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About M.P. McDonald
M.P. McDonald lives in southeastern Wisconsin. When not writing, favorite pastimes are swimming, reading, and watching baseball and football.
Always fascinated with post-apocalyptic books and movies, M.P. created a virus in 2016 that shares some scary similarities with the pandemic. It's airborne and those infected still want to socialize because they don't feel sick, at first.
You can read more about the virus I created in my Sympatico Syndrome Series, and the parallel series, Sympatico Syndrome World.
Infection:Book One
Isolation: Book Two
Invasion: Book Three
Alone at the End of the World
Endure at the End of the World
Survive at the End of the World (coming soon)
Discover the Mark Taylor Series:
Meet Mark Taylor, an ordinary man who discovers that the camera he bought in a dusty bazaar in Afghanistan possesses an incredible power--it produces photographs of tragedies yet to happen.Tragedies that Mark is compelled to prevent.
Wary of his new superhero-like power to change the future, Mark keeps the camera a secret--even when it means risking his life. But with only 24 hours to act, what if he fails to prevent the greatest tragedy his country has ever experienced?
The titles in order:
Mark Taylor: Genesis (Prequel)
No Good Deed (Book 1)
March Into Hell (Book 2)
Deeds of Mercy (Book 3)
March Into Madness (Book 4)
You can reach the author at mmcdonald64@gmail.com or visit M.P. McDonald's website at www.mpmcdonald.com to sign up for the email list and find out the latest information about upcoming books.
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Blog postMy Facebook memories this month keep popping up with posts from 2 years ago. It was a very weird time. I remember feeling scared and worried. I was worried about my parents and my own family, as I’m sure everyone else was too. In the midst of that fear, many of us drew on humor from silly memes to get us though another day.
Many people were home as offices shut down, with quite a few businesses still working out their work from home plans with their employees, so any posts about Covid2 months ago Read more -
Blog postOur summer haven during the pandemic.
I know someday I’m going to regret not keeping a journal during this pandemic, so here’s at least a few thoughts I have regarding it. If you’re on my blog reading this, it’s probably because you’ve perhaps read some of my books, and maybe even my books about an apocalyptic pandemic that wipes out most of civilization. I started the first series with Infection, and gave the series the title, Sympatico Syndrome Series in 2016. I’m continuing with th1 year ago Read more -
Blog postIf you’re a fan of The Handmaid’s Tale, be sure to check out this new novel from J.R. Tate. As I read INCEPTION, it had the same feel as Margaret Atwood’s classic novel. It’s the story of a tyrannical government ruling with an iron fist and one man’s fight to save his family from being destroyed by the firestorm of changes that they can’t seem to escape.
It was a normal election year. There were two top candid
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Blog postThis interview was originally posted on 08/05/2013 on my previous blog. Reposting.
I briefly posted about my recent experience with someone who was interested in the film rights to my book, No Good Deed. As you can imagine, when I read the email, I felt a thrill of excitement. Within minutes daydreams fired up with visions of how No Good Deed would appear on screen. Who would be cast as Mark Taylor? What about Jim Sheridan? Would I get to watch filming? *sigh* Sadly, my little dream b3 years ago Read more -
Blog postI committed the cardinal sin for an author, especially an indie author, I responded to a review. The review on Invasion was a 3-star, so not horrible, but the rating wasn’t the problem for me. I don’t care if it was a 1-star or a 5-star. It was what the reviewer tried to call me out on. It wasn’t about my writing or even the plot of the book. I can deal with those. We can’t please everyone, right? No, this was about a comment one of my characters made. My main character, Cole Evans, is an epi4 years ago Read more
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Blog post(7/3/18 This is a reposting of a blog post I did about my research for No Good Deed on my previous blog. The cover over there is the old cover. I’m keeping it here for old time’s sake. )
In light of the recent declassification of the CIA Torture Reports, I’ve been thinking a lot about the “enhanced interrogation” I depicted in No Good Deed. The more I read of the reports, the more I think I got right. Caveat– I have not seen anything saying that torture was used against an Ameri4 years ago Read more -
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Blog postJust for fun, I wrote this alternate ending to the Sympatico Syndrome series. It came about when my daughter scolded me for procrastinating on my writing and I said something like I’m just going to end it with they all lived happily ever after, or something to that effect.
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Cole blinked awake, disturbing images from his dream fading so quickly, he wasn’t sure what he’d dreamed about, just that it left him feeling uneasy. He shook off the feeling and glanced over at Brenda4 years ago Read more -
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First, a huge thank-you to Bookbub for featuring my book, No Good Deed in the 11/27 newsletter.
Love the Bub! To help kick-off the holiday season, I am offering a special price on March Into Hell and Deeds of Mercy. They are each normally $5, but from 11/27-11/29, they will each be just $2.99! And of course, both are also in KindleUnlimited, so if you have that, you can read them for free.
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Blog postWe’ve all heard the jump-roping rhyme,
Lizzie Borden took an axe
She gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty-one.
Lizzie Borden got away
For her crime she did not pay.
But, what if there was a supernatural reason for her actions?
Just in time for Halloween, we have another Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter mystery. It’s only $2.99 and is also available in Kindle Unlimited.
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Blog postHere’s a good post-apocalyptic book that just came out, but I’ve had the privilege of reading early. Fight Like a Man (Book One), by L.L. Akers
As a prepper, Grayson Rowan was prepared for almost anything; anything other than being totally alone when the sh*t hits the fan.
While he sat back and watched the United States rattle swords with Korea, play chicken with Russia, and strong-arm China, he felt sure if the lights went out, that he and his family would be ready an5 years ago Read more
Titles By M.P. McDonald
For fans of Stephen King's The Stand or William Forstchen's One Second After
They weren't ready for the apocalypse but ready or not, it was coming...
Faced with the very real possibility of extinction of the human race, Cole Evans has only one chance to save his family and survive — a safe haven on an isolated, hard to reach island.
No one realizes there's a deadly illness spreading like wildfire until it's too late. With few symptoms, victims literally drop dead after a brief surge of energy. Within days, the virus tears through the population of the United States and the world.
Can Cole convince his brother that the danger is real and that there's enough space for his family as well? And, can they all reach the island before the lights go out for them ... forever?
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After surviving a harsh Wisconsin winter only months after a lethal virus wiped out most of the population, strangers arrive from the East. They bring news that pushes them to leave the island and Cole leads his family on a dangerous, but necessary trek across the country to a new home and hopes of a permanent settlement. Their destination: Nevada and the Hoover Dam.
Seeing the future comes at a price. What price would you be willing to pay to save thousands of lives?
Mark Taylor knows his actions scream guilty—but he was only trying to stop the horrible terrorist attack. Instead of a thank you, the government labels him an enemy combatant and throws him in the brig with no rights, no trial, and no way to prove his innocence. He learns first hand that the CIA can do anything they want to him—anything at all.
Mark's just a regular guy—a photographer—who finds himself in an extraordinary situation when an antique camera he buys at a dusty Afghanistan bazaar produces photographs of future tragedies. Tragedies he's driven to prevent.
His frantic warnings about September 11th are ignored but put him in the government cross-hairs where he learns what being labeled an 'enemy combatant' really means...
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So far, they've escaped the virus, but that doesn't mean they've survived the worst pandemic mankind has ever experienced.
No longer alone, Ethan, Cassie, and Noah find out that, even together, survival is not assured. Mother Nature has not finished testing them.
Ethan knows he’s lucky to have found good people, but they’re not his family. Awkward, and unsure of his standing, he takes risks to prove he belongs — that he’s a useful member of the group.
Cassie’s children mean everything to her and she will do whatever it takes to see that they not only survive but thrive. Her efforts to create a new normal crash into the realities of a world where nothing can be normal again.
Noah balks at being thrust into the role of leader of the group, but he shoulders the responsibility to keep everyone safe.
They soon realize that with so many challenges and dangers to face, their group must find a way to survive together or risk being utterly ripped apart.
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In Deeds of Mercy: Book Three, an unexpected visitor from Mark's past brings him unwanted attention from the authorities. Unable to decide who is friend and who is foe, Mark becomes a fugitive from the law, but with thousands of lives at stake, he is forced to put aside his fear of capture, and instead, seek help from his pursuers.
As a deadly virus decimates the world’s population, survivors struggle to find each other. After all, nobody wants to be Alone at the End of the World.
Thirteen-year-old Ethan should be practicing his skateboard moves, not watching his family members die, one by one. He knows he could become a victim of the evil infection at any minute. Scared and alone, he fills his backpack and goes in search of other survivors, hoping he lives long enough to find someone. Anyone.
When Cassie sees the bodies of neighbors and strangers littering what had been pristine front lawns, she realizes her intense focus on business and family may have saved their lives. How does a single mom and her two kids survive an apocalypse alone?
Noah emerges from his two-week fishing trip in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, shocked to learn that a devastating pandemic has swept the world. Should he venture into the fray to find other survivors or retreat into the woods and isolate himself as long as he can?
When their paths converge, they face a new struggle ─ learning to trust total strangers as if their very survival depends on it... because it does. Sympatico Syndrome is intent on sparing no one.
Uncomfortable in the public spotlight, Mark suspects he's being tested by the force behind the camera's prophetic magic. Battling his own self-doubt, he must maintain the secret or risk certain death.
Word count: 87,000
Seeing the future comes at a price. What price would you be willing to pay to save thousands of lives?
This is a collection of the first four books in the Mark Taylor Series.
Mark Taylor: Genesis:
Mark Taylor's life changes forever when he finds an antique camera in an Afghan bazaar. Back home in Chicago, he discovers that the camera has a strange and unique ability--it produces photographs of tragedies yet to happen. What else can he do but attempt to save lives and thwart catastrophe?
No Good Deed:
Mark Taylor knows his actions scream, guilty--but he was only trying to stop the horrible terrorist attack. Instead, the government labels him an enemy combatant and throws him in the brig with no rights, no trial, and no way to prove his innocence.
When he sees September 11th, his efforts fail when no one listens to his frantic warnings. Then he learns that being an 'enemy combatant' means the government can do anything they want to him. Anything at all.
March Into Hell:
Mark's life takes a dark turn when his heroism becomes the subject of a newspaper article. The media attention and a harrowing encounter while saving a young woman, puts him in the sights of the ruthless cult leader who covets the secret to Mark's power.
Uncomfortable in the public spotlight, Mark suspects he's being tested by the force behind the camera's prophetic magic. Battling his own self-doubt, he must maintain the secret or risk certain death.
Deeds of Mercy:
An unexpected visitor from Mark's past brings him unwanted attention from the authorities. Unable to decide who is friend and who is foe, Mark becomes a fugitive from the law, but with thousands of lives at stake, he is forced to put aside his fear of capture, and instead, seek help from his pursuers.
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Mark realizes too late that he should have listened to his gut instincts when he finds himself held in the bowels of DC against his will while agents of the CIA, intent upon learning the secrets of his psychic abilities, use him as a test subject.
When the United States crumbles, and services stop, there's only one thing to do... take your family and run.
What reviewers are saying:
"I love a good post apocalyptic book and this was right up there with the best."
"The characters are great and come to life... No zombies to worry about just the dying and living."
"After reading this book I would not be surprised if apocalypse would happen like this."
Infection (Book One)
The countdown to the end of the world begins silently.
No one realizes there's a deadly illness spreading like wildfire until it's too late. With few symptoms, victims literally drop dead after a brief surge of energy. Within days, it tears through the population of the United States.
Now, faced with the very real possibility of extinction of the human race, Cole Evans has only one chance to save his family and survive: a safe haven on an isolated, hard to reach island.
Can he convince his brother that the danger is real and that there's enough space for his family as well? But can they all reach the island before the lights go out for them...forever?
Isolation (Book Two)
Cole Evans thought he'd found a safe haven for his family and a growing band of survivors of the most lethal virus the world has ever known. But he finds continued survival is far from guaranteed as they battle hostile encounters with other survivors, nature, and devastating accidents. Are they prepared to survive their first brutal Wisconsin winter after the rest of the world has perished?
Invasion (Book Three)
Plunged into a free for all lifestyle with survival of the fittest the only law, it would be easy for Cole Evans and his family to remain in short-term survival mode, living in the moment. But, Cole refuses to lose his conscience—his humanity—and won't stop fighting for a better future.
After surviving a harsh Wisconsin winter only months after a lethal virus wiped out most of the population, strangers arrive from the East. They bring news that pushes them to leave the island and Cole leads his family on a dangerous, but necessary trek across the country to a new home and hopes of a permanent settlement. Their destination: Nevada and the Hoover Dam.
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