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Facing the Storm

JenniferLBrooks

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Parts 6
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Reads 210
Votes 16
Parts 6
Time 49m

JenniferLBrooks

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[WATTYS 2018 LONGLIST]

They escaped Pittsburgh before it became a war zone and are adjusting to life without electricity. Between their survival skills and bartering at Old Bill's Trading Post, they should be ready to wait out the winter.   

Not everyone else in the community is ready, though. While the Slippery Rock Militia scrambles to gather enough food and supplies to keep their people alive throughout the winter, others plan to take what they need at any cost. When desperation sets in, will the community choose  teamwork or greed?

Facing the Storm is Book 2 in The Storm Series. It was a finalist in the 2017 The Authors' Zone Awards and earned the Five Stars seal from Readers' Favorite.

Full story available via eBook through all major retailers--Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo, iBooks, Google Books, Scribd). Paperback available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookbaby, and my website. Check out http://www.jenniferlbrooks.com/buy-now/ for links!All Rights Reserved

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The Blast

A devastating blast destroys civilization as Beatrice knows it, forcing her to face an entirely new kind of life. But life after the blast has more wonder and hope in it than she imagined. ***** After a series of atomic blasts force Beatrice Hicks and her family into their prepper bunker, they emerge to discover they are among the survivors of a nuclear apocalypse. Soon they find themselves clashing with rogue groups and contending with death in their quest to survive and build a new life in this daunting world. Amidst it all, Beatrice must fight to maintain her humanity, so that she can learn to see the beauty in her life after the blast and even find love where she least expects it. 2014 Watty Award Winner! Content Warning: death, gun violence, and assault