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Nine months after the lights went out, Maddie Langston and the other survivors in Texas County just want to replenish their food stores and prepare for the next winter but an unexpected encounter with a stranger takes all their lives in a whole new direction.

After surviving the prison riots and deadly skirmishes with the wannabe dictator of Texas County, Maddie and her group are left with dwindling resources, unprepared for the harsh winter ahead. Old friends pitch in to help until a more deadly foe arrives to put all of their lives at risk. A daring mission to St. Louis for precious lifesaving supplies has deadly consequences. Will they have the courage it takes to make it back in time? As the long, hard winter takes its deadly toll and gives way to spring, a force no weapon can defeat threatens the group.

In the aftermath of the storm, reality sets in for Will Fontenot. Life as he knew it is over. He's battered and bruised from his previous battles but more determined than ever to escape Houston. There's no other choice. Houston is a powered keg ready to blow, and it's only a matter of time before the city falls. When Will, Cayden, and Isabella are again drawn back into the enemy's plan for the nation's final destruction, they'll have to once again fight for their lives against seemingly insurmountable odds as insurgents unleash their attack on Houston.

In the aftermath of a catastrophic EMP attack, sixteen-year-old Serenity Jones finds herself thrust from the hardships of homelessness into a harrowing struggle for survival in a world plunged into darkness and chaos. Serenity is a fierce and resilient young woman tempered by a life that has demanded nothing less. Serenity bears the weight of experiences that have conditioned her to be suspicious, calculating, and somewhat ruthless when circumstances require.

After an EMP attack plunged the nation into chaos, two parents must make a daring journey that spans more than 800 miles without modern technology. With the fate of their twins hanging in the balance, Brooke and Ethan must brave the hostile environment of the great plains, face outlaws and bandits who have taken control of Dodge City, Kansas, and confront their inner demons to reunite with their loved ones.

After repelling invaders in the south, President Latham and the newly formed government direct attention toward enemies in the north. As war-torn survivors cling to life, Will and Isabella are assigned to an Army cavalry unit tasked with a special mission. With the aid of new friends from Evening Shade, Missouri, they battle to save the country from Dempsey and his sinister forces bent on total control. Torn between protecting family and defending the nation, Will makes agonizing choices that place him in the center of the war and the fight of his life.

Young parents Ethan and Brooke Spencer are on a romantic ski vacation in the Rockies when the lights go out, cars stall, and communications fail. Stranded 800 miles from home, they are desperate to return to their four-year-old twins and are willing to do whatever it takes to reach them.

Serenity's journey to reunite with her brother continues in book two of the Reign of Darkness series.

A catastrophic EMP attack sends the United States back to the Dark Ages. Amidst this chaos, Ayden and his sister Clara have fled a collapsed New York. They must now navigate the perilous ruins of a civilization governed by the law of the gun. Their survival hinges on outmaneuvering relentless enemy forces threatening to engulf them in the shadow of war. Together, they must draw strength from one another and the bonds they forge with allies in this brutal struggle.

An EMP attack throws the nation into chaos. Ayden Miller received the call no son ever wants to hear—his mother is ill and not expected to make it. After saying goodbye to his girlfriend, Mia, and her three young sons, he returns to New York City, where he is suddenly thrust into a battle for survival when a devastating EMP attack cripples the nation, plunging it into total chaos. With chaos everywhere and society collapsing before his eyes, he'll have to risk everything to get his sister to safety and make it back to Wyoming and the people he loves.

With Sam home, and Unicoi in the hands of traitors, desperate residents take refuge at Camp Wallace. Food is scarce, but danger is plentiful. Sam and Lauren must take decisive action. Survival is no longer possible with the Corbin threat. Sam and Lauren go on offense, and attack the enemy from different angles.

Two weeks after an electromagnetic pulse knocked out the power grid, communications, and nearly all transportation, sending that nation back into the Stone Age, Lauren Wallace and the small eastern Tennessee town of Unicoi struggles to survive as residents hunker behind their newly constructed walls.

While a cyberattack crippled half the nation’s power grid, enemies of the United States launched a super EMP over the Midwest, sending the nation back to the Stone Age. For Raine Caldwell and her neighbors, it couldn't have come at a worse time. Deep into the coldest Midwestern winter on record, the nation is plunged into frigid darkness. With emergency services crippled by the lack of transportation and streets snarled with stalled cars, a spark ignites, and the city of St. Louis is engulfed in flames.

Raine Caldwell and the other survivors from St. Louis thought getting out of the city would be the answer to their problems. They quickly learn that violence and winter’s fury aren’t exclusive to the city. The group is tested far beyond anything they could imagine as they begin to settle in and survive life without modern conveniences. Can they adapt to the new world in time?

Following a tender reunion with her father, Keith, Serenity faces a daunting new challenge. She must lead family members and fellow survivors back to Bower Township. But to survive the trip, she and the group must evade ruthless predators who want their supplies. As they arrive in their new community, trust is scarce among the wary inhabitants. Some see the newcomers as a burden--more mouths to feed, while others understand there is strength in numbers.

Can ordinary people survive the apocalypse? Raine Caldwell is about to find out. The government isn’t coming to rescue her. If Raine and her group are going to make it, they must save themselves. The realization that the lights weren’t coming back on any time soon hit Raine hard. After she discovers the National Guard has been told to pull back from the city and the shelter was running out of food, she and her group are forced to flee the mall before the other refugees begin to panic.

In the weeks since an EMP attack left their world in chaos, Raine Caldwell and her group have escaped St. Louis only to find trouble at the farm in St. Francois County. With the cartel defeated and new alliances formed with the locals, they thought their problems were over. But the battle was only beginning.

Raine Caldwell and the other survivors from St. Louis thought getting out of the city would be the answer to their problems. They quickly learn that violence and winter’s fury aren’t exclusive to the city. The group is tested far beyond anything they could imagine as they begin to settle in and survive life without modern conveniences. Can they adapt to the new world in time?