Synopsis
What do you do when the whole world stops?
Andrea, Lexie and Sarah are just ordinary teens until a mysterious event shuts down all technology. In the dead of winter, there's no heat, no internet, no cell phones--not even a working car.
In this chilling Christian YA tale, most of the population doesn't survive. Pitting faith and grit against a world without power, the girls and their families must beat the odds. But can they find the strength to survive when society collapses and technology fails?
READERS SAY:
CHILLING DYSTOPIAN NOVEL Stories like this one get me very excited for today's young adult reader. DEENA PETERSON, Blogger, Reviewer
REALLY ENJOYED IT! "Really enjoyed PULSE! It's a unique twist to the post-apocalyptic genre. Burkard does a fantastic job depicting what life might be like for those that are prepared--and those that are anything but. (If you wonder why some people bother "prepping" read this book!) I also enjoyed the strong emphasis on faith and how focused on Christ some of the characters were." Chris Ray, PreparedChristian.NET
HEART POUNDING! Loved it! Loved it! Loved it! My heart pounded at the first sight of the marauding gang and didn't stop till...! (spoiler). Holy cow, guess I better invest in a rifle! Great book. (I just finished reading it at 1:30am!) Christine K., Reader
GRABBED MY HEART AND NEVER LET GO! Had me spellbound! You won't want to miss this gritty and powerful series. NORA ST. LAURENT, CEO, BookfunMagazine.com
FIVE STARS! Absolutely the best book I've read in a long time. Could not put it down. Ruth Perry, Amazon Reviewer
EXCELLENT BOOK! Found myself burning the midnight oil to find out what happened next! "The Qs"—Amazon Reviewers
WONDERFUL BOOK! Absolutely couldn't put it down...Can't wait for the second book. JReavis, Amazon Reviewer
FILLED WITH INTRIGUE AND SUSPENSE Emotions run high at times and fairly leap off the page! ANNE PAYNE, Amazon Reviewer
I LOVED IT! The story...sizzles with tension! Gina Burgess, VINE VOICE
A PAGE TURNER “PULSE is a page turner from the very beginning!" JOY BICE, Pastor's Wife, Author
BRINGS IT HOME Get it, read it, get young adults to read it—and prepare! C. REINEMANN, Disaster Preparedness Consulting, LLC
HAD MY WIFE READ IT “Just finished the book and had my wife read it as well. Definitely a page turner to pick up as soon as you can! Characters are really well developed and draw you into the story. Some might classify it as ‘prepper fiction.’ We just classify it as a good story.” Brian B., The SouthernPreppers.com
RIVETING! L.R. Burkard's PULSE is a riveting story of the effects of an EMP in the U.S. Chock-full of clever and ingenious ways of dealing with the disaster, blended with loss and hope, PULSE is full of surprises... Considering the times we are in, I find it a must read for the church. Gina Groeger, Music Minister
REALISTIC AND FRIGHTENING! "I loved this book! L.R. Burkard takes a realistic and frightening look at what would happen if an electromagnetic pulse hit the U.S. ...Carefully researched details make you really feel what it would be like to go through this!" Carol Riffle, H.S. Science Teacher
SUCH AN EXCITING READ I absolutely loved this book! I kept reading it and reading and reading. I just couldn't put it down! Lynda, Amazon Reviewer A TRUE CLIFFHANGER You will be glued to your seat and turning pages like crazy... Elizabeth A. Register, Amazon Reviewer LOVED THE STORY I am still thinking of this entire story long after I've finished the book. Sandra B., Amazon Reviewer I LOVED THIS YA BOOK ..even though I am an adult...It wasn't simply an entertaining read. I will now buy and put away a little extra food...just in case. Bonnie Newell, Amazon Reviewer
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What do you do when the whole world... stops? When everything--transportation, grocery shopping, cell phones, the internet--comes to a sudden, crashing halt? Welcome to PULSE. Three teenage girls and their families must survive when America's worst nightmare actually occurs: The failure of the electric grid due to an electromagnetic pulse. To outsiders, Andrea Patterson has the American dream house and family. But when the unthinkable happens, the dream looks more like a nightmare--one from which she and her family may not wake up alive. Lexie Martin's homesteading family has never been cool like Andrea's, but they've been prepping for disaster for years. For them, the world didn't stop; it just slowed down. The one thing they didn't prepare for? A psycho school bus driver who wants what they've got. Sarah Weaver, friend of Andrea and Lexie, lives on the top floor of a ten-story apartment building. When things went black, she thought it could be romantic, like in the time of Jane Austen. She was wrong. Has the world collapsed forever? Who will survive when technology fails? Perhaps even more important, "Who will get to eat?" FROM THE AUTHOR: Told in journal-style prose by three 16 year old girls, PULSE takes readers into a chilling possible future for Americans while hitting right in the gut with honest, if at times heartbreaking, detail. Andrea, Lexie and Sarah bare heart and soul as they share what they encounter after the pulse. As even the U.S. government is concerned about the possibility of a catastrophic EMP, this book is not only timely but compelling. I wrote it as a warning and a wake-up call. PULSE should be the next HARBINGER for this generation. READERS SAY: REALLY ENJOYED IT! "Really enjoyed PULSE! It's a unique twist to the post-apocalyptic genre. Burkard does a fantastic job depicting what life might be like for those that are prepared--and those that are anything but. (If you wonder why some people bother "prepping" read this book!) I also enjoyed t
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