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In the midst of chaos, survival favors the bold… After a devastating EMP, Washington, D.C., once a symbol of power and glory, is unraveling. Dangerous civil unrest and massive bombings destroy the icons of American democracy, leaving the residents stranded in a city devolving into chaos. In central Maryland, Tobin and Viv are forced to work together to lead a band of survivors as desperate refugees flee the destruction in D.C. The stakes for survival continue to ratchet up as violence lands on their doorstep.

Lauren and her family have weathered the storm since the EMP turned their world upside down. They’ve managed to carve out a fragile existence in their tight-knit community, but every day is a struggle. Trust is scarce, resources are dwindling, and the threat of violence is never far behind.

If you were stranded away from home when an EMP hit, could you survive? Sasha is out of town for a business conference when disaster strikes. Wanting nothing more than to see her husband and newborn baby, she’s willing to do almost anything to get home. But the journey promises to be challenging. Lauren is doing everything she can to keep her family safe in this dangerous new world. But with the once peaceful town of Cody, Wyoming falling apart, that proves to be formidable. Can Sasha make it home to her husband and baby?

The Alaska Fall and Frankenmuth Fall series is now available in one package! This exciting collection features 68+ hours of survival in a world devastated by EMPs. While visiting their friends Chase and Haylee in Alaska, Don and Samantha learn of the EMP attack on the Lower 48 United States on October 28th.

Eleven days since everything changed. Five miles to their new home. One chance to get it right. With what’s left of their group, can Jonah and Amanda survive and stay hidden with winter fast approaching? Their plans to bug-in go terribly wrong and they seek a place to lie low and heal after the devastating attack on their home. Mishaps and mayhem plague them as they try to stay hidden from Lucas and his gang.

Dalton Grinder's life had unraveled in a brutal series of blows. First, the Army cast him aside. Then, his wife walked out, leaving him with nothing but the hollow echo of a once-shared life. As if that wasn't enough, his last remaining relative—his grandfather—passed away, closing the final chapter of his family history. Born and bred in the heat and humidity of Florida, Dalton now finds himself heading north to the cold, unforgiving woods of Wisconsin to settle his grandfather’s affairs. But fate isn't done with him yet.

April brings new challenges to Logan and Abbi as they work tirelessly with a group of volunteers to restore and rebuild the damaged infrastructure and housing in Alaska after the Russian invasion ends. Meanwhile, many people from the northern portion of the Lower 48 are migrating up through Canada in search of a better life in Alaska, but are restricted to specific routes and stopped from settling anywhere.

Having been spared the devastating effects up there, the four of them rushed home to Michigan to "rescue" their parents and bring them back to Alaska—3,000 miles each way. Travel with them and see through their eyes what might happen to our neighbors if the greatest country on the planet was caught by surprise and knocked to its knees….

Preparing for hard times was second nature to native Texans. For the Garcia siblings, it wasn't a matter of if, but when something would happen. Despite their careers taking them in separate directions across the state, nothing could stop the brother and sister duo from meeting back up when an EMP takes most of the country back to the stone age.

If an EMP instantly changed the world as you knew it, would you be able to survive? Lauren and her family had been grieving the unimaginable loss of her husband, just trying to make it from one day to the next. Things were just starting to return to a semblance of normal. Her daughter, Elsie, was in college, and the family's businesses were thriving. They were even planning their annual end-of-season trip to Yellowstone with her in-laws. Then, in the blink of an eye, an EMP changed everything for them.

For Don and Samantha Anderson and crew, the first winter in Michigan after the EMPs is full of trouble and tough decisions, making their already difficult reality even more challenging to endure. Don finds himself still struggling with nightmares of what he and his group did to defend themselves in the past. Their search radius for food and supplies continues to grow, eventually leading them to the abandoned town of Frankenmuth, Michigan. What they find there, is not at all what they expected!

When the world comes to a screeching halt, what would you do to survive? After a rogue nation detonates a devastating EMP over the East Coast, Washington, D.C. is thrown into chaos… Vivienne Harmon is supposed to be celebrating her ‘launch day’—the day she leaves her controlling, narcissistic husband, Cosmo, who, unbeknownst to Viv, runs a lucrative fencing operation with ties to the Russian mob. But when the power grid fails in one catastrophic moment, her escape plans change.

When Amanda Thomlin finds herself face-to-face with the reality that she may never see her mother again, the overwhelming uncertainty nearly immobilizes her. A kind father figure steps up and takes her under his protection, bringing her into his family.

After a long and eventful return trip from Michigan to Alaska, Chase and Haylee finally make it home with both sets of their parents—just in time for what might be even worse than they’d already encountered in the Lower 48. Join them in a struggle most Americans can’t even begin to fathom—how to survive during a foreign invasion!

In the quiet Northwoods of Wisconsin, Dalton Grinder was looking for a fresh start. What he found was a town on the edge of collapse, with riots, lawlessness, and enemies closing in from the shadows. When violence erupts inside the small town of Birchwood, Dalton makes a choice that changes how the community sees him forever. No longer just the outsider, he becomes a protector, a man willing to stand between Birchwood and the dangers pressing in.

Two months after the attack that changed their lives forever, Amanda and Jonah are more determined than ever to build a community that comes together for the safety and security of all. They navigate real-world issues amidst apocalyptic dangers and obstacles to find out that friends can exist in the apocalypse.

Don and Samantha’s community has survived the long harsh Michigan winter and made it to the April showers bring May flowers stage. They’re ready to get their gardens in and build their food stores up, so the next winter won’t be so hard on them.

With a mix of excitement and caution, Don’s group expands their scavenging runs to the town of Burt, where they meet another group. This encounter could lead to a new trading partner or, even better, a potential alliance. Can they trust them? Should they? Keith’s group, mirroring the same mix of trust and caution towards Don’s group, is about to be blindsided. Unbeknownst to them, a surprise awaits. In this new post-apocalyptic world, nothing is as it seems, and the tension mounts.

For Don and Samantha Anderson and crew, the second half of winter in Michigan is a time of healing and growth in their new community. With that comes personality conflicts and change. The Andersons’ group isn’t the only thing growing in size and strength in the area. The dog pack is, too, and all of these humans are right in the middle of their claimed territory. As their search for food begins to overlap, the frequency of encounters increases, and something has to give.