The E Apocrypha

Book 1 of The E Apocrypha

Lost & Found

The day was supposed to be Yun-mi’s best. It turned into a nightmare… and it isn’t over yet.

In a harsh world where survivors live off the scraps of the fallen civilization, Yun-mi has worked her ass off for two years, honing her scavenger skills. She is on the cusp of fulfilling her dream of becoming the finest Rat the City has seen.

Yun-mi’s plans crumble when her mentor is murdered and she is about to be sold to slavers. In the no-holds-barred game, she has only one rule: never give up, and woe to those facing a cornered Rat. Navigating between major powers, arrogant clans, and false friends, she may lack knowledge and finesse, but she has determination to spare.

With a hostile takeover threatening the only way of life she has known, her ambitions expand, and so do the risks. She will carve a niche for herself, but first, someone owes her revenge—and she is coming to collect.

Book 2 of The E Apocrypha

As & When

They have messed with the wrong woman.

Aileen has a city to run—its shady part, in any case. Abducted and whisked away from Locksville, she refuses to be a pawn in powerful players’ games. She is no damsel in distress and needs no knights in shining armor. But her best-laid escape plans misfire, landing her in even hotter waters far from home. Aileen must find her footing in an unfamiliar, unforgiving society, fighting tooth and nail to survive.

Bo, Aileen’s sharp and grumpy advisor, would move mountains to find her, his limp and aversion to violence be damned to the Seven Hells. Ajinder, an executive-protection specialist, will not tolerate his principal being taken—by someone other than himself.

Will their grit, smarts, ruthless single-mindedness, and game-changing technology be enough to find Aileen before it is too late?

Book 3 of The E Apocrypha

Hells & High Water

Technology is power, especially in a world where both are sparse. Would those possessing the knowledge be persuaded to share?

Drawn by a vague rumor of an industrialized state out west, Golden Dragon Shang, a visionary hierarch obsessed with all things tech, departs on an irrational journey beyond the edge of the known map, dragging three reluctant sidekicks along.

A fierce raider disowned for insubordination needs all her fighting skills to survive, but even they cannot carve the path to her true self. A young smuggler is forced by betrayal to turn his criminal mind to the legitimate side for people who despise him. A soldier struggling with his homeland’s troubling past must quash his personal demons to forge alliances with those he loathes, or none of them has a chance.

Unsure of their destination and facing dangers known and unknown, they travel through desolate wilderness half a continent from home. Their armored train is formidable but not invincible, and not every enemy is foreign. Survival demands smarts, grudging collaboration, and sacrifice—but will that prove enough?

A prequel short story

Lesson Number Six

Yun-mi, a young scavenger aspiring to become her clan’s best Rat, is cornered.

Has she bitten off more than she can chew? Has she sharpened her skills enough to survive the ambush? Or… wait. Not everything may be what it seems.

This free short-story prequel offers a glimpse into the past of one of the Lost & Found protagonists, one year before Book 1.