EMP Aftermath
BROKEN WORLD
No power. No law. No safety net. Civilization is gone.
Dr. Laurel Rivera is attempting to save a patient in the ER when the world goes dark. One moment, she’s shocking his heart and the next, he’s coding in front of her. The hospital plunges into chaos, and outside, society unravels. She refuses to abandon her patients—especially her gravely ill mother. Running might mean survival. Staying means certain danger. Laurel makes her choice: she will fight.
Bear Petersen has nothing left to fight for. War and PTSD stripped him of his career, his pride, and the only woman he ever loved—Laurel. But when the EMP shatters what’s left of the old world, purpose slams back into his life. Laurel is out there, hundreds of miles away from his off-grid cabin in the woods, and she needs him.
To get to her, he’ll have to cross highways littered with dead cars, face survivors turned predators, and endure a wilderness that shows no mercy. Every mile is a battle. Every stranger could be an enemy.
But for the first time since the war, Bear knows exactly what he’s fighting for.
And nothing will stop him.
Expanded and republished in January 2026, Broken World is more compelling than ever—don’t miss this thrilling tale of a post-apocalyptic society.
CHAOTIC WORLD
Society collapses. Anarchy rises. Courage endures.
After the devastating EMP strike, Dr. Laurel Rivera carved out a fragile sanctuary inside South Minneha Hospital. What began as survival has become something more—a beacon of hope in a world drowning in chaos. But light draws shadows… and predators.
Arlo, a ruthless gang leader with blood on his hands and desperation in his eyes, storms the hospital with a single demand: save his dying son or watch everyone you love burn. For Laurel, the line between healer and hostage has never been thinner.
Meanwhile, miles away, her husband Bear fights his way across the frozen ruins of Minnesota. Weary, wounded, and haunted by betrayal, he presses on with his two companions: Jessamine, his loyal dog, and Trent, an orphaned boy who refuses to give up. But winter is closing in, and survival demands sacrifices that cut deeper than any frostbite.
Every step brings him closer to Laurel, but will he survive the journey? More importantly, will he make it in time to save her?
Expanded and republished in January 2026, Chaotic World is more compelling than ever—don’t miss this harrowing tale of survival, sacrifice, and hope in a post-apocalyptic age.
DIVIDED WORLD
They went looking for their daughter. They found a civil war…
Laurel and her husband Bear are finally reunited. But South Minneha Hospital is no longer the haven it once was. Together, they take on a new quest: leaving the hospital behind, and setting off to find their daughter, Mae.
Accompanied by Trent and Jess, Laurel and Bear leave the safety of Minneha and begin their search, knowing only that Sergeant Mae Petersen was serving in the US Army when the EMP hit. The Internet is just a memory, and phones are now quaint relics. Finding out where one soldier was stationed—and where she might be now—will take a miracle.
Laurel is up for the challenge, but the world changed while she was fighting to save South Minneha. Roving bands of gunmen have given way to organized paramilitary groups. The land she and her companions must cross is contested by two factions, the Militia and the Freemen. Tensions are rising, lines are being drawn, and one fact is painfully clear…
If Laurel and Bear are to reunite their family, they’re going to have to fight.
COLLAPSED WORLD
When the world ends, all they have left is family. But can they survive what’s coming?
Laurel and her husband, Bear, have finally reunited with their daughter Mae. But their daughter’s loyalties are divided, leading both Bear and Trent to get swept up in the turmoil as Mae is forced to pick sides.
With her family separated once again, Laurel needs to figure out how to save them and remind their daughter that family comes first in the battleground of post-apocalypse America. And it isn’t long before a new crisis threatens everything they’ve worked so hard to build. Now Laurel must work out how to rescue not only the Freemen but the Militia as well.
People are dying as the two groups clash, loyalties are tested, and Laurel and Bear must make the hardest choice of their lives. In the fight for survival, they struggle to answer a single burning question: how much can the ties of family withstand?
LAWLESS WORLD
The final battle for survival has begun…
Reunited with his wife and daughter, Bear knows his family will never be truly safe until the Militia has been eliminated. Determined to end the threat once and for all, they agree to help the Freemen with one final push against this dangerous enemy.
Meanwhile, Laurel struggles to combat a new sickness sweeping through the Freemen ranks before they lose anyone else. Seeking vital medical supplies, they travel to Laurel’s former sanctuary, South Minneha Hospital. But a lot has changed since they left to go find Mae. The hospital is in ruins and the remaining residents are struggling to survive in the wreckage.
The Militia have one final trick up their sleeves — weapons of war, that survived the EMP — and General James Bruce plans to rain fire upon his enemies. Bear, Laurel and the others have no choice. They must fight to survive.
But against such overwhelming firepower, is all hope lost?
EMP AFTERMATH
Society is gone. Darkness falls. But family endures…
Laurel was working in the ER, stabilizing a patient, when the unthinkable happened. An EMP hit. The power went out. And it never came back. In the devastating aftermath, she must turn South Minneha Hospital into a place of refuge, a beacon of hope for her fellow survivors. But a beacon attracts predators, too…
Predators like Arlo Staaf, the brutal leader of a ruthless gang. Desperate to save his dying son, Arlo takes over the hospital and gives Laurel an impossible ultimatum: save his terminally ill boy, or watch everyone she cares for die.
Meanwhile, her husband Bear prepares in a remote wilderness cabin, alone save for his loyal dog, Jessamine. War and PTSD have cost him everything. But with the old world gone, he gains a new purpose. Laurel is hundreds of miles away from his mountain retreat. But he knows she needs him now, more than ever.
Navigating through the ruins of a world gone mad, Bear must face treachery, desperation, and endless miles of unforgiving wilderness. But he’ll do whatever it takes to reunite his family.
As the first winter storm blows in, Bear and Laurel face their greatest challenge yet—survival. But they’ll face it together…
EMP AFTERMATH: BOOKS 4 – 6
In a world gone mad, one family must fight to stay together…
Laurel and her husband Bear have defied the odds, reuniting in the chaos of a world shattered by an EMP. But their family will not be whole until they find their daughter, Mae, a sergeant in the US Army.
Tracking her down means leaving the refuge of the hospital, and venturing into a deadly no-man’s land ruled by violent paramilitary groups. Caught in a war between the Militia and the Freemen, the fractured family must choose a side, or die.
Mae has been drawn into the same conflict, and struggles with her divided loyalties. Like Lauren and Bear, she too must face mortal danger and impossible choices, as the bonds of family are stretched to the breaking point.
When a strange illness strikes the Freemen, Laurel returns to the hospital for vital medical supplies. She finds the building in ruins, and the remaining survivors locked in a battle to survive.
Meanwhile, faced with certain defeat, Bear agrees to help the Freemen fight one last, desperate battle. The enemy has overwhelming firepower, but Bear knows there is only one way to keep his family safe…
The Militia must be destroyed. No matter the cost…
