{"product_id":"after-the-second-sun-bill-locke-9798187035892","title":"After the Second Sun: Book 2 in the Mercer Ridge Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world didn't end in a single day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the months following the events of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Net Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e, Mercer Ridge has become more than a place to survive. Fields are planted, workshops are busy, and a small community is beginning to believe in tomorrow. But beyond the familiar hills, other towns are finding their own way forward, each facing different dangers, hard choices, and uncertain futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen long-range radio contacts begin reaching farther than ever before, Mercer Ridge discovers an opportunity no one expected: to reconnect isolated communities into something stronger than any one settlement could become alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs pilots, soldiers, engineers, and families push beyond the boundaries of home, they learn that rebuilding civilization is more than restoring roads, radios, and trade. It is rebuilding trust between people who have every reason to stand apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom author Bill Locke comes \u003ci\u003eAfter the Second Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, the gripping second novel in the Mercer Ridge series-a suspense-filled story of courage, resilience, and the long road from survival to rebuilding a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Locke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187035892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Bill Locke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997937217791,"sku":"9798187035892","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-second-sun-bill-locke-9798187035892","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}