Grim Destruction: After the Havoc Book 1

Releases September 18, 2026

The road to home was supposed to be their honeymoon. Instead, it may become a fight for survival.

Two years after an EMP devastated America, David and Nettie Paul are finally heading home.

Their destination is Northwest Kansas, where Nettie’s daughter and family are waiting. But getting there means weeks by wagon through a country where bridges are gone, supplies are scarce, medical help is almost nonexistent, and each mile brings new uncertainty.

When a seemingly helpful stranger joins them along the way, his presence is initially a welcome addition to the group. But after tragedy uncovers a shocking secret, they’re forced to question how well they really knew him and whether they should have trusted him at all.

Reaching home should mean the end of their troubles. Nettie is finally reunited with the family she fought so hard to return to, and she and David are determined to make the best of a complicated homecoming and build their new life together. But their hard-won peace doesn’t last long, and soon they’re facing a danger neither of them saw coming.

They survived the road home. Now they must fight to protect the future they came so far to find.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Christian post-apocalyptic survival fiction
• EMP collapse and grid-down scenarios
• Wagon train and frontier survival adventures
• Faith-filled stories of hope and perseverance
• Strong female protagonists
• Medical survival and wilderness medicine
• Authors like Kyla Stone, Franklin Horton, and Mark Goodwin

Grim Destruction is book one of the After the Havoc series, continuing the beloved world of the Havoc in Wyoming, Montana Mayhem, and Dakota Destruction series with unforgettable characters, dangerous new journeys, and inspiring stories of faith, courage, and survival.

Start reading today and discover a faith-driven survival story readers can’t put down

The After the Havoc series has been described as “Cozy” Apocalypse—a clean, family-focused survival story with no profanity, explicit content, or graphic violence. It includes strong themes of faith, prayer, and Christian values.

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