Miles Away

A Grid Down Family Survival Novel

By: H.R. Cates

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She was miles away from home when the power grid failed.

The lights didn’t flicker.

The cell service didn’t fade.

The world simply… stopped.

Stranded far from her son when a sudden grid down event cripples the country, one mother watches highways freeze, stores empty, and small towns unravel in real time. Rumors of an EMP ripple through the silence. Smoke rises where order once stood.

And every mile between her and home feels impossible.

With no phone.

No working vehicles.

No guarantee that her family is safe.

As fear spreads and desperation fractures the communities around her, she must navigate a landscape shifting by the hour — where neighbors turn suspicious, strangers conceal their motives, and deception travels faster than truth.

But even in the collapse… hope survives.

On back roads and forgotten highways, she discovers unexpected allies, small mercies, and the quiet resilience that rises when everything else falls apart.

Meanwhile, at home, her teenage son faces a town slowly unraveling — and must grow up faster than anyone should.

MILES AWAY is a gripping, realistic grid down survival novel about power grid collapse, family separation, and the relentless drive to get home — no matter the cost.

In a world fractured by fear, one question remains:

How far would you walk to protect the ones you love?