The Journal: Cracked Earth: (The Journal Book 1)

The Journal: Cracked Earth: (The Journal Book 1)

Allexa Smeth has believed in being prepared ever since she got caught up in a grocery store mob hours before a big snow storm in Detroit. Many years later sheâ€™s living a quiet and peaceful life in a remote region of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and still preparing. This serves her well when a horrendous natural disaster rocks the entire country and brings all shipping to a halt, leaving many without food and other necessary supplies.

In her small town of Moose Creek, Allexa serves as the little needed emergency manager, but is called on when many start to feel the effects of the food and gas shortage and they donâ€™t know where else to turn. The nearby county seat is overwhelmed and leaves Allexa to handle the problems that arise on her own.

With the crisis worsening, power plants begin to divert electricity to the major cities, leaving the town a casualty of the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few. With this happening at the beginning of winter, the timing couldnâ€™t be worse. The lack of heat pushes the residents to the limits of endurance; some leave for the city to be taken care of, others stay only to die of exposure, starvation or illness. Still others that have stayed survive by working together, only to be attacked by outsiders wanting what little the town has left.

As the winter progresses, more and more issues come up for Allexa to deal with, some of a very personal nature. Her son turns to her for help in caring for his autistic child when his wife goes missing. She then learns to prioritize and she learns she canâ€™t save everyone.

â€œThis isnâ€™t your typical post-apocalyptic story. There are no zombies, no teenagers who save the world in a society now devoid of adults, and no super macho men who get shot a dozen times and keep on moving. This is about a small town, populated by people like you and me, trying to survive in a world falling apart. This story is frightening because itâ€™s so real and could happen, anywhere, anytime.â€

Country	USA
Author	Deborah D. Moore
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781618683236
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Permuted Press
Manufacturer	Permuted Press
NumberOfPages	278
PublicationDate	2014-07-15
Publisher	Permuted Press
ReleaseDate	2014-07-15
Studio	Permuted Press

The Journal: Cracked Earth: (The Journal Book 1)

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