Straight Into Darkness - Deserted Lands #2
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If you have not read ALL IS SILENCE, this book will have spoilers. This is an EXCERPT from my second published novel, approximately the first third. The original uploads [several drafts from new] are still there. If you only want to read the nearly final draft, just read the chapters labeled [Final Beta] It is out now in ebook and print, those editions are a draft after the final beta. If you want a deal on buying the completed novel join the newsletter at www.desertedlands.com for information on Giveaways, Sales, and other releases. Thanks, Rob
[PG-13 - Profanity, sexuality, and violence. This Realistic Apocalyptic YA novel is part of the Deserted Lands series. Find out more at www.desertedlands.com.]
What if safety felt like prison?
How does a girl who never had a place in the world before it ended, find her place in the new world?
Ninety-five percent of the people on the planet are dead. Lizzie is pregnant from an end of world one-night stand, and the situation is complicated. Her family, friends, the government of Provo, aka The City and one of the last outposts of civilization, all want to keep her safe.
And it's driving her nuts.
She should be staying safe inside the walls of The City, but she's got to get out. A dangerous mission is exactly what she needs right now.
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