Silence Beneath Fire: An Australian Post Apocalyptic Romance

Silence Beneath Fire, by Magda Mizzi, is a Young Adult Australian Post Apocalyptic Romance. It is the second book in the Distorted Horizon series.

Silence can heal. Or it can be where danger learns your name.

Annie thought she had saved Jude from his past. But as she tries to protect what remains of him, the world around them has gone quiet in a way that feels wrong—too still, too watchful. Guilt follows her for what he’s endured, and every choice she makes carries the risk of costing them both.

Moving through hostile territory, they are drawn into secrets, betrayals, and a threat years in the making—one that tests not only their survival, but the fragile bond between them, and the feelings neither is ready to name. From the ruins of Kooragang to experiments gone awry, they must rely on each other in ways that strip away fear, pretence, and the distance they’ve learned to keep.

What begins as a fight to protect each other becomes something more: a slow reckoning that will redefine love, loyalty, and what it truly means to be human.

Silence Beneath Fire is a tense, emotionally driven continuation of Annie and Jude’s story, where the quiet between battles may be deadlier than the fights themselves—and their past was only the beginning.

About the Author:

Magda Mizzi spins tales of shattered worlds and fierce survivors. A lifelong fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, she sets her stories in the haunting beauty of Western Sydney’s riverbanks and the rugged Blue Mountains—landscapes she grew up exploring. When she’s not teaching English or encouraging young writers, she’s crafting her next dystopian twist or bingeing The Last of Us. She lives with her husband, kids, and two dogs who’d probably sleep through the apocalypse.

Readers can connect with Magda Mizzi on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Goodreads.

To learn more, visit MagdaMizzi.com