Grid Down - Gear Up: Book 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798267118637)

Preparing for "SHTF" had always been a quirky hobby for James-something between a game and a guilty pleasure-right up until the day it actually happened. When a massive EMP cripples the power grid and plunges the country into chaos, his first instinct is simple and unwavering: protect his wife. But as a casual prepper who never expected to use his knowledge for real, James quickly realizes the truth-power isn't coming back anytime soon.

With communication dead and society unraveling by the hour, he faces an impossible choice. His family is nearly 1,500 miles away in Kansas City, and every minute he waits puts them further out of reach. Determined to reunite with them before the world collapses completely, James sets out from Spokane on a desperate cross-country journey.

But the road is far from empty. As order crumbles, danger waits behind every abandoned car, every darkened town, every desperate stranger. James must rely on instincts he never thought he'd need-and hope they're enough to get him home