The Fall Series

Life is cruel. Six years ago, Selah McAllister dumped me without so much as an explanation and left for college in L.A. I held on, waiting for her to return because I knew that, someday, she would. She and I are meant to be. Love is hard. Now, Selah is back, but she isn't the carefree eighteen-year-old I once loved. She's older and jaded, and she has dark secrets. Secrets that lead her to extreme actions that scare me. Falling is easy. I'm nothing like my brothers. I'm the 'good' Carter brother. The who has always walked the straight and narrow. But if I have one weakness, it's Selah. And when my life begins to unravel after a shocking family secret is exposed, she is the one person I can turn to. But she might also be my downfall. Don't miss out on this sparkling new series from beloved Christian romance author Dayo Benson. Get your copy today!

Short story/episode 9,000 words Magic and metal meld and it brings the downfall of humankind with it. Where once the dwellers of this world built grand cities upon the earth, above it and below it; now they are hunted by vicious machines who feast upon their very souls. When a resourceful teen is out scavenging for supplies, he runs across a family in dire need of a rescue. But bringing them back to the safety of his hideout is the easy part. Their little girl is in desperate need of insulin and the only place that might have any left is the abandoned hospital. Once a beacon of hope and ingenuity, it now lays in near ruin, a hunting ground for the Machines. "The Fall" is the first short story or 'episode' in a new series that explores a magical world facing a robot apocalypse where faith, family, and your will to fight is everything.

The plague was born from hope.  It was meant to change the world. To cure the incurable and rebuild the broken. When the world ended, the weight of its dead fell on the shoulders of the man at the heart of it all.  For Kell McDonald, survival is not enough.  Alone and surrounded by enemies, he must find a way to do what only he can: find a cure, and perhaps redemption. 

Exiled to another world, the last of the Shriven fights on. Home has fallen and the survivors have fled to the human world, there to blend in as best as they can. Some adapt better than others. Dalmorpheus, the last of the warrior-monk order known as the Shriven, is doing better than most. Never the most devout Shriven, he's living a life filled with wine and women and loving every minute of it. He rarely thinks of Home and the things that were lost. That all comes to an end, though, when Siphanthia, Princess of the Line and Dal's old flame, appears at his door, demanding his help. Glinfildia, the eldest princess and architect of the Fall, has escaped her confinement. Dal reluctantly agrees and recruits an old friend, one who washed out of Shriven training in the past, and that Dal is pretty sure is insane. Together, they find themselves in a battle that stretches across two worlds and threatens to destroy not only the remnants of Home, but everything else Dal holds dear. Can they stop Glin before she kills everyone in her way? Or will Dal have to surrender to her dark desires?

Kell McDonald killed the world. It is a truth that haunts him every day of his life. It is a fact etched so deeply in his mind that every waking moment is haunted by his sins. But for his choices, the dead would not walk. Men would not travel the decaying highways hunting for victims. Communities of survivors would not have to struggle to lay the foundation of a new society. Forced to migrate from his adopted home, Kell finds himself an unlikely leader. Caught between unimaginable guilt and duty to his followers, he must find a way to keep them alive while holding himself together. Whatever the cost, no matter the danger.

It's my wedding day but make no mistake: I don't want to walk down that aisle! But marrying Kevin is the only way to pay for my sins. I expect to have to force a smile, keep it together, play the part of a lovestruck bride. What I don't expect is my first and only love, Levi Carter, to bound in and try to stop the wedding. This is horrifying for three reasons:   1. I'm the daughter of a well-known pastor, so many of the country's most famous preachers are here. 2. The media has been pretty obsessed with me since my Olympic silver medal and will milk this for all it's worth. 3. Those who hold my strings are watching me. Closely. The mere sight of Levi makes me want to gather my skirts and flee from the church with him. But there have always been obstacles for him and me. Bigger obstacles than he realizes. I'm tangled in a web of secrets, lies and scandals with no way out. Life has never been kind to me, and now it presents me with an impossible choice. If I marry Kevin, I doom my heart. If I leave with Levi, I doom…everything. Whichever choice I make, my life is about to implode.

In the early days after causing the end of the world, Kell McDonald was just trying to survive. Time passed, and along with others, a new world grew. Society began to be rebuilt. Years have passed since the mutated organism known as Chimera caused the dead to rise, and on the ashes of the old world, terrifying new forces have come into play. No longer simple mindless beasts, some of the undead have evolved, becoming stronger, smarter, and more dangerous than ever. They are nothing compared to the looming storm of living people, however, as a nation of starving men and women descend on Kell's new home to threaten everything he has grown to love.

Long live the Queen! Everyone else can die. The battle is over; the war is lost. Dalmorpheus and his friends are taken. Cast into a prison from which there is no escape, Dal falls into despair. All he can do is relive their defeat and listen to the anguish of the others as they're tortured. And Siphanthia, Princess of the Line, who he's not-so-secretly love with, is the main target of his captor's rage. Even if he can escape, how will he get the rest of them free? And how can he possibly end the fight against Glinfildia, the supremely powerful, mad sorceress who's already beaten them at every turn? The answer just might lie with those who have been previously overlooked. New allies, with powers of their own, could prove to be Glin's undoing. When all is said and done, will Dal and the others be able to return Home? Or will Glinfildia have the final laugh, once again? Find out now in the stunning conclusion to the adventure started in "Shriven."

Some evil never truly goes away.   Sometimes it just waits to be reborn.   Glinfildia, Abenfar, and the invading army have all been defeated. But with a victory that came at a staggering price.   Days after the battle in the throne room, Dalmorpheus still hasn't returned Home. Instead, he's taken up residence in Zan's old apartment. The loss of his best friend feels like more than he can bear, and he's not ready to take up Siphanthia's offer to reform the Shriven.   Then, a mysterious message shows up in an alley in the human world. Words that have no right to be there and simply can't mean what they say. Dal has no choice but to return Home to warn the new Queen about what he's seen.   But it's only when he encounters a human seemingly using magic that he really begins to worry.   A new threat is out there, and before all is over, Dalmorpheus, his people, the Shadowkine, and everyone else Dal holds dear will be in mortal peril.

The saga continues for Levi Carter and Selah McAllister. She calls me 'Angel' because I'm innocent. But that's the past. Now, I'm as guilty as can be. I'm the devil on Selah's shoulder, tempting her out of her marriage and into my arms. It isn't right, but tell that to my heart. It craves this forbidden love like my lungs pant for air. She says her marriage feels like a life sentence. She says she's never stopped loving me. I say…'Run away with me.' I've loved Selah since before I was old enough to realize I was in love. If she needs rescuing, I will be her knight. Two weeks in New York should be enough to convince her to leave her bleak marriage forever. Her husband won't like it, but I'm done playing Mr. Nice Guy. That's how Selah ended up with him in the first place, instead of me. If I can just get her to the City of Dreams, everything might change...or it might all blow up in my face and turn into the worst of nightmares. Either way, I have to shoot my shot. My name is Levi Carter, and this is my fall from grace. Don't miss out on this thrilling installment of The Fall, the sparkling new series from beloved Christian romance author Dayo Benson.

A marriage in tatters. Selah McAllister didn't expect a second chance after fleeing to New York with Levi Carter. But with her husband, Kevin, willing to forgive the past and rebuild their marriage, she returns home, not quite sure what to expect.   Deciding that they need a fresh start, Selah and Kevin move to Bakersfield, California, to fight for a love they've never had. The city is the safe haven they hoped it would be, a place where they can live a simpler life, free from the pressures of leading a growing congregation. A secret that could tear them apart Just as love begins to blossom between them, a threat from Selah's past resurfaces, throwing chaos into their peaceful new lives. As the pressure mounts, loyalties are tested, and the foundations of their marriage are shaken. A madman determined to destroy them. Kevin thought he knew what he wanted. The constant threat of Levi waiting in the wings to take his wife off his hands only made him fight harder. But these new challenges are their most difficult yet. They will either crush their fledgling love or make it stronger than ever. Can their love withstand the ultimate test?

Years have passed since the cascade of events known as The Fall began. Kell McDonald has struggled through endless fights and privations, suffered war and kidnappings, and even lost a leg. His role in the rise of Chimera, the organism responsible for reanimating the dead and altering the living, is now public knowledge. Through it all, Kell struggled to complete his work and find a cure. When that moment finally came, the horrible consequences of his discovery were driven home. Everyone wanted it, none more than the mysterious colony of survivors in the budding state of New America. Spearheaded by Rebound, a project designed to restart civilization after a nuclear war, New America will stop at nothing to get their hands on Kell and his work. Tired of hiding, he and the people of Haven are going to end the threat once and for all. To do it, they'll have to fight through the hungry dead while using every shred of cleverness at their disposal to stop their human enemies. With luck, it might even be enough.

Kell McDonald believed his fight was over. A year after settling with his closest friends in a secluded community, his research into a cure for the plague that ended the world has ground to a halt. When news arrives pointing toward a potential breakthrough, Kell doesn't hesitate. The key to solving the riddle of the Chimera plague might rest in the cells of a small group of people. Unfortunately, he isn't the only one looking for them.

Five years have passed since the collapse of civilization. The dead still walk the land, but humanity has proved itself strong and resilient. Large settlements have begun to trade, manufacture, and rebuild what was lost. Kell McDonald and his friends continue to work in isolation. On the verge of a breakthrough in their research for a cure, secrecy has never been more vital. Their small community, composed of people who have lost more than most, exists for the sole purpose of providing a safe space for the creation the cure to end the zombie plague forever. When soldiers in black appear, those carefully laid plans are burned to ash. Forced to fight, to run, Kell and his companions are in a desperate race for the security and resources they need to finally bring salvation to a world at the mercy of the hungry dead.