this or any other works, please sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.desertedlands.com. #1 in Science Fiction - 57 days so far! Thank you, readers! PG-15: [Yes, you read that right. I would recommend teens not read it until they are 16!] Profanity, violence and sexual situations. Warning: There is talk of cutting and suicide. If any of these are triggers for you, please consider that when reading. Take care. Rob What if death forgot you? In a future that could be ours, Lizzie, a suicidal teen-age girl, barely navigates her own life. Then everything falls apart. In an apocalyptic land nearly deserted by disease, she lacks reasons to live until a shocking turn of events reveals a phone number. Her call pulls her dangerously cross-country to meet a stranger she thought was dead. In a world where there is plenty of food, plenty of gas, plenty of space... fear, anger and a lust for power still control the patterns of human life. This coming of age, edgy young adult novel is the debut of a former alternative high school teacher. If you like this, try Toils and Snares, a Deserted Lands novella, sampled on Wattpad.