EMP

Sophie is at work on Friday morning, when the power goes out. As she waits for it to be restored, she notices that her fully charged cell phone won’t turn on. A horrifying thought crosses her mind, and she runs to look out the window. The street is full of cars that are all stalled, and people milling around looking at their non-working cell phones. She realizes that this is much worse than a simple power outage, and that she must act quickly if she wants to survive.

Sophie and Jeb begin their new life together just months after an EMP hits the United States, destroying the grid and transportation system. Sophie survived the first days, walking home 58 miles from Birmingham, Alabama. Now she and Jeb are building a new life in this new world along with his family. They are sheltered in their rural community and have been spared many of the hardships that the rest of the country has faced, but how long will that continue, and will they be ready to face all the challenges ahead?

Jeb and Sophie welcome a new little Shepherd into the family nearly three years after an EMP changes the world. The community surrounding the family farm is growing and thriving in this new world and they are comfortable until they see the planes. What will this new development mean for them and for the world?

The fourth novel in the EMP series. Civilization comes back to the farm and so do all the problems associated with it. Jeb and Sophie have differing feelings about how to handle the changes for themselves and for their daughter. The family as a whole is divided. Some embrace the return of technology and junk food, others reject it, while others try to pick and choose options.They have survived an EMP, the breakdown of civilization, and a catastrophic earthquake, can they survive this, too?

As civilization encroaches more and more on their lives, life on the farm continues to change in ways both good and bad. When a tipping point is reached, a difficult decision must be made, but will everyone be on board? Follow Sophie, Jeb and the rest of the Shepherd family on their journey to navigate the new world after the EMP.