Secrets come in all shapes and sizes, but this one fits in the palm of your hand. Tru’s seventeenth birthday is approaching, and she has a decision to make. She can receive a vaccine that will end her creativity. Or, she can help Zared, a boy from her past, expose government secrets—the ones on a SIM card she’s holding. Both choices are risky. Both choices come with consequences. Either way, she has ten days to decide. Tru can put her faith in Zared—he’s harboring secrets of his own. But life in New Detroit requires more than hope. Don't miss this gripping first book in the Alliance Chronicles—a suspenseful, post-apocalyptic thriller about Tru Shepard’s fight against a corrupt government.

Burying secrets… It’s what the American Republic’s government does best. Tossing Tru Shepard, the teenage Creative, into prison was only the beginning. Torture and degradation is part of a twisted game engineered to learn the whereabouts of the SIM card. Zared Aoki, working for the Alliance, wants that location as well. He never finished his mission, but now he has to save the girl he loves. More lies, a death warrant, and the truth about the government’s plans are waiting for the agent.

"Out of pain comes growth." Years before the United States collapses and the New Order takes over, Asher Jones is a teenager living in Taylor, Michigan. Turmoil rocks the country. Citizens are dismayed. But for Asher, his only concern is the girl next door. His world is perfect until the night his family is brutally killed. Asher struggles to make sense of his life. Drugs and alcohol become his constant companions and land him in jail. Now he’s at a crossroad—clean up his act or continue down the path of self-destruction. Every choice, however, comes with a consequence. When a kid from the right side of the tracks veers left, how does he find his way back?

The key to unlocking the truth... Rests with Tru—the Creative who's been fighting to maintain her identity. She soon learns that the struggle is much bigger than even she could imagine. To find the normalcy she craves, Tru and Zared have to face ghosts from the past. Theirs is a world build on secrecy, but will it end with exposing the government's nefarious plans?

“They considered me a liar, a traitor, and a cheat. I agreed.” The New Order is crumbling. Its secrets exposed to the country. Asher Jones, a soldier for Riza and a spy for a rebel faction, is the one to thank. But he’s done with the missions. He wants to live out his life in peace, but there’s a price to pay first. The insurgents want to restore the country to serve them. Mohammad Raman Bashur is in charge, and he wants people to pay for the injustice he’s lived through. Closing the door on his past and living freely can only happen if Asher silences his enemies once and for all.