Tato autorka čerpá inspiraci ze svého hlubokého spojení s přírodou, které formovalo její život a dílo. Její psaní je prodchnuto pozorováními z rozmanitých ekosystémů, od ledových arktických krajin po bohaté mořské útesy. Prostřednictvím své literární tvorby zkoumá složité vztahy mezi lidmi a divokým světem, často s důrazem na nenápadné detaily přírodního života. Její dílo je svědectvím o neustálém úžasu nad krásou a křehkostí světa přírody.
Amy and Otis meet again, two years after society's collapse. With the saddle horses Otis has trained to pull his makeshift plow, he is plowing fields for his friends―a matter of survival in the After. Amy has her uncle's trained team of heavy horses is running free in the hills southwest of Camas Prairie. Otis and Amy go after them. But another team lurks in those wild hills, a team of murderers.
Tension escalates as Nathan is imprisoned by the New Prophecy's enforcers, while Amy's mare wreaks havoc in Little City of Rocks. Marnie pursues Otis, and Artie senses impending danger. Despite the looming threat of war and the rampage of Slipknot, the characters must focus on essential tasks like tending gardens and harvesting crops to survive the winter. In this concluding installment of the SCAVENGER Series, all the characters unite to confront the challenges ahead.
A gripping tale unfolds as Kitty, a science enthusiast, overhears a murder plot, putting her life in danger when the killer targets her. While exploring Idaho's wilderness for her project with Gray, a budding musician, and Weevil, an aspiring producer in a wheelchair, their friendship deepens into romance. Amidst the backdrop of natural beauty and personal struggles, including Gray's cousin Rylan's pursuit of love with Kitty's teacher, the tension escalates as they race to uncover the killer's identity before it's too late.
Clare thinks that the modern world is boring. In the real world, there's no way to be a hero and no romance fiery enough to burn cities. He escapes into the world of online gaming. But ordinary murder is still happening, and it couldn't be more real. It will take a modern hero, two boys, and a puppy to save the maiden slated to be the next victim.
Ten years after the End, Rachel Brown is living in a barricaded city with no law, no government. She was a nurse in the Before, and survives by bartering skill for food. Into her life comes Teddy, who has grown up hiding and dreaming. Teddy promises to get Rachel to the Outside. He's in love with Rachel, but she doesn't dare love: bad survival. The most powerful person in the city is Cap, leader of Capsband. Cap and Rachel share a secret, a secret that has kept her alive and has kept him in power for ten years. But Cap's lieutenant, Slag, has plans of his own: to kill Cap and take over Capsband. Rachel discovers Slag's plan, and she and Teddy join Cap in a strange and stealthy war. In the midst of fire and war and betrayal, will Cap finally realize what Rachel means to him? And will Rachel finally stop running and dare to fall in love?
Continuing from Little Demon Creek I: Clarence is an online gamer whose dreams are coming true. The roughout of his game, Nemerteah's World, has just made him a multimillionaire, and after years of loneliness, he might be falling in love. But the clock is ticking: The mysterious Silverman plans to sacrifice a young woman at the next cult ceremony high in the mountains of southern Idaho. Can Clare, Greg and Tommy find her before it's too late? And Galen, Clare's avatar from Nemerteah's World, is riding the lonely hills, is also searching for her. Has Galen really crossed into Clare's world, or is he an illusion? In the meantime, the cult's acolyte is stalking Clare and the boys with deadly intent. Meshak has murdered before and will murder again.
In Scavenger 3, SHRIMP, Bay and Nathan, Idaho high school students, met and fell in love. Bay has a passion for collecting stories of local history. Nathan, though 6' 6", has no interest in sports, but is passionate about science. Just as they have fallen in love, their world has fallen apart: a volcano threatens, martial law is declared, and Bay and Nathan are separated. Their story continues in BAY, as they struggle to find each other and to survive in a world without communication, gasoline, and electricity. Bay is held prisoner at a chicken farm, and Nathan is snowbound sixty miles away. When the snow melts, Nathan and his three trusted friends set out to free Bay and to find other family and friends who have vanished in the chaos that began months before. Meanwhile, Bay and Nathan are being stalked by his mother's murderer.