Janel Rae Banfield
Stories of love, faith, and survival in a broken world
Books
In every story, the stakes are high, the world is uncertain, and the cost of survival is real—but love and faith are never without purpose.
In a Time of Pestilence
Book One of The Collapse Series
Four in ten won't survive...When a deadly virus begins to spread, Caia’s world collapses overnight.One day, she’s a high school senior. The next, she’s alone—forced to survive in a world where the rules have changed.As fear grips what remains of society, a new order quietly begins to take shape.As truth and deception collide, Caia must decide who to trust… and what she’s willing to risk to survive.Because in this new world, love can be deadly.And survival comes at a cost.No one is safe.
About
Janel Rae Banfield writes stories where love, faith, and truth are tested in the most difficult circumstances.Her books explore what happens when the world falls apart—and whether relationships, hope, and morals can survive when everything else doesn’t.Blending emotional depth with high-stakes storytelling, she creates characters who must navigate not only the dangers around them, but the deeper questions within.
Janel Rae Banfield is a Christian wife and mother to three beautiful children. When she isn’t writing, she’s spending time with family and friends, homeschooling, working, reading, exploring new trails with their family dog, or worshipping God.She has loved writing since she was in 4th grade and enjoys weaving complex emotions and hardships with redemption and salvation motifs. Her belief is that the light shines brightest in the darkness and that is reflected in her writing.
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