Beyond the Night

Envy Chronicles, Book 1

By: Colleen Gleason

Narrated by: Sebastian Fields

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Colleen Gleason, writing as Joss Ware, comes the award-winning paranormal romance series set in a devastated world.

Everything they knew is gone... From the remnants of devastation, five men emerge with extraordinary new powers. They are humankind's last hope, but they cannot survive this devastated world alone.

When Dr. Elliott Drake emerges from a cave after traveling fifty years through time, the world as he knew it is gone. Cities are overgrown jungles, and what's left of civilization has been repressed by crystal-wearing immortal beings. But even more unsettling: Elliott has acquired an extraordinary ability--the power to heal.

But even that gift, in a world that lacks the technology and infrastructure of his past, is a two-edged sword for Elliott.

Jade Kapiza, who'd been imprisoned by the immortal beings, has been in hiding for years. But now she's determined to help the human race fight back against the control of her captors. She can trust no one...but when Elliott comes into her life, he pushes at her defenses and begins to tear down the walls she's built so carefully.

Yet the mysterious doctor seems to have secrets of his own. Can Jade trust Elliott with her heart, even as they risk their lives to save a band of innocents?

And can Elliott find a new place for himself--a home--in this new, ravaged world?

©2010 Joss Ware (P)2013 Colleen Gleason

Critic reviews

"Joss Ware's vision of the future is dark, complex, and sharply original." (Nalini Singh)

"Brilliantly conceived and executed." ( Library Journal)

"Joss Ware makes even the end of the world sexy!" (Kathryn Smith, USA Today bestselling author)

Sexy Post Apocalyptic Series With Zombies

Dr. Elliot Drake and his friends were exploring caves in Sedona when the world ended. All of them lost consciousness only to awake and find that fifty years have passed. And they've not aged one bit. That was six months ago. Now they've found a group of teens that may finally lead them to Envy, the largest known society of survivors. Their hope is to find someone who has lived through the event and can explain to them what has happened.

Jade has only ever known this world. When she meets Elliot, nicknamed "Dred," she is sure that he is hiding a dark secret. But she never suspects the truth. Jade has fought to survive this long and she's not planning on stopping long enough to let this man into her heart. In a world where everything seems lost, though, hope may be the one thing they have left.

This is the kind of book that makes you want to rush into the next series installment immediately! Ware has created a captivating world with incredible detail. BEYOND THE NIGHT is a great balance of romance, paranormal, and post-apocalypse zombie-ridden future.

Sebastian Fields was outstanding with the delivery of the story.

Great plot!

I really enjoyed this book. It was slow at the beginning and a bit hard to get into but then picked up. The characters were interesting and engaging. I did think the narration left something to be desired though. The range of voices was very limited.

Ready for what comes next

Can't wait to start the next book in the series. The twists have you hanging on the edge to see what comes next.

Exciting and Steamy

If you took yourself into this world you'd find out what you really were. love the geographical relocations too. Fun, different, and exciting.

Very Imaginative World

What made the experience of listening to Beyond the Night, Envy Chronicles Book 1 the most enjoyable?

The oddities of the people in the new world after some sort of cataclysmic event.

What did you like best about this story?

The action and puzzling out of the way to best the strangers was the best part for me.

What about Sebastian Fields’s performance did you like?

The reader did an excellent job of taking all the parts.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I like to spread out the listening to any book only listening while driving or walking.