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CINCINNATI FALL

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In the blink of an eye it all ended.

When Amanda Thomlin finds herself face to face with the reality that she may never see her mother again, the overwhelming uncertainty nearly immobilizes her. A kind father figure steps up and takes her under his protection, bringing her into his family.

Once Jonah Anderson realizes that an EMP has ripped their world apart, he makes his way back to the farm, the refuge he’s known all his life. Their journey back to Oxford sets the stage for more than any of them could have imagined.

Lives, friends, and family merge to become stronger than they thought possible in the face of the chaos that follows.

When their homestead becomes ground zero for a war they never asked for, each of them must give all they have to survive.

If you are a fan of apocalyptic stories and love relatable characters, check out this nerve-shredding tale that promises a rollercoaster ride from start to finish. A small group who becomes a family in a desperate conflict with the worst humanity has to offer work together to navigate the most devastating attack America has ever faced.


DJ Cooper wreaks havoc In The October Fall World with this latest perspective set just north of Cincinnati, Ohio.

279 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 23, 2023

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About the author

D.J. Cooper

61 books46 followers
Bestselling Disaster & Apocalypse Author DJ Cooper

She lives in Biddeford, Maine, with a demon disguised as a cat! She loves to read and write post-apocalyptic and disaster fiction. It all started with the Dystopia series of books she released in late 2014, and she has been going strong since.

She also writes nonfiction prepper books and articles for her preparedness teams at Thrive Self-Reliance Initiative. That first title created a strong desire to learn more, leading her back to school, hoping to gain more perspective on the craft and the industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Science in Marketing. She spends her days now studying for her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with a concentration in teaching.

DJ’s favorite apocalyptic reads are The Road, Alas Babylon, One Second After, & the dystopian series Hunger Games. As an Apocalypse author, she hopes to find herself among these favorites for readers of all ages.

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219 reviews3 followers
June 5, 2023
People reacting and not planning

the characters just took in strangers without laying down the law on what would be expected of them. too much cooking and coffee serving going on from an endless cache was unrealistic. the characters were the standard list required for a long series, too predictable. Why wasn't the first plan to use the extra people to get in the harvest? Was this a three column assignment? I think column 1 gave us a farm family, the ham operator, the gang leader, and nutty girl, column three the farm to house everyone, the invasion of the property, and the dad getting killed so the younger generation can defend the homestead and pairbup. The end had to be rescuing the girl , daughter, or mom and the farmhouse burning. Too predictable.
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1,965 reviews67 followers
April 29, 2023
This started out well, even with the common disaster elements of people far from home, trying to get home and then the usual criminal gang that wants to dominate. The writing tended to be very choppy at times and there were some editing issues with grammar, punctuation etc. There were some decent characters like John and Amanda who was able to hold her own in defending herself and the others. Unfortunately, trying to survive the EMP and the hostile intents of the gang took a backseat to the simmering love interest of Jonah and Amanda. The people who had prepared for disaster kept making bad decisions, mostly in an emotional moment. And why have Amanda try to lay low and pretend to be someone else to make the gang leader think she was dead, if she was going to give martial arts lessons to some of the women and everyone kept hollering her name? I'm on the fence about book 2 since I'm not sure that I care about what happens.
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2 reviews
May 17, 2023
Fail, not Fall

I've never left a bad review before. I'm surprised this book made it into the Oct Fall series. It was very amateurishly written, and It needed a good editing to start. The first few chapters hardly made sense. Please stick to the regular writers!
12 reviews3 followers
March 29, 2023
Very poorly edited..

The progression was choppy and incomplete. Characters and events popped in and out, unexplained and awkward. I love this series, but this is a clinker.
3 reviews
December 18, 2023
I am a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction and DJ Cooper does a great job. Admittedly the editing could have been better. The books are usually so much better edited but the story doesn't change. This author knows the apocalypse and those who like it. There are flawed. Like, really FLAWED characters, they do dumb stuff like 90% of people would do but somehow come through. This is more realistic than most of the books in this series, though I've love them. The author does not pull punches on the levels of dumb things but uses it as a lesson to us reading it about bad choices. This is her M.O. in most of her books and since she is such a prominent figure in the preparedness world it is no wonder she puts those prepper things in there to teach us. I love Amanda... she kicks ass!
114 reviews3 followers
April 18, 2023
Amanda is saved from the plane taking to the farm I'm late to have weird stuff happen

Jonah gets his butt kicked by Amanda and John Thinks it's funny. John is Jonah's dad. They set up their farm Have a haven Only have scourge Attack it.
10 reviews
September 6, 2023
Won't be reading anything more by this author

I have enjoyed everything else in this series, some more than others, but I found this book choppy and the characters unlikable. I finished this book, but don't intend to read any others nor anything else by this author.
13 reviews2 followers
September 22, 2023
Very Good Book

Enjoyed the storyline. Good characters. Story was easy to follow and had good detail. Would have liked to have seen a relationship between Jonah and Amanda developed more.
12 reviews1 follower
November 3, 2023
So badly written

I've read nearly all of this series and have enjoyed most of them. This one is so badly written that I will not read the next book. In fact it was so bad that I should get my three dollars back.
12 reviews2 followers
March 5, 2024
Ok but not very real

Anybody knows that you're going to be attacked by an enemy Constantly Then you must attack them 1st And put it into it. It's the bad guys know how to make bombs I'm sure the good guys could figure it out too.
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103 reviews
March 25, 2023
wow

Another great story. This book and all the fall books I recommend to anyone to enjoy reading. Can’t wait for book 2.
70 reviews1 follower
April 24, 2023
Good Read And Excellent Writing.

Its a well written book and story. I had just finished reading a very similar book. But they were both good. Keep them coming.!!
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573 reviews5 followers
June 2, 2023
Cincinnati Fall

Loved this book so sad. Had me sitting on the edge of my chair. Will Lucas never give up on Amanda. Where will they all end up now.
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880 reviews1 follower
September 29, 2023
Wow

I enjoyed this one. Not as great as some of the others but really good story. I would definitely recommend it and the series.
3 reviews1 follower
September 29, 2024
Meh....

It seemed to me that big parts of the story were missing. Otherwise I felt it was a pretty good read.
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3 reviews
October 11, 2023
Reading the positive reviews makes me wonder if we actually read the same book. I loved the series, some authors are better than other but they were all worth reading, until this one. This read like a young adult love story that had no editing or proof reading. Characters popped in an out for no reason, there was no knowledge about firearms, EMP's or survival. This book is not worthy of being a part of this series.
264 reviews2 followers
September 1, 2023
Another excellent book !

Great book. This series has definitely been one of the best, with authors collaborating the many books of the series. I must say this one really is a great addition. Looking forward to the next book.
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