Thirty-three years after the world collapsed—and eighteen years after her parents were killed—Emily survives on hard habits and harder memories.
Haven’s Reach was supposed to be a break from the constant running: a settlement with walls, rules, and the chance to build something that might last. Then the infected come in numbers no one has seen in years—and not like animals, but like an army.
When the refuge falls, Emily is taken by the Anarchists, a faction that doesn’t just want control—they want ruin. To get free, she will have to learn why the Anarchists can pull the infected like a trigger… and what they want with what’s left of the human world.
Loss made her dangerous. Survival made her disciplined. Now revenge is offering her a purpose—and a cost.
Jayden Carlisle is a New York–based author who began writing seriously in 2023, turning a lifelong love of storytelling into focused work. He writes character-driven fiction blending romance, action, and psychological tension, with an emphasis on realism and consequence.
His books include The Reckoning and Beyond The Reckoning, with The Reckoning: Patient Zero in development, alongside his largest upcoming novel The Cause. He writes with patience and purpose, aiming to tell stories that linger long after the final page.View all by Jayden Carlisle
