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James, Alice and their family fight against the encroaching darkness by making peace where they can and showing no quarter when none is offered as they do all they can - and more - to survive.

Rick Waters has barely escaped a week inside a cell at the Nellis Air Force Base with his life intact. Back on the road he faces a daunting journey filled with dangers that have yet to be realized.

In Virginia, Dianne Waters and her children have prepared their home, gathered their supplies and are about to face an incoming storm the likes of which they have never seen. Even if they prevail, the cost may be far greater than any of them realized.

A nerve agent is deployed in cities across the country, and within hours tens of millions are dead—but the worst is yet to come. Caught in the middle of the attacks in Los Angeles, the vacationing O’Brian family barely survives by the skin of their teeth—but soon find themselves trapped in the midst of a city of the dead. The only way back to their family in Oregon is to go straight through the heart of the charnel house, a prospect that is easier said than done.

Melt continues to grow and devour, chomping its way through Manhattan - and beyond - as the survivors begin to realize what kind of world Melt is creating.... A new, intensely thrilling series, Melt has received unanimous praise from beta testers and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, Melt examines a part of our world that we often take for granted. Add in a dash of real science and a glimpse of what the future might hold in store and you're presented with the recipe for Melt: A frighteningly real post-apocalyptic thriller.

As the MELT bacteria spirals out of control, Bill Everlee works feverishly to prepare for what his wife predicts will be a catastrophic emergency. Alice, meanwhile, sees the results of MELT first-hand, realizing that even her worst predictions were grossly understated as MELT continues to wreak havoc in an ever-widening area....

The slow burn of the Melt bacteria begins to accelerate as Bill and Alice relive memories of their past lives while struggling for every next breath. At the cabin, new faces turn sinister - or so it seems - and survival skills are tested to their breaking point. A new, intensely thrilling series, Melt has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike.

A devastating attack. A family separated. A desperate struggle to survive. Jackson Block is trapped far from his family and those he loves when a rogue state unleashes a devastating attack on the United States. To reunite with his loved ones he must fight through streets that have turned into a war zone as survivors and government agents alike threaten not only his existence, but that of the entire nation.

Manhattan is falling apart, and with it so are the people, including Alice and Bill. And, at their remote cabin, new developments require critical decisions to save the life of a loved one.... A new, intensely thrilling series, Melt has received unanimous praise from beta listeners and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, Melt examines a part of our world that we often take for granted. Add in a dash of real science and a glimpse of what the future might hold in store and you're presented with the recipe for Melt: a frighteningly real post-apocalyptic thriller.

On a quiet evening like any other, virtually anything that uses fuel goes up in flames, killing billions in the first twenty-four hours alone. Remnants of governments reel as they try to deal with the destruction of their countries and decimation of their military infrastructure as their cities burn to the ground.

Stranded across the country away from his family, Rick must travel from California to Virginia to reunite with his wife and children, all while struggling to comprehend and deal with the horrors along the way. At home with her three children when she experiences the beginning of the end in a dramatic and deadly fashion, Dianne Waters has experience as a prepper and survivalist, but not even years of training and preparation have readied her for the darkness that comes with the end of the world.

At the Waters' homestead, war has arrived as the skirmishes that have played out come to a head and an exhausted Dianne must lead the charge to protect her family and friends. Meanwhile, trapped in Washington with a hostile group closing in, Rick, Jane, and Dr. Evans will face a war on multiple fronts as they struggle to stop Damocles while under siege.

New enemies are on the horizon in Virginia as an unexpected visitor appears to Dianne and the children. Rick, meanwhile, faces a beautiful but dangerous journey through the Rocky Mountains. As Damocles continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the stage is being set for the end of civilization as we know it.

When the end of the world arrived, it came not with a bang, as most expected, but with more of a "pfft" instead. Humanity has been torn asunder and brought to the edge of total annihilation in less than an hour. For those who died, it was a quick death, so fast that their brains didn't have time to process the pain signals from their nerves. For those who survived, the true horror is about to begin as they struggle to not only stay alive, but find out what happened to bring such a quick end to the world as they knew it.

On a quiet evening like any other, virtually anything that uses fuel goes up in flames, killing billions in the first twenty-four hours alone. Remnants of governments reel as they try to deal with the destruction of their countries and decimation of their military infrastructure as their cities burn to the ground. On a quiet beach in South Florida, Alice Burton and her two children have started the family vacation early - all that's left is for James to fly in from a conference in Colorado.

The world teeters on the brink as the bioweapon takes hold, and the scattered remains of American civilization try to put the pieces back together. Jackson and his group head on the road to Connecticut in hopes of reuniting with his fiancee, unaware that things in his small hometown are not what they seem.

Rick has been taken by the military a second time, but after being reunited with a friend, he discovers new information about Damocles that leads to a profound turning point in the fight against the weapon. Meanwhile, after Dianne and her children become reunited with some old friends, they must deal with a threat to their personal lives that may overwhelm their defenses.

With a tenuous plan in place to try and take down Damocles, Rick, Jane, and Dr. Evans continue on their journey to Washington as they face greater dangers than they expected. Dianne, meanwhile, must deal with Jason's injury, as well as the gang that is searching for her and everyone else at the farm.

Rick, Jane, and Dr. Evans have escaped from the Cheyenne Mountain Complex just before it is sealed. With Dr. Evans having found a clue that could lead to the termination of Damocles, they must decide whether to risk it all in an attempt to stop what is happening. Meanwhile, Dianne and Jason have rescued Tina from the clutches of the gang, but Jason has paid a terrible price. His survival will hinge on the group working together - or else.

After successfully repelling an attack by the group led by the "man in the red shirt", Dianne, Jacob, Josie, and Sarah have found themselves in the clutches of the attackers while Mark, Tina, and Jason barely managed to slip away. Now they must find a way to save their friends and family from a madman before it's too late. Meanwhile, in Washington, a battle between Rick's group and the MS-13 gang members turned brutally violent when they were saved by the Russian force sent in to secure a way to stop Damocles.

Trapped in a medical facility in Blacksburg while desperately searching for supplies for Jason, Dianne must find a way to get out before the men who have been following her manage to find and stop her. Meanwhile, in Washington, Rick and his companions slowly work their way through the city, all facing the threat of new foes and the arrival of strange allies.