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I'm a mom of four, Air Force wife, and author of adult and young adult dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and science fiction. I love intense world building and character driven stories that feature strong female leads - as well as a side of romance - and any end of the world scenario. Zombies, aliens, a distant future where people have no clue how the world ended in the first place, you name it, I will create a story there!

Having lived in a lot of different places after more than a decade as an Air Force wife, I love setting my books in cities I've actually lived in to give them authenticity. I've resided in: Indiana, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, California, and Oklahoma but am currently back in my home state of Ohio where I live with m ...more

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	Broken World (Broken World, #1) by Kate L. Mary (Goodreads Author), Hillary Huber (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.06 avg rating — 3,676 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered World (Broken World, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 2,097 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mad World (Broken World, #3) by Kate L. Mary (Goodreads Author), Emily Teng (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 1,726 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost World (Broken World, #4) by Kate L. Mary (Goodreads Author), Emily Teng (Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 1,385 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New World (Broken World, #5) 4.38 avg rating — 1,162 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten World (Broken World #6) by Kate L. Mary (Goodreads Author), Emily Teng (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fertile Ones: A Dystopian Novel 4.02 avg rating — 1,162 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silent World (Broken World #7) 4.41 avg rating — 782 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outliers (The Outliers Saga, # 1) 4.19 avg rating — 694 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far from Home (Far #1) 4.34 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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World of Misery: Cursed World Book 2.5 A girl abandoned. A vanished world. A determination to keep her brother safe at all costs… When Kendall’s parents died, she thought she would be okay. After all, she was still in contact with her best friend, and Liv’s mom was prepared for anything. Kendall wouldn’t be alone. […]

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Broken World (8 books)
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Far (6 books)
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women

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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

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“When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what the storm is all about.”
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“is empty and all the devils are here,’” Brady mumbles.”
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“Fear is normal, Indra, it is what you do with that fear that determines if you are strong or weak.”
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