It all began with a war... In a lawless world Jess lives alone. The governments fell a long time ago when an unknown plague wiped out all the adults. Now gangs wage war on one another for control of the streets below her dilapidated apartment. Alone and afraid she earns a meager living trading with Mollie, a blind Irish woman who works in the black market. Ian and Lucie were raised in a world of privilege until their parents contracted the disease. They were thrown into life in the tenements trying to survive while watching their parents die. Only with Jess' help is Ian able to care for his...

A lot of wine, a little time, and the Breakup Mix CD on repeat cures a multitude of hurts, but I don't know if my broom and dustpan are big enough for the messes we've created. The five of us have been best friends since childhood, our lives have always intertwined, but this time we may have reached a point of no return. Leave it to Alissa to make a snap decision that drags Dani and me with her halfway across the country for the next six months. That girl may have a big heart and more money than God, but this time she's in over her head and sinkin' fast. Even though Dani's marriage is in the...

Lena Bellows is leading a life she never longed for - locked in a loveless marriage, her entire family gone, no children, feeling trapped in a world she never wanted to be a part of. One night, in an attempt to take her life into her own hands, she planned to seduce her husband in an effort to point her marriage in a new direction - toward happiness and intimacy. When her husband makes it very clear he wants to leave their marriage of convenience as is, she needs answers. Preston Reid is a private investigator hired to do a very specific job, but when he first lays eyes on Lena all protocol...