If dish soap, rutabagas, and firecrackers aren't an essential part of your zombie apocalypse kit, you better grab them now! Season 1 of The Virus Within (SERIES IS COMPLETED!) * * * * * * * Trinity fights against the bloodthirsty influences of the zombie virus as she searches for her sister, hoping to find her still alive among the scattered survivors. But even if Trinity manages to find her, how will Jess react when she discovers Trinity is a zombie? When a group of survivors gets stranded by a vehicle malfunction, Trinity decides to guide them to safety. Rediscovering her sense of humor was the last thing she ever expected, but it just might be her best defense in keeping her humanity, especially on a zombie-infested road trip with more bad luck than potholes. But time is running out as the third wave of the deadly outbreak rapidly spreads. Trinity must decide if she can trust a backwater scientist who thinks she can help her new friends, all while combating the effects of the virus that threatens to steal what's left of her humanity. Cover designed by Marie Tilmant

"You think I want to live like this?!" He shouts in venom, his eyes bloodshot red from anger. That's when I realize, this isn't the person to get involved with. ** Avalon Renee is the towns loved girl with a heart pure of gold and a voice so soft that can calm anyone around her. Avalon comes from wealthy family with very high expectations, though it doesn't make her snooty. There isn't even a person in her small town that doesn't like her. That is, until Theodore. Theodore Hamilton is the picture that shows up when you search danger. Theo has severe ptsd and anger issues that causes him to be untouchable. One wrong look or word, you're gone. Though, everyone has a story. Theo watched his parents get murdered in front of him, causing a heartless lost soul. Later on is when he begins to know the truth about his "pathetic" life. It all started when conflict happens between Avalon and an angry man at the coffee shop. Letting it go, Avalon then goes to visit her best friend and his friends. But one guy catches her eye. Theodore Hamilton. That's when a series of events and plot twists unfold.

Violet Ferrari is at breaking point. Moving out of home was supposed to fix her problems, not exacerbate them. All the shit she tried to escape, came right along with her - the grief, the guy, the pain. It won't go away. She's spiralling. One misstep, and it's over for her. Rio Valenti has fought his whole life to make it to this point. The start of his professional basketball career is just around the corner. He can't lose focus now, not with his criminal ties hanging over his head. He's on the edge. One misstep, and it's over for him. The rainy college town should have been their safe haven - the wetlands surrounding it a moat separating them from their pasts. The two meet in their freshmen year, with little in common but their social circles. Violet spends her days numb - hiding from the pain in any way she can. Rio runs from his. He's out from dawn to dusk, if not on the court, then scrounging up money for food or finding somewhere to sleep other than his car. What divides them most... is hope. Rio has it. Violet doesn't.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]

A hunt for treasure becomes a search for self. Lillian Fray, an adjunct professor at a community college, is asked to solve a puzzle involving a cryptogram and the link to a dead billionaire's sentient avatar. Her quest is fraught with racial politics and a hurricane tracking toward what used to be New Orleans. At stake is a sovereign fortune, the lives of her children, and the key to her identity. "It's not punk, but it has the sharp teeth." -Sam Broussard, Acadian Heritage & Cultural Foundation "I appreciated the technical layering of the cipher. Some of the details of the dregs of civilization were poignant." -David Sloan, author of "The Cameraman" "Pure noir. Your imagery puts me in smoky back-room deals on a black and white TV show in the late '50s. I was on that ship with Knightly and Zeke." -Carolyn Holland, author of "Behind the Dark Veil."