First call. In a funeral home, it means a death has occurred and it is the family's first contact with the funeral director.Public health officials call regional funeral directors together for a meeting. An influenza pandemic is sweeping the country. Funeral director Jennifer Spencer is appointed Area Coordinator, working with military, bereavement personnel and public health officials to manage the morgue at an arena in Niagara Falls.One of her staff is murdered. The kille...

Sometimes, when you win, you lose.Used to volunteer work, bake sales, and thrifting, life as Samantha knows it fireballs out of control with one little lottery ticket. Emotions boil over under new pressures as she does her best to get clear of the smoke and have a little fun.However, the powers that be make it clear nothing will be the same again—her old life is gone. But Sam doesn't want things to change. This is her home, where she grew up, went ...

The city life, the alone life was fine for Laney. It was fine until the blink when the lights, all and everywhere, went off and brought darkness to her simple daily life. She didn't know the explanation of events, it became clear she would take action or perish. The road and her search for haven would demand more courage than she could ever have imagined. She was unprepared for the dangers that lurked in a new dystopian world....was she stronger than she thought? Was there anyone else out ...

Two couples seal their marriage with the expectation of happily, ever… but they could not have predicted the after.'For better or worse' becomes worse for Joyce and Olivia as change and conflict hurl them into unexpected places. Neither woman anticipated being the mom to a special needs child, but both opened their hearts despite the struggle.Their lives, eerily opposite yet parallel, collide with a chance meeting after devastating accidents. Lost ...

In 1892, entrepreneur Joel Hurt invited Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. to Atlanta to design "an ideal suburb." Olmsted and his firm began designs and were in regular communication with Hurt. Members of the firm came to Atlanta during design and construction. Even with changing ownership, Olmsted's vision and plans were followed. The design became the last residential suburb designed by Olmsted--the only one in the Deep South. The centerpiece of the neighborhood is its segmented park. After reac...

In "An Overland Expedition from Port Denison to Cape York," Archibald J. Richardson offers a vivid account of his arduous journey through the untamed landscapes of Australia during the late 19th century. Richardson employs a rich, descriptive literary style that immerses readers in the challenges of the expedition, blending meticulous observations with personal anecdotes. His narrative not only documents the geographic features and indigenous cultures encountered but also reflects the burg...

It had been over 50 years since a catastrophic event changed the world. Jolie had spent most of those days in the Colony, a village on the American gulf coast. There had been rough and perilous times in her past. Just when peace seem to rule and she was feeling safe, Life had other plans. New danger and unexpected encounters were ahead.Jump in----there's room in the back of the truck for you, Join in the adventure.

At 7,000 feet above sea level, Cissy had lived for the last twenty years, with her adopted family, in the safety of their small community of survivors, sheltered from the conditions of the post catastrophe America. Some unexpected changes were coming to her haven and her private longing to explore beyond her home would be tested. Would she find the adventure she desired in the higher elevations around her or would dangerous threats await? Would this be the year that she and other people ne...

Twenty years after an EMP event caused chaos on a global scale, Lyn-Marie survives. In an old RV campground in East Texas, her group has created a village and managed to kept it secure through two decades. Though the world isn't prospering, the constant peril seems to have lessened---until the day the earth trembles under her feet. Will the massive earthquake to the north cause desperate migrations? In the aftermath of the distant quake, new dangers threaten the tranquility of her home and...

Jackson grew up in the post catastrophe small town of Unity. Over thirty years since an EMP struck earth and caused worldwide chaos, America is progressing but far from healed and back to normal. The young man longs to venture out from home. Dallas, the large Texas city looms one hundred miles to the west. Only a shadow of it's past life as a bustling metro city, the town is growing and changing. He has made his decision to give the big city a try. Will he find work, friends and a new life...

Cody and his friends have lived in Unity for fifteen years, surviving an EMP disaster and winning hard fought battles to keep their boundaries safe. They have decided it's time to venture out from their haven. Will their journey west bring new horizons and adventures or will they be lost in the dangerous unknown territories of America?They would travel into unknown territory and one thing the four adventurers were certain of---there would be danger. They were willing together, to t...

Clay started his day as normal, on the wide river in the fascinating city of New Orleans. By the time his paddle wheeler, the Annie Belle, returns the morning tour passengers to shore, it's apparent that something is very wrong. In the days after, as the new and changed world is revealed, four new friends and two children will travel a perilous journey. Up two mighty rivers and nearly a thousand miles, they will work together to reach the haven of Clay's brother's farm. Will the river defe...