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    Overshadowed (Free Short Story)
    Overshadowed (Free Short Story)
    Overshadowed (Free Short Story)
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    Overshadowed (Free Short Story)

    By Vannetta Chapman

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    When the Lights Go Out... 
    Who Will Be Ready?
    All Gabe Thompson wanted was a rewarding and challenging career in the U.S. military. He's about to get his wish. 

    The government knows that a massive solar flare could plunge the entire world into darkness for decades to come, but few believe it will ever happen. The governor of Texas is hoping it won't, but planning that it could. She implements her brainchild, the top secret Operation Nightshade, and Gabe suddenly finds himself chosen to train for the end of modern society. 

    When the government learns their darkest fear is about to become a reality, Gabe can't warn anyone of the impending disaster—but he can stock his shelves and do everything in his power to ensure his neighbor, Lenora Diaz, will survive as long as possible. 

    Gabe must race against a cataclysmic solar clock if he hopes to be in position when the blackout descends.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarvest House Publishers
    Release dateSep 27, 2016
    ISBN9780736969536
    Overshadowed (Free Short Story)
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    Vannetta Chapman

    Vannetta Chapman is author of the best-selling novel A Simple Amish Christmas. She has published over one hundred articles in Christian family magazines, receiving over two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. In 2012 she was awarded a Carol Award for Falling to Pieces. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather's birthplace of Albion, Pennsylvania. Visit Vannetta's webiste: www.vannettachapman.com Twitter: @VannettaChapman Facebook: VannettaChapmanBooks

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    • 3/5
      I enjoyed the characters and the idea, but I thought the short story ended in an odd spot. I'd have preferred that Gabe get to some shelter before the story ended. Still, if I came across another book in the series, I would probably read it just because the premise is so interesting.
    • 5/5
      Overshadowed by Vannetta Chapman is the prequel to The Remnant series. Gabe Thompson is at the barber in San Antonio, Texas when he gets the message. Operation Nightshade has begun, and he has one hour to get his belongings and get to the base. He quickly leaves heads home to his apartment. He gathers up his cat, Oliver and knocks on his neighbors. Lenora Diaz has watched Oliver for him before and knows the drill. Gabe wants to warn her, but he knows that he cannot say anything. He can give her a little hint though. Gabe gets to Lackland Air Force Base for the briefing. He has been preparing for this mission for two years. Lenora waits an hour and then checks Gabe’s apartment. When she sees the provisions, Gabe has stockpiled, Lenora knows something big is about to happen. Things are about to change.Overshadowed is not a book that I would normally read. I have never read a dystopian novel. The blurb on this book reminded me of a television show that I enjoyed (and was upset it when it was canceled). So, I thought I would give Overshadowed a try (plus it was free on Amazon). I was pulled right in to this story and when it ended I wanted more. The novel is well-written and intriguing. Vannetta Chapman draws the reader into the story with the plot and characters. I give Overshadowed 5 out of 5 stars. I will definitely be reading the rest of The Remnant series. Be forewarned that the story will make you want to go shopping to stockpile provisions!

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    Overshadowed (Free Short Story) - Vannetta Chapman

    MORE VANNETTA CHAPMAN

    THE REMNANT SERIES

    Overshadowed (e-only novella)

    Deep Shadows

    Raging Storm

    HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

    EUGENE, OREGON

    Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

    Cover by John Hamilton Design

    Cover photos © beltz6 / flickr / Visual Hunt; AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker / flickr / Visual Hunt

    Published in association with the Steve Laube Agency, LLC, 5025 N. Central Ave., #635, Phoenix, Arizona, 85012.

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

    OVERSHADOWED

    Copyright © 2016 by Vannetta Chapman

    Published by Harvest House Publishers

    Eugene, Oregon 97402

    www.harvesthousepublishers.com

    ISBN 978-0-7369-6953-6 (eBook)

    All rights reserved. No part of this electronic publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—without the prior written permission of publisher. The authorized purchaser has been granted a nontransferable, nonexclusive, and noncommercial right to access and view this electronic publication, and purchaser agrees to do so only in accordance with the terms of use under which it was purchased or transmitted. Participation in or encouragement of piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of author’s and publisher’s rights is strictly prohibited.

    CONTENTS

    More Vannetta Chapman

    Dedication

    Acknowledgments

    One

    Two

    Three

    Four

    Five

    Six

    Seven

    Eight

    Nine

    Ten

    Author’s Note

    The Remnant Series

    Excerpt from Deep Shadows

    Preview for Raging Storm

    About the Author

    About the Publisher

    DEDICATION

    For Bobby

    You rescued me—again.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    This book is dedicated to my husband. He rescued me when we first met—literally—and he has continued to do so for the past nineteen years. Many times, when I’m floundering through a manuscript, he’s provided valuable input and direction. His engineering brain balances well with my artistic one. So thank you, dear.

    I’d like to thank the staff of Harvest House as well as my agent, Steve Laube. My pre-readers, Kristy Kreymer and Janet Murphy, provided important insight and proofreading skills.

    Friends and family endured endless conversations that explored relevant what-if scenarios. Thank you for your patience.

    I also would like to express my appreciation to my readers for following me faithfully down whatever path has caught my attention.

    And finally, I am always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:20).

    Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.

    Perhaps the LORD God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

    AMOS 5:15

    It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

    ALBERT EINSTEIN

    ONE

    San Antonio, Texas

    June 10

    Operation Nightshade will commence in one hour.

    Gabe Thompson stared in horror at the text on his phone.

    He’d prepped for this mission for more than two years, but he had hoped it would never happen. There were signs though—the reports from NASA, blogs of amateur astronomers, talk among the group. He stood frozen for less than a minute, probably closer to thirty seconds, but long enough for his barber to notice.

    Problem?

    Yes, actually. I’m going to have to leave.

    Now?

    Instead of answering, Gabe turned and walked out of the room. His training kicked in, as his superiors had known it would. That was the reason they trained over and over again. The campaign’s specifics, necessary preparation, and enormous stakes had been drilled into them until they

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