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Tessa Karsten has spent the last three years on the run, dodging her abusive stepfather and his dangerous paramilitary cult. She's vowed to keep her brother safe from his clutches and influence, no matter what it takes. But now the past has caught up with her, and taken away her only family. There's only one thing left to do, and that's to pursue her stepfather across the ruined country and save her brother from the hell that waits. Together with Alex, a college student with a terrifying past of his own, she will face the organization that once held her and her brother prisoner, and they may not survive. The asteroid impact was only the beginning, and now it is time for war.

Escaping the impact zone was only the beginning. Tessa, Brett, and Alex have finally escaped from the ravaged city Tessa once called home, along with a few other survivors. Now they must reach Maine, where Tessa's estranged father could provide safety and shelter from a country that descends into chaos around them. Leaving the city should mean freedom from the mistakes that could cost Tessa and Alex their sanity and their lives. But Officer Allison and Brett's sadistic father follow, and Tessa finds herself running not just from the human threat, but from a terrifying truth that could shatter everything. The farther she runs, the closer her past gets, and soon, Tessa and Alex must face their deepest nightmares.

The impact was only the beginning... Now reunited with her younger brother, Tessa and her band of survivors are again in trouble. Trapped in the constant night from the impact, the goal is clear: escape the city and head north to where Tessa's estranged father waits. But escaping the city won't be easy. The corrupt police chief is taking over, and Tessa's group has killed his savage son. Her stepfather is closing in by the hour, and soon, he'll find them. And then he'll reveal Tessa's worst secret. Then, he will kill. Soon, Tessa will need to share the brutal truth with her brother. But if she reveals the truth about the past she and Brett share, it could destroy everything.

Driven from safety and into the ruined world, can Laney and her friends find something to live for? After David and his new gang have attacked the only bastion of safety Laney and her friends have found since the supernova, her small band must travel across the country to escape their savage pursuers. With low supplies and even lower morale, only one option remains: Laney must reach her father or die trying. She must find something to live for. But David is intelligent. He knows Laney's weaknesses. Her fears. He knows where Laney's father is. And worse, the apocalypse may not be over. The worst is yet to come, and it could crush everything. The Freeze is the final book of the Barren Trilogy.

One supernova. Ten survivors for miles. One psychopath, and zero rescue.Laney has always been the underdog at her high school, and that's even more true after losing one parent and being left on her own by the other. But when the supernova hits, destroying power grids, igniting wildfires, and bathing the surface in lethal radiation, that changes. She and her fellow students only survive because they're visiting an underground facility. Now, Laney is one of ten survivors in the Arizona desert, and it's up to her to work with her fellow students. And if they can reach the East Coast, she might even find her father alive. It won't be easy. Almost nothing works. And as supplies run low, tempers rise. But when the most popular guy in town seizes control and turns out to be a cunning psychopath, everyone on his bad side is in danger. And he has the spotlight on Laney and anyone who dares to stand by her side. But Laney's not getting pushed into the shadows anymore. Unlike her enemy, she knows how to get through the end of the world. Previously published as The Pulse by Holly Hook. This novel and series have been extensively rewritten, with major changes coming to Books 2 and 3 of the Barren Trilogy. The Burst is a young adult apocalyptic novel and survival thriller and is the first book of the Barren Trilogy.

Nobody saw the asteroid coming until too late. Tessa Karsten and her younger brother have spent the past three years homeless, on the run from a deadly past, and hunted by those who should be their family. Now at the University of Alabama, Tessa can finally rebuild her shattered life. The asteroid strikes far away, but those who died were the lucky ones. Now Tessa is trapped on campus as fire rains from the sky and countless die. Teaming up with Alex, a university student with his own tragic past, could be her best chance of survival and reaching her brother. Together, they must lead their band of survivors to safety. Time is running out for her brother at home, and the past creeps closer all the time. Soon, it will catch up. Her dark past, it turns out, is closer than she thinks. Impact Hour was formerly published as Hour of Impact. The book and series have been significantly revised and renamed to Impact Hour.