Wayward Prey by P.L. Smith

The old world is gone. And so are his parents.

A year after a virus decimated the world’s population, Andrew, a sixteen-year-old kid from northern California, finds his parents murdered by a rogue militia. With his hometown under siege, he is forced to escape into the unforgiving Nevada desert.

Andrew’s fight for survival takes a dramatic turn when he crosses paths with Kaya, a fiery and fiercely independent city girl with her own demons to face.

As they navigate the desolate wilderness while being pursued by bloodthirsty marauders and relentless dangers, Andrew and Kaya must confront their differences and forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must summon every ounce of strength and courage to endure a world that seems determined to crush them.

Will they overcome their differences or will they too fall to this harsh and unforgiving new world?

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

A virus has claimed the lives of nearly every person on the planet the few left behind are doing whatever it takes to survive. After surviving wolf attacks and the bloodthirsty commander of the Restored Republic, Andrew and Kaya have joined Avery and his plan to journey to South America to escape the fallout from the soon-to-be-defunct nuclear power plants scattered across North America.

First, they must stop in Reno to find Avery’s sister. There, they meet two college girls living inside the city, trying to avoid a foe that Andrew and Kaya are all too familiar with—the Restored Republic. After getting too close to their militarized compound in an attempt to find Avery’s sister, Avery is mortally wounded, and Andrew is captured.

Can they rescue Andrew and escape the long claws of the Restored Republic, or will the scattered friends perish like so many others in the dangerous new world?