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    AFFLICTION (Book 1 of the Affliction Trilogy)
    AFFLICTION (Book 1 of the Afflictio...
    CrystalJJohnson
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    CrystalJJohnson
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    BATTLING TO STAY ALIVE.
        FIGHTING NOT TO FALL IN LOVE. 
        
        Quinn Ellery has one priority since the U.S. quarantined itself from the rest of the world--stay alive. When Harry Shaw and his friends break into her house, she soon discovers it is not only her safety at risk but her heart.
        
        For over a year, Quinn and her cousin River have barricaded themselves inside their childhood home. Armed with weapons and a stockpile of food, they have survived the afflicted who will eat them alive and the decrepit society which wants to enslave them. But when Harry Shaw and his three friends break into their safe haven, things reach a new level of complicated. 
        
        Quinn should send the men away, but she struggles to turn a blind eye to the man dying on her floor. Against her better judgment, she agrees to help them find the medication that will save their friend and send them on their way. As they venture beyond the safety of her home, the power struggle between Quinn and Harry evolves into an irresistible chemistry which threatens to lure them from their one shared goal: deliver the ones they love from the clutches of the affliction. Now, Quinn is not only battling to stay alive but fighting not to fall in love. 
        
        CW/TW: Gun Use, Sexual Assault, & Physical Violence 
        
        【AWARDS 】
        Wattpad Editors' Choice --July 2020
        2019 Fiction Awards--Best Science Fiction
        WattZombie--July 2018 Book of the Month
        Rebel Wars--Winner People's
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    • apocalypse
    • bestfriends
    • darkpast
    • darksetting
    • drama
    • dystopian
    • enemiestolovers
    • family
    • forcedproximity
    • foundfamily
    • hatetolove
    • love
    • newadult
    • paidstories
    • powerplay
    • romance
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    Table of contents
    • Chapter One
      Fri, Mar 30, 2018
    • Chapter Two
      Wed, Apr 4, 2018
    • Chapter Three
      Fri, Apr 6, 2018
    • Chapter Four
      Wed, Apr 11, 2018
    • Chapter Five
      Fri, Apr 13, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Six
      Mon, Apr 16, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Seven
      Wed, Apr 18, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Eight
      Fri, Apr 20, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Nine
      Mon, Apr 23, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Ten
      Wed, Apr 25, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Eleven
      Fri, Apr 27, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twelve
      Mon, Apr 30, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirteen
      Wed, May 2, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Fourteen
      Fri, May 4, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Fifteen
      Mon, May 7, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Sixteen
      Wed, May 9, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Seventeen
      Fri, May 11, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Eighteen
      Mon, May 14, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Nineteen
      Tue, May 15, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty
      Wed, May 16, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-One
      Thu, May 17, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Two
      Fri, May 18, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Three
      Mon, May 21, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Four
      Wed, May 23, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Five
      Fri, May 25, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Six
      Mon, May 28, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Seven
      Wed, May 30, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Eight
      Fri, Jun 1, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Nine
      Sat, Jun 2, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty
      Mon, Jun 4, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-One
      Wed, Jun 6, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Two
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Three
      Mon, Jun 11, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Four
      Wed, Jun 13, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Five
      Fri, Jun 15, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Six
      Mon, Jun 18, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Seven
      Wed, Jun 20, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Eight
      Fri, Jun 22, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Nine
      Mon, Jun 25, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Forty
      Wed, Jun 27, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Forty-One
      Fri, Jun 29, 2018Locked

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    BATTLING TO STAY ALIVE.
        FIGHTING NOT TO FALL IN LOVE. 
        
        Quinn Ellery has one priority since the U.S. quarantined itself from the rest of the world--stay alive. When Harry Shaw and his friends break into her house, she soon discovers it is not only her safety at risk but her heart.
        
        For over a year, Quinn and her cousin River have barricaded themselves inside their childhood home. Armed with weapons and a stockpile of food, they have survived the afflicted who will eat them alive and the decrepit society which wants to enslave them. But when Harry Shaw and his three friends break into their safe haven, things reach a new level of complicated. 
        
        Quinn should send the men away, but she struggles to turn a blind eye to the man dying on her floor. Against her better judgment, she agrees to help them find the medication that will save their friend and send them on their way. As they venture beyond the safety of her home, the power struggle between Quinn and Harry evolves into an irresistible chemistry which threatens to lure them from their one shared goal: deliver the ones they love from the clutches of the affliction. Now, Quinn is not only battling to stay alive but fighting not to fall in love. 
        
        CW/TW: Gun Use, Sexual Assault, & Physical Violence 
        
        【AWARDS 】
        Wattpad Editors' Choice --July 2020
        2019 Fiction Awards--Best Science Fiction
        WattZombie--July 2018 Book of the Month
        Rebel Wars--Winner People's

    41 parts

    • Chapter Thirty-Nine
      Mon, Jun 25, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Forty
      Wed, Jun 27, 2018Locked
    • Chapter Forty-One
      Fri, Jun 29, 2018Locked
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