Book 3 - Where the Pines Still Stand
by Kelly Schweiger
Winter is tightening its grip on the Adirondacks—and so is the enemy.
The Callahan family has survived for nearly a year after the power grid collapsed. They have built a refuge, forged alliances, and learned how far they’ll go to protect the people they love. But the danger closing in now is unlike anything they’ve faced before. A ruthless Coalition force is advancing north, swallowing towns and stamping out resistance. With children to protect, elders to care for, and a community depending on them, the Callahans must transform their haven into a fortress. They gather allies: soldiers, farmers, deputies, and friends, and prepare for the hardest winter of their lives. As fear rises and the snow deepens, bonds strengthen, hope flickers, and the Callahans discover that courage doesn’t come from strength alone…it comes from love. They must decide what home is worth, and what they’re willing to endure to defend it.
In a world frozen in fear, survival is no longer enough.
Now, they fight.
A lifelong lover of quiet places and fierce characters, her fiction explores resilience and family.
Kelly Schweiger lives tucked among the hills, fields, and trees of upstate NY, where stories grow wild and the seasons write their own poetry. A lifelong lover of quiet places and fierce characters, she writes fiction that explores resilience, family, and the unbreakable thread between land and heart. When not writing, Kelly can be found relaxing with her loving husband, Fred, playing with her grandchildren, foraging for ‘lawn salad’, reading, or drinking too much coffee with her cats curled at her feet. Where the Pines Still Stand novels are her first, although she has published several non-fiction books, cookbooks, and children’s books in the past.
