When the world crumbles around you, how do you keep hope alive? Mallory, escaping a damaging relationship, struggles to navigate a chaotic world...where a viral outbreak turns helpless victims into ruthless zombies. Ty, who's only recently gotten his driver's permit, is abruptly thrust into adulthood as he desperately seeks to save his young sister. He makes a fast friend in a German shepherd yearning for companionship and love in this new, dangerous world. Charlie, restlessly searching for meaning in his life, learns meaning is elusive during an apocalypse. Tremendous obstacles provide him with new self-discoveries. If they can escape the constant peril and find refuge, can they forge a new life from the ruins of the old one? "Race to Refuge" rivets readers with mild thrills in a novel that's not about the zombies...but about the people striving for elusive shelter and a future of hope.

Rain falls from the clouds and plummets down to the lands where it is then devoured by the earth. Rain is what helps the earth and its inhabitants thrive; but now, rain is what will destroy the earth itself. As people get caught in the rain, they change. They lose their civility and everything that made them what they were. A simple umbrella won't save you this time. *This is the original un-edited version*

**This series has been discontinued. Feel free to read if you are interested:)** Creston Germanotta is a typical 17 year old high school student. There is nothing too special about him. He has normal friends and, besides the fact that he is gay, has a pretty normal life. Until it starts. The outbreak slowly starts to gain momentum and claims the lives of hundreds to thousands to millions of people, turning them into flesh eating monsters. Creston, along with his group of friends, must find a way to survive in this apocalyptic world before they, themselves become consumed. --------------------------------- #26 in Horror 6/26/16 --------------------------------- I'd just like to mention that this is my first story so I apologize in advance for my many mistakes. If you do notice a mistake or you don't like something please feel free to tell me. Thanks!