Countdown to Armageddon Series by Darrell Maloney

Scott Harter was an average man. He wasn't dumb, but he'd never be invited to join Mensa either. He'd liked to have married a beauty queen, but his average looks certainly did nothing to attract any. Neither did his vanilla personality. No, Scott was average in every way, except when it came to luck. He was a very lucky man. And that's how he managed to discover what the Mayans really meant about the world ending on December 21st, 2012... moreScott Harter was an average man. He wasn't dumb, but he'd never be invited to join Mensa either. He'd liked to have married a beauty queen, but his average looks certainly did nothing to attract any. Neither did his vanilla personality. No, Scott was average in every way, except when it came to luck. He was a very lucky man. And that's how he managed to discover what the Mayans really meant about the world ending on December 21st, 2012. Scott learned that the Mayans never said the world was going to end that day. What they said was that day marked the beginning of a period that would see the end of civilization as we know it. The Mayans called it "The last period of progress." Scott knew that big changes were coming. The Mayans left several clues about the pending disaster. He just didn't know when. He didn't know if he had two days to prepare, or two years. To protect his family, Scott threw every resource he had into preparing for the end. And some resources he didn't have. This is Scott's story. less

In “Countdown to Armageddon,” we met Scott Harter. There was absolutely nothing special about Scott. He was just an ordinary guy living in the suburbs with a typical family and a dog named Duke. If anything set Scott apart from everybody else, it was his extraordinary luck. It was that luck that helped him stumble across the cryptic notes of a mysterious missing professor. “The Mayans never said the world was going to end,” the old professor wrote... moreIn “Countdown to Armageddon,” we met Scott Harter. There was absolutely nothing special about Scott. He was just an ordinary guy living in the suburbs with a typical family and a dog named Duke. If anything set Scott apart from everybody else, it was his extraordinary luck. It was that luck that helped him stumble across the cryptic notes of a mysterious missing professor. “The Mayans never said the world was going to end,” the old professor wrote. “What they actually said was that December 21, 2012 started a new era. An era they called the last period of progress.” Ugly things were on the horizon. Things that would change the world forever. The discovery haunted Scott, and drove him to stake everything he had on building a safe place to go when disaster struck. And on the day solar storms destroyed all technology on earth, he was ready. His group of six assembled and evacuated the chaotic city of San Antonio, and moved ninety miles away. They thought they were safe. But the world was different now. And nothing was certain anymore. Book two, “After the Dust Settled,” finds the group struggling with a new reality in a vastly changed world. Nothing about the new world was going to be easy. Despite their best planning, life keeps throwing them curveballs. Their number has grown. And some of the group has secrets they’re keeping. The world is now a vicious and dangerous place. The city of San Antonio is slowly dying. The once proud jewel of South Texas becomes a city of abandoned cars and piles of bones. And a plague. But San Antonio keeps calling them back. And each time is a dangerous new adventure. less

The latest installment in Darrell Maloney's "Countdown to Armageddon" series. Sometimes the best of plans fall short. Scott Harter thought he'd covered every base, and planned for everything. His family was safe and comfortable, months after solar storms destroyed modern society and turned the world's cities into killing grounds. But he never planned on a good friend needing medicine that only he had the capability to deliver... moreThe latest installment in Darrell Maloney's "Countdown to Armageddon" series. Sometimes the best of plans fall short. Scott Harter thought he'd covered every base, and planned for everything. His family was safe and comfortable, months after solar storms destroyed modern society and turned the world's cities into killing grounds. But he never planned on a good friend needing medicine that only he had the capability to deliver. And he never expected to be stranded in a decimated city, shot by bandits and left to die, then being unable to go home because of a deadly plague. He never expected to be a part of the effort to bring the city of San Antonio back to life once again. And he certainly never thought his family, tucked away in a secure compound ninety miles north of the city, would be fighting for their lives without him. less

The saga continues. Near Kerrville, the compound comes under a vicious attack by a band of outlaws. Scott and John lead a group of men coming to their aid. The cavalry is on its way. But it's ninety miles away. The group fights valiantly but loses one of its own. The loss tears at their very soul, and threatens to rip them apart. It also changes them, as a group and as individuals. They are now more hardened. More cynical. More suspicious of strangers... moreThe saga continues. Near Kerrville, the compound comes under a vicious attack by a band of outlaws. Scott and John lead a group of men coming to their aid. The cavalry is on its way. But it's ninety miles away. The group fights valiantly but loses one of its own. The loss tears at their very soul, and threatens to rip them apart. It also changes them, as a group and as individuals. They are now more hardened. More cynical. More suspicious of strangers. And perhaps a little more aware that life really is a fragile and precious thing, to be treasured. Tom struggles with a monumental decision that could change the makeup of the group forever. And new love blossoms. less