Hello, I’m Michael McDonald, author of the Indiana Fall, Boston Fall, and Massachusetts Fall series, and co-author of New Hampshire Fall with my wife of fifty years, Karen.
A former prison chaplain, missionary pastor, and social worker, I began my writing career at sixty-nine, turning a lifetime of real-world experience into stories of faith, family, trauma, and survival.
My novels—part of The October Fall World series, published by Raventhorne Books—follow ordinary people facing extraordinary choices. I live beautiful New England, often write with two of our eleven grandchildren playing underfoot.
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Hello, I’m Michael McDonald, author of the Indiana Fall, Boston Fall, and Massachusetts Fall series, and co-author of New Hampshire Fall with my wife of fifty years, Karen.
A former prison chaplain, missionary pastor, and social worker, I began my writing career at sixty-nine, turning a lifetime of real-world experience into stories of faith, family, trauma, and survival.
My novels—part of The October Fall World series, published by Raventhorne...
On the afternoon of October 28th, Jon leaves his office in Indianapolis early for an appointment. His dad, Mac, and his nephew, Michael, are at work at the nearby prison outside New Castle, Indiana. Mac’s wife, Elisabeth, is at home with Jon’s girls when the power goes out… Everywhere.
Jon’s car quits as he pulls into the parking lot at the...
Book 2 of the INDIANA FALL series continues to ask the question, “How would everyday people survive a cataclysmic event?”
As Mac’s group tries to come to terms with the realization that no help is coming from the national level, a local tyrant emerges and seizes power by controlling all the major grocery stores. This tyrant then goes after...
How many blows can Mac Ridlen and his family take before they lose their faith?
Former prison chaplain Mac Ridlen, his family, and their extended community continue the struggle to survive an EMP attack that affected the entire country. With rumors of an invasion on the West Coast and Florida trickling into their East Central Indiana community,...
