Walter started his day like any other, boarding a commercial jet, ready to fly the first leg of his international journey. Half an hour from Seattle, he witnesses the unthinkable: the total loss of power as far as he can see. Hundreds of miles from home, he'll do whatever it takes to get back to his wife and teenage daughter. Landing the plane is only the beginning.

If the power grid fails, how far will you go to survive? Madison spends her days tending plants as an agriculture student at the University of California, Davis. She plans to graduate and put those skills to work only a few hours from home in the Central Valley. The sun has always been her friend, until now. When catastrophe strikes, how prepared will you be? Tracy starts her morning like any other, kissing her husband Walter goodbye before heading off to work at the local public library. She never expects it to end fleeing for her life in a Suburban full of food and water. Tackling life’s daily struggles is one thing, preparing to survive when it all crashes down is another. The end of the world brings out the best and worst in all of us. With no communication and no word from the government, the Sloanes find themselves grappling with the end of the modern world all on their own. Will Madison and her friends have what it takes to make it back to Sacramento and her family? Can Tracy fend off looters and thieves and help her friends and neighbors survive? The EMP is only the beginning.

Four days into the apocalypse, would you still be alive? The day the power went out, Madison gave up her college-student life and risked everything to make it home to her mom in Sacramento. Tracy fought off looters and thieves to prepare for her daughter’s return. Now reunited, they must defend themselves from everyone else. What would you do to see your family again? Walter watched the lights blink out across the country from 37,000 feet up in the air. Emergency landing a 737 in the middle of nowhere turned out to be the easy part. With riots and fires creating chaos, finding his way home might get him killed. The end of the world brings out the best and worst in all of us. With the power grid destroyed and the government unable to help, the Sloanes find themselves stuck in a city growing increasingly desperate. Will Madison and Tracy have what it takes to survive with neighbors and thieves closing in? Can Walter make it home to his wife and daughter before disaster strikes? The EMP is only the beginning. Darkness Grows is book two in After the EMP, a post-apocalyptic thriller series following ordinary people attempting to survive after a geomagnetic storm destroys the nation’s power grid.

A week after the unthinkable, would you still have hope? With their house destroyed, the Sloane family sets off for the promise of safety in a cabin in Northern California. When a distress call comes through on the radio, young Madison is a detour to the nearby college is the only choice. What would you do to keep your family safe? Walter hates to risk his family’s life for the sake of a stranger. But his wife and co-pilot need antibiotics and a college health center may be their best bet. Finding the strength to survive what happens next will be the hardest thing he’s ever done. The end of the world brings out the best and worst in all of us. With the power grid destroyed and the government unable to help, the Sloanes are alone in a world losing hope. Will they survive a rescue mission or will the detour be the last stop on their journey? The EMP is only the beginning. Darkness Rises is book three in After the EMP, a post-apocalyptic thriller series following ordinary people attempting to survive after a geomagnetic storm destroys the nation’s power grid.