The life that Jake Hawkins knew was thrown into turmoil the day the sky turned to fire. A sudden blackout has the county in chaos. While at his office 50 miles away from his home, his wife at work 30 miles away and his kids at school, Jake must fight through roving gangs and utter anarchy to reach his wife and kids. Using his survival techniques and skills that he learned from his father and his time as a Scoutmaster, he struggles to get back to his sanctuary. Will his disaster preparedness knowledge and forethought keep him safe from danger? Will the mental strain break him or his family? Can he survive his journey to get home? This is my first novel and it took quite a long to time to write.  I am planning on turning this into a series.  I have planned out 4-5 books total in the series and I appreciate all constructive criticism and advice. I love writing and fleshing out this semi-fictional world.  It is such great fun putting some hard working folks in an outlandish scenario and seeing how they would respond.Thank you to all for your support! Joshua Thomas was born and raised in Michigan and has beeninvolved with the scouting movement for 10 years. He has drawn on thatexperience as well as the love of the outdoors. He continues to writesurvival fiction in various formats. He spends his time camping andtaking care of his canine companions and family.