MJ Witt writes Post-Apocalyptic and Action-Thriller Fiction with Raventhorne Books, in the Puget Sound of Washington State.
About the Author
MJ Witt was born and raised in the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where a deep respect for the land, self-reliance, and hard work shaped his outlook from an early age. Over the years, he has pursued a wide range of professions that reflect his appetite for challenge and adventure, including wilderness outfitter, horse trainer, SCUBA diving instructor, casino operations in historic Deadwood, and dolphin trainer for the U.S. Navy.
A lifelong reader, MJ’s transition into writing was a natural progression. Influenced by authors such as Robert A. Heinlein and Louis L’Amour, he writes story-driven fiction grounded in realism, resilience, and moral complexity. Raised in rural America, where preparedness was a practical way of life rather than a trend, he developed firsthand knowledge of wilderness living, horsemanship, and self-sufficiency. Those foundations inform his storytelling, lending authenticity and detail to his work.
MJ lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and child, where they manage a small farm and care for horses and other animals. When not writing, he continues to travel, explore, and pursue new experiences that inspire future stories.
Series
Vashon Island Fall (Post-Apocalyptic, 6 Books)
The Vashon Island Fall series is a six-book post-apocalyptic saga set in the Pacific Northwest. The series explores survival, moral choice, community, and the cost of leadership when modern systems collapse. Drawing on practical wilderness knowledge and realistic survival strategy, the novels emphasize character-driven tension over spectacle, grounding the genre in plausibility and human stakes.
MacKay’s Justice (Action-Thriller)
MacKay’s Justice is a high-stakes action-thriller series centered on grit, loyalty, and the thin line between law and justice. William MacKay is a fourth-generation Scottish American raised on a rural Montana cattle ranch, and a veteran Deputy US Marshal who has made a career tracking down the worst of the worst. Combining relentless pacing with layered characters, the series delivers grounded action shaped by real-world experience and moral consequence.
Books
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Coming Soon
The third novel in the “MacKay’s Justice” Series
BLACK ROAD
BLACK ROAD is coming at you full throttle.
This next installment in “MacKay’s Justice,” brings all the excitement and packed action that you’ve experienced in the first two novels.
One hundred and fifty years of grit and sweat are about to meet the cold edge of corporate greed. Beneath the soil of Montana’s Caledonia Ranch lies a secret worth millions: a massive, high-purity helium deposit that has caught the eye of high-dollar corporate thugs. The MacKay family is the only thing standing between the family’s legacy and a billionaire’s scorched-earth policy.
But violent criminals don’t take a break for personal time, and Deputy US Marshal William Mackay is forced to leave the ranch for a top-priority assignment in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The trail leads into the deafening, leather-clad chaos of the Sturgis Bike Rally, where half a million bikers provide the perfect cover for a fugitive witness with a ten-million-dollar bounty on his head and a digital kill-switch in his pocket.
From high-speed pursuits toward the Canadian border to a brutal confrontation at an illegal weapons auction in the Wyoming rimrock, MacKay proves that the law might be blind, but justice has a steady aim. As hitmen close in and the stakes rise to international treason, MacKay isn’t just following the rules—he’s writing a final chapter in blood
In a world where billionaires think they can buy the horizon, they’re about to learn a hard Western truth: you don’t cross a man who still knows how to saddle his own horse and lives for the hunt.
Action-packed, atmospheric, and bone-deep authentic, MacKay’s Justice is a relentless ride through the modern West where the only thing cheaper than talk is a life.
BLACK ROAD coming soon.
Just Released
The first novel in the new “Shattered Remains” Series
VASHON ISLAND RISES
The wait is over. VASHON ISLAND RISES is here.
This powerful new novel launches “Shattered Remains,” the highly anticipated sequel series to the “In the October Fall World” saga.
Set exactly two years after the EMP strike that brought the United States to its knees, VASHON ISLAND RISES begins a bold new chapter in this post-apocalyptic world. Survival was only the beginning.
In this second-era series, the October Fall authors you know and love turn their focus beyond mere endurance. Now comes the harder task: Rebuilding. Reuniting. Reforging a nation from the shattered remains of the old world.
But hope does not rise unchallenged.
Resources are scarce. Critical skills and knowledge were lost with those who did not survive. And in the chaos, there are always those who seek power—those willing to exploit fear, crush opposition, and rule over the desperate.
A new light is breaking across the horizon. Yet darkness presses in from every side.
It will take courage. Resilience. Unity… and the will to rise.
VASHON ISLAND RISES — available now.
MacKay’s Justice
MacKay’s Justice is a high-stakes action-thriller series centered on grit, loyalty, and the thin line between law and justice. William MacKay is a fourth-generation Scottish American raised on a rural Montana cattle ranch, and a veteran Deputy US Marshal who has made a career tracking down the worst of the worst. Combining relentless pacing with layered characters, the series delivers grounded action shaped by real-world experience and moral consequence.
Vashon Island Fall (6 Books)
The Vashon Island Fall series is a six-book post-apocalyptic saga set in the Pacific Northwest. The series explores survival, moral choice, community, and the cost of leadership when modern systems collapse. Drawing on practical wilderness knowledge and realistic survival strategy, the novels emphasize character-driven tension over spectacle, grounding the genre in plausibility and human stakes.
01
Vashon Island Fall
An island community must unite to survive a sudden societal collapse, where trust is scarce, resources are dwindling, and danger lurks beyond every turn.
02
Vashon Island Fall 2
Survival turns to resistance as the island’s defenders confront a powerful new enemy—forcing bold choices, sacrifice, and a final stand to protect their way of life.
03
Vashon Island Fall 3
A police veteran and a doctor unite in the aftermath of collapse, forging a daring plan to reach Vashon Island—and the hope of safety—against all odds.
04
Vashon Island Fall 4
The fight for freedom reaches its breaking point as hidden agendas surface and a divided community must rally one last time to reclaim hope—and their future.
05
Vashon Island Fall 5
The epic conclusion unfolds as allies clash, enemies close in, and the island’s fate hinges on a final, desperate gamble for survival and redemption.
06
International Ops
The US faces deadly global threats as covert missions, shifting alliances, and high-stakes action collide in a fight to stop chaos before it ignites worldwide conflict.
Media Files (Interviews, Panel Discussions, and Author Talks)
Click HERE to listen to MJ Witt’s second author interview on Voice of Vashon’s Brown Briefly Show. Author segment of the interview begins at 37:00 mark.
CONTACT: mjwitt.author@gmail.com