The Chariton River Saga: Book 1 - "I Hate Rabbits" The year is 2045, and an endless pandemic has decimated the country. Society is crumbling.
In a gray and unforgiving world, Frank Roman soldiers on. Married to a beautiful career woman from a wealthy family with dark secrets, Frank struggles to live his best life.
A violent encounter on a hunting trip in the hills of rural Missouri lands Frank in jail. Bailed out by a mysterious ally, Frank strikes a bargain to make his way home through a heavy-handed government quarantine. The difficult trek forges a friendship with an unlikely travel companion. Together, they must survive the elements and a blood feud with local outlaws as they adventure down Missouri's waterways.
Meanwhile, with Frank incommunicado, Jane's secrets begin to catch up with her. She finds herself caught in the middle of a corporate espionage scheme targeting her father's company. A rival corporate titan has hired a dangerous international mercenary to steal valuable intellectual property-but this wildcard has aspirations of his own.
Unbeknownst to Frank, he is hurtling headlong into a life-and-death conflagration that could spell disaster for his wife, her father's company, and his new friend.