BLUE FIRE

Stephen King&rsquos THE STAND meets ONE SECOND AFTER by William R. Forstchen in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author John Gilstrap&rsquos second pulse-pounding thriller set in the wake of a global conflict that has devastated America. Those who survived live in a world without technology or governance and ruled by the whims of nature. They look to one woman&mdashsingle mother and former West Virginia Congressperson Victoria Emerson&mdashto lead and protect those determined to rebuild all they have lost&hellip

&ldquoEngrossing&hellipFans of doomsday military thrillers will delight in the resilience of Gilstrap&rsquos family of preppers and their quest for survival on their terms.&rdquo &ndashPublishers Weekly

One-time congressional representative Victoria Emerson has become the leader of a small town in West Virginia, where it&rsquos a struggle just to provide food and shelter. Progress is encouraging&mdashuntil one morning her son sounds the alarm &ldquoBlue Fire!&rdquo&mdashthe code phrase for imminent danger.

A renegade band of National Guardsmen wants to take over the town and steal its resources. They&rsquove got the firepower to eliminate anyone who puts up a fight. But