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Prepper's Apocalypse
A.J. Newman - 2020
Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on. Their fellow survivors were helpless and lacked the skills to survive. Tom, his sister, and their Grandma survive the perilous trip from San Francisco to their ranch in Southern Oregon using their prepper skills to keep them alive during the anarchy around them.
No Way Out
T.L. Payne - 2020
Cars stall. Communications fail.Cities descend into chaos.An EMP attack leaves single-father Will Fontenot and his son stranded in Houston, Texas.It's an all-out battle for survival.Wracked with guilt and struggling with PTSD from the accident that took his wife’s life, he’ll do whatever it takes to get his son out of the city. But an encounter with two injured women hurls them into a deadly game of cat and mouse and puts all their lives at risk.It’s a race against time as the plot to bring America to her knees unfolds in this fast-paced post-apocalyptic EMP survival thriller. No Way Out will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.
It Falls Apart
Barry Napier - 2021
Bodies drop like flies in the streets as panic descends on the city.When he meets daycare worker Olivia Foster, the two must battle against not only the disaster but humanity itself to make it out of the city so that they may find some semblance of safety - if it still exists.As the unlikely duo attempts to flee the chaos and destruction, one man watches the destruction with frustration and regret, knowing all too well that the worst is yet to come….
Solar Storm: Homeward Bound
Vincent Keith - 2017
He'd spent years learning to live in a minimalist and sustainable way. He'd changed careers, and he had a plan. A plan just in case the worst happened. Unfortunately for Jack, he was far from home when disaster struck, when the end of the world as we know it came. Now he is on foot, with winter coming. Jack and his two dogs will need to trek over 750 miles to get home. How do you cope when almost everything you depend upon is lost? When everything you've come to rely on stops working. There was no way to predict a Solar Storm. There was no way to predict its enormous magnitude or the damage that it would do. What do you do when you can't call for help? When transportation stops and the lights go out? How hungry do you have to be to steal, to kill? What will people do when there is no law? Who can you trust? Jack would most likely run out of food before he got home, even if nothing went wrong. But something had already gone wrong, and it was just the beginning. He had choices to make and no information. Every decision was a trade-off. Would he survive if he chose wrong? Jack was about to find out.
Last Mayor Box Set: The Complete Post Apocalyptic Series - Books 1-9
Michael John Grist - 2019
Over 1,500 pages of riveting apocalypse action!Save the living. Slaughter the dead.Zombies rampage through the streets of Manhattan. Planes spiral out of the sky. Comic book artist Amo is alone, maybe the last person alive in a world of the raging dead, and now he's got a job to do - find and save the other survivors.But the zombies are not what he thought they were, and soon everything will change...
This digital box set contains all 9 thrillers in the Last Mayor bestselling series, for over half a million words of gripping apocalypse adventure.
Buy the Complete Last Mayor Series to start this gripping survival horror series today! Over 300 5-star reviews on Goodreads. What readers are saying:★★★★★ 'Not what you think. Better.' ★★★★★ 'The characters are so real, the story so believable!!' ★★★★★ 'Amazingly imaginative and thrilling.' ★★★★★ 'Kept me up all night reading.' ★★★★★ 'Had me so enthralled. I laughed. I cried. I felt like I KNEW these people! Absolute MUST READ!' ★★★★★ 'I loved the twist.' ★★★★★ 'Wow, I loved this first set. I could not put it down, well done story!!' ★★★★★ 'A definite must-read!' ★★★★★ 'The series is NOT your typical zombie apocalypse book. In fact, it takes the entire zombie culture and flips it in a way no one could possibly imagine!' ★★★★★ 'Grist has a way with descriptions so realistic, you feel you are there in the moments of fun, danger, and shock and awe. Grist has a unique character layout that really keeps the story flowing, and the pages turning.' ★★★★★ 'A great read - learn the stories of three very different apocalypse survivors and how they meet and become a family. An amazing start to what I can only describe as a great series.'
Get all 9 books in the Last Mayor series right now. Box set includes:
1. The Last 2. The Lost 3. The Least 4. The Loss 5. The List 6. The Laws 7. The Lash 8. The Lies 9. The Light
More than 100,000 copies sold with 500+ five-star reviews across the series. Start your apocalypse odyssey now.
Drums of War
Timothy W. Long - 2017
A government obsessed with power. A series of coordinated attacks on the largest cities in America. Bradley Adams, a former Army veteran, and prepper, is swept up in a web of lies following a politically motivated work place shooting. When martial law is declared, his life descends into a series of nightmares from which there may be no escape. This is the story of a man dedicated to defending his family, his home, and his country. "Timothy W. Long injects a stark degree of realism into everything he writes. His horror is more horrific, his heroics more heroic, I love reading his stuff." --Peter Clines, bestselling author of the Ex-Heroes series, 14, and The Fold "Reading Timothy W. Long is like being in a knife fight that doesn't end until the last page." --Nicholas Sansbury Smith, bestselling author of The Extinction Cycle
Tammy and Ringo
N.C. Reed - 2015
On her way out of town she befriends a young man whose only name is Ringo and who just might be a little bit more than he seems. The two of them will travel together as Tammy tries to make it to her father before things break down. Thrust together by events out of their control, the two will learn to depend on one another as they cover each other's weaknesses and search for a way home.
Darkest Hour: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller
Jack Hunt - 2017
Now imagine something worse. Could you survive? After the earth shook, there was only darkness. After the fear, there was only violence. After the chaos, only disease. After the attacks, only survivors. The catastrophic event was just the beginning.
When Logan and his family move from Dakota to the small town of Moab, Utah, he could have never imagined the devastating chain of events that would unfold and the unspoken danger lurking in the shadows. In a matter of days his family and the rest of the world are thrust into the darkness of a post-apocalyptic world full of terrifying threats at every turn.
Fear everyone, trust no one.
Now, in a town on the brink of collapse, Logan tries to grapple with the mystery surrounding the event that’s brought the country to its knees, and the arrival of a hidden threat that kills and spreads like wildfire. Joined with a ragtag group of survivors, their only hope is to run, fight and find out how to stop it before it’s too late.
Will humanity have what it takes to deal with the unexpected?
With real people in deadly circumstances, fighting for survival, Darkest Hour is a pulse-pounding story for fans of post-apocalyptic survival thrillers.
The Ties That Bind: A Mystery Crime Thriller (Max Plank Mystery Series Book 2)
Robert Bucchianeri - 2018
He normally steers clear of cases involving family affairs, but the old woman is desperate to prevent a femme fatale from taking advantage of her young son and a large fortune. With the help of a fat envelope stuffed with cash, Max agrees to at least give it a cursory examination.But once Max catches the scent of the mystey, his curiosity and need for justice take over. Soon it’s unclear whether he’s the pursuer or the pursued until he realizes that he’s put at risk the people he loves most in the world. As the dead bodies pile up, the twists and turns explode into a stunning climax where a monstrous secret is finally unmasked and innocent lives are forever ruined.The Ties That Bind is a blistering mystery thriller by the author of the highly praised Stray Cat Blues. Look for the next Max Plank Mystery, Devil’s Arcade, coming soon!
Falling
Chris Mooney - 2006
Will Malcolm Fletcher prove himself to be the remorseless, audacious killer the FBI have marked him as, or is he something far more complicated?
Nine Minutes
Jacqueline Druga - 2019
It isn’t just one city, one country, it is global. While experts believe a virus will eventually bring about mankind’s demise, there is no planning for the one that brings the world to its knees. A terrorist cell releases a computer virus which infects the defense and missile guidance systems of every technological country across the globe. They hold the world hostage. ‘Meet our demands or face the launch of every nuclear weapon.’ While leaders rush to end the siege, Henny Edwards focuses on a strategy. She takes no chances and immediately starts to plan. She is aware that her lack of survival skills and knowledge are a hindrance, but she does all that she can, in a short span of time, to be prepared. No matter the cost or sacrifice she vows she will protect her daughter, keeping her alive and safe above all else. As the hours and minutes tick away, the launch of over three thousand warheads across the world seems inevitable. Even for as much as Henny plans, things go awry. Evacuation seems hopeless and Henny and her daughter are far too close to ground zero. Faced with choices, Henny must find a balance between what is right and wrong, what is surviving or just living, and between protecting a child and preserving her humanity. This title is a stand alone novel.
Kiamichi Refuge
C.A. Henry - 2016
When events on the other side of the world threatened everything they cherished, Erin and her friends find themselves in a struggle to survive the ravages of a collapsing society. As America falls apart, this growing group bands together to help others and save themselves in their Kiamichi Refuge.
Divided: Silent Nation Book One
Joseph Coley - 2019
His grandmother died, his ex-fiancee was trying to take his daughter away, the snow was coming down, and he was on his way back from Ohio. Then something happened. As he stops at a rest stop in northwest Ohio, the power goes out. Not just the lights, but the cars, phones, and everything else that made up everyday life. He has to get home, and he has no idea how to do it. Stuck in the snow amid a cataclysmic event that no one can precisely explain, he sets out to help not only himself, but those trapped with him. He has to find a way to travel the 300+ miles home, and he needs to do it fast. His family at home is saddled with problems of their own, and they have no way of knowing what has happened to him. As the world slowly spirals out of control, Ben must try to make it home...or die trying. From the bestselling author of the Six Feet From Hell and Refuge From the Dead series comes a realistic take on TEOTWAWKI - the end of the world as we know it. No zombies this time, just pure survival.
Dark Days
Ryan Casey - 2019
A society in chaos. Will you survive the days of darkness?It all starts with a blast. Phones stop working. Planes plummet from the sky. As the police battle to maintain order, survivors scramble for the remaining supplies in a dark, disorienting new world.Martin is on a trip in the wilderness with his daughter. He knows a thing or two about preparing for disasters, but not so much about looking after a teenage girl. But when a catastrophic EMP event plunges the nation into darkness, Martin is forced on a dangerous journey to seek out shelter for his daughter in the early days of chaos.Will he be able to gather supplies and protect his daughter as society spirals out of control? Or will this dark new world destroy everything he cares about?Dark Days is the first book in the Days of Darkness post apocalyptic survival series. If you enjoy stories of ordinary people thrown into harrowing new circumstances, you'll love Dark Days.
After the EMP
E.E. Isherwood - 2021
New car. New retirement.Stolen by the EMP.It gets worse. Frank’s neighbors failed to prepare at all, so it falls on him to keep them alive.He starts easy: stockpile food, water, and guns. Disaster lessons he'd picked up reading books about the end of the world.But after the EMP, keeping people safe gets complicated. He has to rally the neighborhood before the streets turn to chaos.And they will. He’s read enough to know the power might come on tomorrow……or never.