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Grin and Bear It : The Apocalypse The following excerpt is taken from the first chapter, after the Copes had watched explosions and the chaos from their bedroom windows during the night. John, the father, Caroline, the mother, Danny, the eldest (18), and Jack, the youngest (11), all try to sleep afterwards ... ... But no-one slept. Their minds raced from one thought to another, all night. Their adrenaline and anxiety levels were on high alert with different, terrifying scenarios. John and Caroline spent their evening tossing and turning, anxiously considering how to feed and protect their family. Danny spent his night wondering and worrying about how he was going to become rich and successful now that money didn’t matter anymore. And Jack, Jack spent the first part of his evening wondering what was happening in the world, until his 11 year old’s ADHD kicked in, then the rest of his evening wondering if his school football match would be cancelled on Saturday and if not, then if he’d fi...

Welcome to Cope Books ! Our new novel,   " Grin and Bear it : The Apocalypse " . Last night, John Cope's family watched as the World outside seemed to crash and burn. Explosions, screaming, chaos and panic. And that was just inside the house. And then ... silence. The calm after the storm. What happened??! Where is everyone??! Had they been invaded? A World War? AI gone crazy? Skynet ? John needed a plan, and he needed it fast. With a half-full fridge and a family already complaining, he has to work out how to survive until the lights came back on. And they needed to be careful. Everyone remembers how humans tore each other apart for toilet rolls during the Covid pandemic, and at least two of his family needed the toilet already…   BUY IT ON AMAZON HERE! Over the next few posts, I'll give you a sneak preview !