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.

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....

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.

Coach Jack Ryland knows the signs of a storm, but he has never seen a barometer drop like this. In the small town of Pine Rock, a freak heatwave is about to collide with an arctic front, creating an atmospheric bomb that defies every model. When the sirens fail and the grid goes down, the first wedge destroys Main Street. But the wind is only the beginning. As the dust settles, the temperature plummets. The polar jet stream has fractured, burying the wreckage in a flash freeze that turns the town into a tomb of ice and steel. Trapped in a bank vault with forty students, Jack must keep them ...

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...

★★★★★ "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...

She was miles away from home when the power grid failed. The lights didn’t flicker. The cell service didn’t fade. The world simply… stopped. Stranded far from her son when a sudden grid down event cripples the country, one mother watches highways freeze, stores empty, and small towns unravel in real time. Rumors of an EMP ripple through the silence. Smoke rises where order once stood. And every mile between her and home feels impossible. With no phone. No working vehicles. No guarantee that her family is safe. As fear spreads and desperation fractures the communities around her, she ...

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 life that Jake Hawkins knew was thrown into turmoil the day the sky turned to fire. A sudden blackout has the county in chaos. While at his office 50 miles away from his home, his wife at work 30 miles away and his kids at school, Jake must fight through roving gangs and utter anarchy to reach his wife and kids. Using his survival techniques and skills that he learned from his father and his time as a Scoutmaster, he struggles to get back to his sanctuary. Will his disaster preparedness knowledge and forethought keep him safe from danger? Will the mental strain break him or his family? ...

Most disasters do not begin with sirens. They begin quietly. A strange headline on the evening news. A sudden shortage at the grocery store. A neighbor mentioning something unusual happening far away that suddenly feels much closer than expected. Life rarely stops all at once. Instead, it changes slowly at first. Before the confusion. Before the rush to prepare. Before the noise begins. Before the Sirens is not a book about fear. It is a book about calm preparation. Inside these pages you will discover how ordinary families can recognize early warning signs, prepare their homes, organize ...

After forty years away, Cam Carpenter returns home for her mother’s funeral—and into the arms of a stranger. But when morning comes, she finds out that Shiloh Sampson, the woman whose arms she woke up in, is the daughter of Cam’s first girlfriend—the woman who ruined her life. Shiloh thinks she'll settle for the commission on the sale of Cam’s house; neither she nor Cam expects their sudden attraction. A tornado ripping down Cam’s family’s house causes a series of events that reveal long buried truths about Shiloh’s mother leading her to turn to Cam for understanding and the...

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...

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 ...

Welcome to Pig Meadow, where home construction meets comedy in the most spectacularly disastrous way possible. Percy, Pete, and Pablo aren’t just three little pigs—they’re DIY dreamers with wildly different building styles, zero building permits, and one very curious wolf watching from the sidelines. From sagging straw walls to stick structures held together by duct tape, and a brick fortress complete with a pizza oven, these pigs are about to learn that a good house isn’t just about what you build… it’s about who’s inside when the wind starts to blow. Packed with laugh-out-...

A new mother must adjust to a life she never asked for in this spirited novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and The Rom-Commers “Charming . . . cleverly told and uncommonly appealing.”—People Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you’ve...

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.

🏆 #1 AMAZON BEST SELLER IN HOUSEHOLD HINTS & DISASTER RELIEF ✨ NEWLY UPDATED 2026 EDITION: Now features 20+ helpful illustrations and diagrams based on reader feedback! The lights go out. The tap runs dry. The grocery shelves are empty. Are you ready? Most survival guides tell you to buy a bunker, stockpile expensive freeze-dried meals, and train like a soldier. But for a pregnant mom in an apartment, a grandfather on medication, or a family on a tight budget, that advice isn’t just useless—it’s terrifying. It’s time for a different approach. Survive from the Pantry is a calm, ...

When Yellowstone begins to fail, it doesn’t explode—it doesn’t stop. Ash falls, then falls again. Power flickers back on, then dies for good. Trucks stop running. Stores empty quietly. Banks close without explanations. And life across North America begins to narrow, day by day, into something colder, slower, and permanent. In a Wyoming town downwind of the caldera, the Mercer family realizes this isn’t a disaster with a cleanup phase. It’s a siege measured in months. Daniel does what he can to keep the lights on and danger outside their door. Rachel manages the harder task—...

Ever tried to save money by doing it yourself, only to spend twice as much fixing your mistakes? Welcome to the DIY Disasters Collection—five hilarious novels about well-meaning families who tackle home improvement projects with more confidence than competence. From disastrous haircuts to rebellious garage doors, watch as amateur enthusiasm collides with reality in these warmhearted comedies. Every catastrophe brings unexpected laughter, every failure leads to surprising success, and every disaster reminds us that asking for help isn’t admitting defeat—it’s discovering life’s best...