First published 2013
Billy stares at another rejection letter. Work has dried up completely. With unemployment hitting fifty percent, he faces a stark choice: pack up and leave or starve. The government has stopped paying police departments. Law enforcement has vanished from the streets. Criminal gangs now make the rules and enforce them with violence. Billy realizes his survival depends on forming an unlikely alliance with the Cherokee. Together, they create a brotherhood that might be their only path through the chaos. But in the sequel, the tables turn. The fear that people once felt toward Billy's group and their Cherokee allies transforms into something more dangerous: desperation born of hunger. When people have nothing left to lose, old alliances crumble and new threats emerge.
Genres: adventure, crime, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unlikely-allies
Setting: Cherokee
Period: 21st-century
102 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: violence