Scorch (Emily Kimelman) Books in Order

Scorch is a post-apocalyptic romantic suspense series written by Toby Neal and Emily Kimelman under the names Toby Jane and Emily Reed. It begins with Scorch Flu, a catastrophic disease that tears through the United States and quickly wrecks the systems people depend on. Hospitals overflow, transport becomes dangerous, supplies disappear, and fear turns familiar places into hostile ground.

The books follow the Luciano family, a large family with a prepared refuge called the Haven waiting at the end of the road. Reaching it is another matter. Each installment centers on a different Luciano or close ally as they cross a country altered by illness, fire, criminal violence, and the plain difficulty of finding food, fuel, medicine, and shelter.

The road keeps getting worse.

In Scorch Road, preparedness-minded widower JT Luciano meets virologist Elizabeth during the first devastating wave of the outbreak. Later books give Dolf, Luca, Dante, Cash, and other survivors their own journeys. That changing viewpoint keeps the family story moving while allowing each novel to focus on one relationship under extreme pressure.

Romance is built into the structure. The pairings are not taking a break from the catastrophe. They are trying to decide whether they can trust one another while every practical choice carries risk. A scientist might hold vital information. A doctor may refuse to abandon patients. A survivor with no memory may not know who is looking for her. Love, loyalty, grief, and old family tensions all have to coexist with the immediate problem of staying alive.

The Haven gives the series its ongoing destination and emotional center. It represents more than stocked supplies or secure walls. For the Lucianos, it is proof that family can still mean something after society begins to collapse. The characters are often separated, but the hope of reunion keeps them moving.

These books do not treat survival as a solo sport.

Expect fast pacing, adult romantic tension, pandemic disaster, and action on the move. The series is best read in order, beginning with Scorch Road, because the collapse and the Luciano family's story build from one book to the next. It is bleak at times, but the point is not despair. It is the stubborn effort to protect people, find home, and make a future out of what remains.