Blue Fire: A Riveting New Thriller (A Victoria Emerson Thriller Book 2) (English Edition)

John Gilstrap, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Jonathan Grave novels, continues his acclaimed Victoria Emerson thriller series with Blue Fire. In the wake of a global conflict that has devastated America, one woman must leadand protecta community of survivors determined to rebuild all they have lost . . . They call it Hell Daya world war that lasted less than twenty-four hours. Nations unleashed weapons that destroyed more than a centurys worth of technology. Electrical grids cannot generate power. Communications and computers cannot run. And the remnants of the U. S. government cannot be depended upon. Those who survived must live as their ancestors did, off a land ruled by the whims of nature. One-time congressional representative Victoria Emerson has become the new leader of the small town of Ortho, West Virginia. She has been struggling to provide food and shelter for the towns inhabitants, while coping with desperate refugees. An autumn mornings calm is shattered when her teenage son sounds the alarm with the cry Blue Firethe code phrase for imminent danger. A band of National Guardsmen intends to take Ortho and its resources for themselves. They have enough soldiers and firepower to eliminate anyone who dares to stop them. But Victoria swore an oath to defend and protect her people, and she isnt about to surrender. Its time to tap into the traditional American values of courage, ingenuity, and determination and fight fire with fire.