Family Disaster

Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind.

Five short stories that give glimpses into the lives of Griffin, Jorie, and the other characters from Second Nature.

The river reverses. The last road floods. A family closing the distance between them. Will Mason braces against a fence post as the cornfield dissolves beneath his boots, a geyser of sand and water erupting behind him. One wrong move and he’ll never find Erin. With the ground turning to soup for miles in every direction, every step carries him farther from the wife he’s desperate to find. Erin Mason folds a road map against a shuttered fruit stand and tells her students they're leaving. Staying on the convoy could mean watching them drown. With a compass in her hand and eight teenagers ...

A devastating earthquake. A fractured heartland. A family torn apart. Cassidy Mason laughs with her classmates on a Kentucky school bus, twisting through backcountry roads. In an instant, the pavement cracks like glass, and the bus tumbles into a ravine. Buried in twisted steel and screams, she claws through agony and fear, forcing herself to emerge into an unknown disaster where safety might not exist. Will Mason grips the wheel of his Ohio River tugboat, calling orders to his crew as another routine shift begins. But when the water heaves like a beast awakened, the river churns into chaos...

From a relatively normal American life to a survival situation in moments, this story follows the Drummond family as they learn to adapt to a now, very different community...and world. Beginning on a bitter cold January night, the story begins with a series of earthquakes tearing through the Pacific Northwest....and in the following days the family--and the nation--face challenges from unexpected sources....

Master Survival with Battle-Tested Green Beret Expertise Are you prepared for disaster? 80% of Americans live in counties hit by weather-related emergencies, yet 60% have no plan. New York Times bestselling author and former Green Beret Bob Mayer transforms overwhelming survival information into a clear, actionable system anyone can follow. What Makes This Different: Using the same systematic planning that makes Special Forces elite, you'll prepare at three levels—Mild, Moderate, and Extreme—scaling your readiness to match your needs and resources. You'll Learn: Step-by-step checklists ...

The ground didn’t just shake. It opened up. At 5:17 P.M., the city of Los Angeles is transformed into a landscape of pulverized concrete and twisted steel. Daniel Alvarez, a structural inspector who knows exactly how fragile the world really is, finds himself trapped on a collapsing freeway. His estranged wife, Marisol, is stranded in a high-rise with coworkers who are panicking as dust fills the air. Their children, Mateo and Sofia, are scattered across a city that is actively falling apart. They have six hours before the predicted aftershock—a massive seismic event that will level ...

Do you dream of safeguarding your loved ones from unexpected challenges while creating a self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle? Are you searching for a step-by-step resource to guide you through every aspect of going off the grid, even if you're starting from scratch?

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Fiction A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A USA TODAY Bestseller A Best Book of 2025 for Vogue Named one of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 An NPR favorite fiction read of 2025 Set over the course of a single day, an...

The fault strikes back. The heartland rips wider. A family pushed to the breaking point. Dr. Elijah Gentry slams his seismograph charts on the FEMA counter, voice cutting through the chaos as he warns the geologist: the next rupture is coming east—bridges failing, cities turning to quicksand in hours. No one is listening fast enough. He has to make them hear before the next wave buries everything. Erin Mason shoves her terrified students through the shattered museum halls, Ethan burning with fever under her arm as gunshots crack below and looters close in. One wrong step and they’re ...

★★★★★ "The most engaging post apocalyptic/dystopian thriller I've ever read!" ★★★★★ "Holy Cow!" No Power. No Telephone. No internet. No T.V. No Transport. Nothing. What will you do when the world as we know it stops? For Kate Wolfe, the answer is simple - whatever it takes to protect her family. For Bob Jackson and his militia, it's the day they've been planning for. The day they take control. When the two collide, as the city of Boise falls to ruin, nobody can predict how things will end. ★★★★★ "I put Murray in the same class as Brad Thor, James Rollins, David...

"A profoundly relevant dystopian tale powered by one resourceful girl and a robot worth rooting for." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos doesn’t want a robot. She and her best friends would rather explore Bright Valley on their own. But then Zuzu meets Snap, a...

Discover how you can prepare your family to survive a disaster without breaking the bank. You will find budget-friendly tips that will help you build up your food pantry and other key essentials your family will need to survive should a major disaster hit. This book is written by a real prepper who has been been prepping for over 15 years. These tips have been put to the test, so you know what works and what doesn't so you don't waste your hard-earned money. Prepping doesn't have to cost you a small fortune!

She wanted the greenest, grumpiest monster on the menu. 💚🧌🍽 Clara joined Monster Dating Agency for one reason only: to piss off her monster-hating father with a single fake date. On her “ABSOLUTELY NOT” list? Green skin, sports, and men who grunt more than they talk. So of course, she made sure to leave those exact boxes unticked. Then she matched with Thorn. 💘🏒 Seven-foot-six of tusks, grit, and barely leashed aggression. Silent. Staring. Built like sin in a hockey jersey. Hands like shovels. A growl that makes her knees go soft. One fake date. One family dinner. With an...

Survival on Shell Mountain A Shell Mountain Apocalypse Novel — Book One How do you hold on to faith when the world starts to fall apart? When whispers of economic collapse begin to echo across the nation, the Miller family doesn’t wait for permission—they pack up their lives and head for the hills. Trading modern comforts for a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, they commit to living off-grid, off the radar, and on their own terms. But life on Shell Mountain isn’t easy. The land is unforgiving, neighbors are suspicious, and the tension in town is rising fast. While Erin clings to faith ...

To contain secrets, American and Soviet leaders created plutopias - communities of nuclear families living in highly subsidized, limited-access atomic cities. Fully employed and medically monitored, the residents of Richland and Ozersk enjoyed all the pleasures of consumer society while nearby, migrants, prisoners, and soldiers were banned from plutopia - they lived in temporary "staging grounds" and often performed the most dangerous work at the plant.

Tessa Vale knew the shifting winds meant danger. When a spark ignites the dry ponderosa pines of Black Pine National Park, the perfect summer weekend becomes a brutal fight for life. The flames spread faster than the evacuation orders. A crown fire cuts off the main highway. Tessa must lead a desperate group of trapped vacationers through the burning wilderness. Their only escape route is a blocked logging road. The smoke is toxic. The heat is lethal. Panic threatens to tear the group apart before the blaze can even reach them. They have one single chance to break through the fire line. Not...

Millions of people around the world have opened their eyes to the potential for disasters big and small, from electromagnetic pulses and attacks on the electrical grid, down to medical emergencies, and job loss. They do this because they believe life can change at a moment's notice. And they aren’t wrong. We are walking on a razor’s edge - politically, financially, and technologically.

The Blackwater Ridge trail feels safe. It is managed and predictable. A flat tire changes everything. Sophie Moran and her father find themselves stranded as daylight fades. They are not alone in the trees. Something is moving through the undergrowth. A local outbreak has breached the containment zone. The animals are acting under new instructions. Their movements are mechanical. Their aggression is absolute. Henry Hale and his family are also trapped on the mountain. They barricade themselves inside an old ranger station. They must work together to survive the night. The threat outside is ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner. On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an...