The Apocalypse is unfolding, but only a few have eyes to see. The rest are screwed.
The CLAIMING DESTINATION SERIES is an intense, page turning epic of the battle between faith and unrelenting evil in a world on the brink of oblivion.
WARNING: Adult themes and violence.
BOOK 1 THE DREADFUL DAWN
“Don’t go to the rescue centers.”
An emerging Totalitarian Government unleashes a population reducing horror upon the Earth. Would you bug in or bug out when faced with the probability both choices would end in death, imprisonment, or worse?
As neighborhoods and hospitals become war zones and panicked citizens create gridlock in search of anywhere safe, the Danburys decide to bug in with their teenage daughter Natalie until the chaos dies down enough for them to escape to a rumored sanctuary in the mountains. They enlist the carpentry skills of Coltan, a brutally abused young man they befriended, to secure their home and create a hiding place within it.
Meanwhile in the impoverished south end of town, young Mario Rodriquez fights through the hordes of infected to rescue his mother and his younger sister Rosa.
BOOK 2 FLIGHT OF THE DESTINED
The rumor of a refuge in the Northern California lava tubes proves to be fact, but getting there is impossible. The infected roam every city, town and countryside. The new government’s military is transporting all survivors to holding centers where life is tenuous.
In the Danbury home, Natalie and Coltan hear the only real news of the escalating carnage over a police scanner as their town and the surrounding burgs quickly fall to ruins.
There is no escape either, for Mario and Rosa when a scientist and her small army in the tiny enclave of Baker Creek capture them for experiments.
However, one teenage boy who escaped Baker Creek stumbles upon the refuge. He has a grisly tale to tell them, and a future awaiting him that he could never imagine.
All discover there are greater forces—supernatural forces—working through them; one trying to protect them, the other determined to destroy them.
While the entire planet descends into madness, things get downright dangerous for Natalie, Coltan, Dillon, little Rosa and her brother Mario, and all the others you met in Books 1 and 2. (Warning: Not for the squeamish!) Their story continues in the remaining five books of this series:
Book 3: Isa Book 4: The Bitter Fruit Book 5: To Move a Mountain Book 6: Mister Death Shadow Book 7: Desitus
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ISA
Book 3 of the Claiming Destination Series
The Claiming Destination Series continues in Book 3, "ISA". Although little Isabelle (Rosa) is now safe in the Alpha Base refuge and has bonded with rebellious young Dillon, the lingering effects of the mord virus causes many of her fellow residents to distrust her. Adding to the danger, United Earth Federation spies infiltrate Alpha in search of her for their own evil motivations. In the meantime, Coltan's health is in jeopardy when it becomes apparent the dogs that attacked him were diseased with a variation of the mord virus. Elsewhere in the valley, Sergeant Cory Jones is assigned the secret task of taming the infected daughter of a superior officer.
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THE BITTER FRUIT
Book 4 of the Claiming Destination Series
The Claiming Destination Series continues in Book 4, "The Bitter Fruit". UEF spies zero in on Isabelle and Dillon. A flame from Coltan’s former life accompanies new arrivals at Alpha. Past and present collide through evil spiritual forces in a cunning scheme to destroy souls. Dillon's efforts to keep Isabelle safe come at a great cost.
Available in March 2024
TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN
Book 5 of the Claiming Destination Series
Trust is shattered and good deeds lead to tragedy in the fifth book of the Claiming Destination Series. Alpha's leaders must adhere to military guidelines in order to protect their refuge. Their decision causes Coltan and Trevor to resort to their former coping methods to deal with their despondency. Dillon's efforts to hide Isa's secret sends him on a supernatural odyssey where the answers he's seeking are not what he expected. The mord virus displays new incarnations as it finds new hosts, and Alpha's residents want those infected with the mutated virus evicted. Meanwhile in the valley, Cory Jones and fellow soldier Ferg witness a horrifying development when mords attack their military base. After escaping a fate worth than death they travel through a decimated landscape and annihilated towns. Their goal is to reach Alpha Base, not knowing if they will be accepted there or even if they will survive to make it that far.
Available in March 2024
MISTER DEATH SHADOW
Book 6 of the Claiming Destination Series
Faith and trust are hard to rely upon in a terrifying world full of secrets, deceit, predators and death.
What are the people at Ghost Pines hiding?
Who is Lieutenant Sanders and who does his army serve?
What happened at Batt's Landing and who is responsible?
Will Dillon survive his latest crisis?
Will Coltan forgive Natalie's disastrous concealment of a deadly situation?
Is there any place safe from Mister Death Shadow?
Find out in this absorbing sixth installment of the Claiming Destination series.
DESITUS (CLAIMING DESTINATION BOOK 7)
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The final installment in the Claiming Destination Series by Colleen A. Parkinson
"It just is."
Doctor Percy and Lieutenant Sanders present an offer to the Batt's Landing group as the outside world is entrenched in warfare. Trust can be a perilous thing, especially for Isa who has experienced the best and worst of people. She still bears the scars from the worst of people and is convinced Dillon was right when he told her they would want her for experiments. Yet, some of her friends are open to exploring Percy and Sanders's offer. They have no idea Doctor Percy has more than their safety and a cure for the mord virus in mind. She has a secret, and so does Lieutenant Sanders.
This intriguing and nail-biting final installment of the Claiming Destination series leads to an unexpected conclusion!
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