It might have taken ten years for Mack to fall apart, but now he has disappeared.

Hes been the heart of our community since Impact, keeping all of us alive in a hostile, unstable world. Now hes been hurt after fighting one too many battles. Hes retreated into a massive, dangerous forest to live on his own, and he wont come out.

Mack and I had an on-and-off relationship for years, but its always been no strings attached. After a toxic marriage, I cant commit to another man until Im confident I can stand on my own. But some things are more important than the emotional baggage Ive always carried. Mack is more important.

And its time to bring him home.

Beacon is a post-apocalyptic romance set in the near future after a global catastrophe, and it includes violence and (secondary) character death. Its the eighth and final book in the Kindled series.

After losing the last remaining member of my family, I'm left all alone in a dangerous, uncivilized world. A twenty-three-year-old woman with no skills, no resources, and no protection can't make it on her own after Impact, so I'm forced to rely on the charity of strangers to survive.

My one chance of safety and security comes from an unexpected offer. Jimmy Carlson needs a partner. He wants help in his house and a woman in his bed, and he'd like that partner to be me. In return, I get a place to live, plenty of food, and the protection of a competent man and his larger community. It's a good deal, so of course I accept.

It means I have to live with a gruff, stoic man I barely know. All the new chores around the house are difficult enough, but they're not my biggest challenge. Because I'm now Jimmy's woman… whatever that means.