Guardian's Diary Books in Order

A Guardian’s Diary takes the end‑of‑the‑world idea and makes it feel intimate by filtering everything through one girl’s notebook.

Emma grew up with a prepper father who treated the apocalypse like a project. He stockpiled supplies, built his own version of an ark, and drilled his kids on worst‑case scenarios. None of that truly prepares her for what actually comes. There are no shambling zombies here—just the kind of monsters that have always stalked the edges of Amelia Hutchins’ worlds.

When civilization falls, Emma and her brother are thrown together with Jaeden and Lachlan, two very inhuman men whose motives are anything but clear. The group’s road‑trip across a shattered landscape becomes a string of uneasy truces, near‑misses, and discoveries about what’s really hiding behind the myths Emma grew up hearing.

Because it’s told as diary entries, the tone swings between gallows humor, raw fear, and the small, stubborn hopes Emma won’t admit out loud. She records every shift in the power balance between humans, vampires, and wolves, and every time her own instincts tell her one thing while her heart pushes in another direction.

The stakes here are survival on several levels. Emma is trying to keep herself and her remaining family alive, but she’s also trying to hold on to her own moral compass in a world where old rules don’t apply. The further she gets from the bunker she called home, the more she sees how thin the line is between protector and predator.

This series overlaps with the larger Fae universe in subtle ways—names, rumors, and worldbuilding details that reward readers who are already invested—but you don’t need to have every crossover memorized to follow Emma’s journey.

If you want an apocalyptic spin‑off that reads like a personal log from the front lines—complete with dark romance, sharp edges, and no guarantees—A Guardian’s Diary delivers that feel.