CLIFFHANGER ALERT. This is the first book in a continuing series. Think of it like LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring in that the first book sets up the rest of the series. WARNING: This series is filled with emotional twists and panic-inducing action. Proceed with caution. The series is complete. Anger isn't an emotion anymore, it's more of a survival mode I can't afford to let go. My dad predicted World War III would happen in his life, but he died two years before... with my brother... ...before Mom and I walked in search of refuge from the bombing. Strengthened by her faith, Mom never feels alone. But me? I don't know what to believe or where to turn. Someone once said keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but I disagree. Friends scare me the most. They know me and my mom. Nothing about them is safe. The ones in charge... Control everything... Crud, I've started crying because I'm scared I won't survive World War III. But a bigger part of me is scared I will. My mom is bleeding in my arms and she's making me promise to follow her three rules. Pray. Don't trust anyone. Stay alive. How long do I need to break all three? ** This YA apocalyptic thriller is the first in a three book series. There are adult themes. **  

Escaping fear and finding love...She had to leave…He can’t stay…If they need each other enough, can they find a way to end their pain?On a mission across Montana to bring the family’s leader home, Ryland stops to help a stranded woman on the side of the road.Amy is headed anywhere but back and she begs to go with Ryland on his search. She just wants to be free and he wants answers.Can Ryland find what he’s looking for or is Amy the fate he’s meant to have in this sweet romance set in the wilds of Montana?***Books by Bonnie R. Paulson***Clearwater County CollectionThe MONTANA TRAILS SERIESBroken Trails (book 1)Forbidden Trails (book 2)Unbridled Trails (book 3)Hidden Trails (book 4)Forgotten Trails (book 5)Endless Trails (book 6)Forsaken Trails (book 7)Lonesome Trails (book 8)Lost Trails...

***This is the third and final book in a continuing series. These books need to be read in order.*** Ronan James finally has a reason to get rid of his wife. Unfaithful and sterile, she’s the one thing standing between him and his rightful property. His sister’s desertion to the MacAllister ranch with R.J.’s competition is salt in a rotting wound. R.J. needs an heir and a legitimate one at that. With divorce papers in the works and the contracts calling in for mining rights, R.J. strikes a deal with his childhood girlfriend, Kelsey, – a woman who is more tied to his enemies than he realizes. But if she can marry him and give him a kid, he just might be able to hold onto the one thing he thinks he wants above all else – the land. But when things slip out of his control, Ronan will need to figure out which is worth the sacrifice – the woman he’s always wanted or the land he was destined to have.

**Book 2 of a continuing series. Adult themes. ** I'm pregnant and I couldn't be more excited. But the community Bodey, his dad, and I live in has rules. Rules that make Mom's rules seem like safety nets. Only 200 people are allowed at a time. My baby will make it 201. The leader is making me choose someone from our house to die so there will be room for my child. Either I make the decision or they take... my... Even in the craziness that the world has become, I refuse to believe only 200 can live in it at once. The "community" is safe-ish, comfortable. We have food, warmth, and there isn't immediate danger of being robbed while we sleep. Doesn't it make sense we'd have to exchange something for all that? I've survived this long. Maybe that's enough. Maybe I should die so my family can live. Or maybe I can get through the lines and find a people worth sacrificing for.