In The October Fall World

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.

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.

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.

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….

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.