The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began.
A group of orphaned misfits. The wildlands of the last frontier. Superhuman abilities, harrowing adventures, and heartbreaking secrets.
Haunting shadows are nothing new toĀ Elle St. James, sheās been running from them all her life. But since the outbreak spread from the lower forty-eight, new monsters lurk in the darkness. After Elle wakes from the fever, capable of horrific deeds, she fears sheās one of them. When she stumbles upon four orphans, Elleās forced to discover what happens when her greatest fear becomes her darkest secretĀ andĀ her only hope of surviving.
After the world goes mad and takes his family with it,Ā Jackson MitchellĀ tosses aside his badge and decides a bottle of bourbon and the depths of despair are preferable to any semblance of living. All of that changes, however, when a group of young survivors are in dire need of his help and Jackson sacrifices his blissful oblivion in order to keep them safe. As they trek further away from the collapsing cities, Jackson must rely on his knowledge of the backcountry and the traditions of his people, or succumb to the dangers of the Alaskan wilderness.
Brought together under the worst possible circumstances, Elle and Jackson must face the inexplicable realities of the new world. Their past lives are over, and the arctic isnāt all thatās savage anymore.
Over 500 pages of new characters, locations, and adventures ā The Darkest Winter can be enjoyed on its own or in conjunction with The Ending Series novels.Ā **Rated R for violence and possible triggers.**
What readers are saying aboutĀ The Darkest Winter...
ā ā ā ā ā "Holy Disasters! This is fabulous!Ā Believable atmosphere of desperation and doom all while balancing it precariously on a ledge of hope." - Tome Tender Book Reviews
ā ā ā ā ā Ā "I was obsessively in love!"Ā - Carol Goodreads Addict Reviews
ā ā ā ā ā "You can't help but turn the pages. TheĀ chemistry between Elle and Jackson smolders. Bring on the next!" - Amazon Reviewer
ā ā ā ā ā "IĀ lovedĀ the characters becoming a family and discovering their powers." - Amazon Reviewer
ā ā ā ā ā "At roughly 3am I knew sleep was not happening!" -Amazon Reviewer
The Savage North Chronicles (An Ending World series)
0. Day Zero: Savage North Beginnings
1. The Darkest Winter
2. The Longest Night, prequel
3. Midnight Sun
4. Fading Shadows
5. Untamed
6. Unbroken
Keywords: science fiction and fantasy survival series, post-apocalyptic adventure, gritty dystopian superheroes, Alaska native, superhuman, alaskan frontier wilderness survival, pandemic and plague, X-men superpowers meets The Walking Dead grit, slow-burn romance, homesteading, winter survival, second chance love story, Kyla Stone Edge of Collapse and Last Sanctuary, Sarah Lyons Fleming Cascadia Series, Lindsey Sparks, Lindsey Fairleigh, The Ending Series, the Ending World, Nora Roberts Year One, Kresley Cole The Arcana Chronicles, Stephen King horror story The Stand, telepathy, telekinesis, Haida, indigenous people, Alaskan culture, wildlife
Beautifully broken characters.
Breathtaking love stories.
Raw emotion you can feel deep in your bones.
ā ā ā ā ā "Fabulous reading! Fabulous characters that breathe life into every action and reaction! Fabulous writing from an author with an amazing imagination!" - Tome Tender Book Reviews
Lindsey Pogue is a fiction author, whose adventures include the post-apocalyptic survival saga, Savage North Chronicles, the weather-ravaged Victorian Forgotten Lands, and the virus-riddled world of The Ending. Her other love stories include the small town, blue-collar, new adult trilogy, Saratoga Falls Love Stories.
Lindsey is a dyslexic, taco loving nature girl who enjoys sunsets, bonfires, and a nice cold gin lemonade on a warm summer night. She wrote her first story about birds in 3rd grade, completed her first new adult manuscript in high school, and has been writing tales of love and friendship, history and adventure ever since. When she's not plotting her next epic storyline, or dreaming up new, brooding characters, she's wrapped in blankets watching monster flicks with her own leading man. Lindsey and her husband live in Northern California with their rescue cat, Beast.ā
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