Before the Lights Return by Matt Pasquinilli | Motivated Savages

Before the Lights Return: A Short Thriller

by Matt Pasquinilli

A blackout tests a school community’s courage, faith, and resilience.

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Book 1 of 3: Jack Mercer Blackout Thrillers

By school security director and Marine veteran Matt Pasquinilli. They prepared for seventy-two hours. Then the whole country went dark.

At Coastal Christian, security director Jack Mercer has practiced the drills, stocked emergency supplies, and planned for the day the lights go out. He has never planned for dead phones, silent radios, stalled vehicles, and no way to find his wife.

Head of school Daniel Whitaker has five children on campus—and hundreds more depending on him. Together, the two men must protect frightened families while the rumors multiply. An EMP? A cyberattack? A war nobody can confirm? The only electronic link to the outside world is a small hand-cranked radio, and its broken broadcasts offer more questions than answers.

As supplies become a target and a stranger arrives claiming government authority, the school faces dangers no drill could prepare them for. Trust carries a cost. So does turning people away.

Before the Lights Return is a sixteen-chapter Christian suspense story about courage under pressure, prayer in the darkest hours, and ordinary people choosing to help when the systems around them fail. With moments of humor, hard choices, and stubborn hope, Matt Pasquinilli tells a story of families and neighbors discovering what they can accomplish together—even before the power returns.

Book Details:

• Genre: Thriller & Suspense, Blackout fiction, survival, faith, community
• Format: Paperback, eBook