What if it were to start snowing one day, but never stop? Towns, cities, and homes would be covered in snow, oceans would freeze...
And people would die.
Victoria is one of the lucky people that survived, and she resides in a group called the "Arctic Circle". This group only has five people, including Victoria, and they all use their skills to collect food, medicine, weapons, and especially ways to start fires. But dangers face them. Robbers, spies, traitors, and especially another group called the "North Pole" are feared by everyone.
Will the Arctic Circle adapt to its new, alien environment? Or will they perish, just like the rest of mankind?
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.
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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