"You can't tell me there isn't something here worth risking everything for." [New Adult Apocalyptic Romance] Summary: There are some things that you can't outrun. That becomes all the more obvious when the world is ending, when there's nothing left but the feral creatures that were once people, consumed now by a virus that's made them cannibalistic and ravenous. It might just be easier to end it all, but Claire still has one last thing to fight for. Her younger sister. And she intends to keep her safe, no matter the cost. So, with no other options and her sister in tow, Claire ventures out into the dangers of this new, unforgiving world in search of safety, security, and answers to some long burning questions. The first two things -along with some new, unexpected questions- she finds in an unlikely place: a stranger who she's become indebted to. She has a feeling he can help her answer all her questions, if she can allow herself to fully trust him. Trust, she thinks, is a fragile thing. Humanity, a construct. Love, a weakness. But these are the thoughts of a survivor, and she's beginning to wonder if surviving is all she wants. Maybe she wants to live.

Dr. Elizabeth Hunter thought her life as second year resident could not get anymore frantic than her ER rotation. Crashing heart rates, bottoming out blood pressures, and hysterical patients were something that she could handle. She'd been trained for it after all. But when a patient came into the ER with an unknown disease that Elizabeth has no idea how to treat, she found herself thrown into chaos as the newfound illness plagues the US. After a few close calls, Elizabeth joined ranks with Sergeant Luke Falls who lead her to a military base. Elizabeth tried her best to navigate the unknown in her post-apocalyptic reality, fighting off infected while trying to treat them as patients. In conjunction with Luke and her new comrades, she discovered some particularly troubling information of the etiology of the disease and must make crucial decisions with the lives of those she cares for most hanging in the balance. --- "This is a bad idea," he warned as I started down the hall. "You know, usually I'm the one saying that," I said with a smirk. "If your crazy-ass ideas are the voice of reason, I can't believe you and your friends have lasted this long." He shook his head. "Someone needs to talk some sense into you guys." "I don't need sense. Just luck." The threshold to the lobby loomed ahead. With one last look over my shoulder, I blew a kiss in his direction. "Wish it for me."

Ellara Reed watched the world burn once. Betrayed by her family, abandoned by those she saved, she died in the ash of a failed camp with nothing left to give. And then she woke up. Reborn two weeks before the outbreak, Ellara has fourteen days to prepare. Now she's back, armed with an ability no one else has-a System in her mind that can store anything, upgrade everything, and bind survivors to her side... if she chooses. Her family wants her house. Other camps will bleed themselves for impure essence. But Ellara has a starving dog at her side, a bunker in the mountain, and the will to make sure this time the ending is different. The Fever is coming. The dead will rise. And only The Last Stronghold will stand.

* 2017 WATTY WINNER!* Blurb: Humans are at the top of the food chain and always have been. But what if they weren't? What if another took our place and decided to raise and exploit us as we have every other animal on earth? Welcome to a world after humanity... No one is exactly certain where the sibla came from. Some say they evolved from humans long ago, slowly taking power as their numbers increased. Taller, stronger, and longer-lived, than homo sapiens it isn't too hard to imagine. Now humans must face a reality in which they are no more than animals, domesticated beasts bred for their master's various needs and hungers. Rachel Turner is only eight years old. Born in Demin, one of the last remaining free human settlements on earth, she has never been forced to face the reality of life under a sibla Master, living a carefree existence in her hidden village. Magnus Kendrick is a sibla farmer with a sizable estate on which he raises all manner of livestock, from chickens, to sheep, to...humans. He is also the man destined to purchase Rachel's life. *Warning: This book contains a certain degree of gore and disturbing themes Beautiful cover by @my_fairytale 2016 Fright Fest Gold Winner Cryptic's Choice 2017 WATTY Winner ( Story Smiths category) *All Rights Reserved

Earth was invaded one year ago. By them, the Civ'its. They claim that they are only here to repopulate and then leave. We all know that's a lie; they don't plan on leaving or leaving any of us alive. I've escaped them once and don't plan to be taken again. Even if it costs me my life. ★★★ Ashtynn Underwood is a prisoner in the high maximum security prison, USP Ty. When Earth got invaded, her prison was put on lockdown. Each prisoner was inspected to see their use of the Droppers. She escapes with her life, barely, and is on the run with a new friend. After running for a year, her killer instincts are at an all-time high, constantly looking over her shoulder, not knowing if she will live to see the next sunrise. When she encounters a camp of sleeping soldiers, she encounters a man who stirs something in her, causing her to do something she vowed never to do again. She hesitated. ★★★ Rhett Vinson is an FBI agent living in Washington, DC. At the height of his career, he has never believed in the FBI more in his entire life. Until the invasion. Then, his entire life was flipped upside down. Accompanied by his partner and friends, Rhett journeys to Haven, a sanctuary located in Montana. Fleeing from Droppers for a year hardens anyone and makes anyone into a killer, but Rhett still tries to hold onto his humanity. But when a thief tries to steal supplies from him and his Unit, he realizes the thief isn't just anyone. She was the Ghost. And he hesitated.

The zombie apocalypse started in April. Hannah couldn't fathom how she was able to remember something so irrelevant, although when she has over a year of isolation from any other living human being it's startling as to how much detail and information one person can manage to reminisce. She was 15 years old when it began. Now, she was turning 17 and nothing had gotten better. If anything, everything had become harder. Human extinction was inevitable and the probability of surviving wasn't just slightly possible, it was impossible. Especially when she's alone. Disclaimer- Any similarities to other stories or films is purely accidental and not done intentionally. Obviously, I adopted the idea of zombies and do not claim to have created them.

We don't choose to die, we're designed too. It was just never the creator's plan for the dead to rise again. Zombies were the characters in our nightmares, the actors in our films and the taboo we'd all secretly admired. Never did we imagine they'd become our reality. Now every day is a battle for survival, a fight against the dead that seems to be creeping ever closer. We don't choose to die. We're designed too. * This story follows a small group of teens in a race for survival against the infected, with death, disease and the unshakable feeling that they're being stalked- life just got a whole lot harder. Highest ranking: #9 in Horror Wattpad Featured Story: 23/10/2017 Wattpad Zombies Gut Wrenchers: 12/12/2020 Winner of The Contemporary Reads Awards: Best Zombie Book and The Champion's Award

[Sequel Being Written] Everyone knows what to do in a zombie apocalypse, find shelter, get a weapon, stock up on supplies. Evelyn Duncan has it all. Her house is impenetrable, stock loaded with weapons and supplies, and it's one of the only places that still has running water and electricity. It even has a moat. Evelyn Duncan, however, does not like people, does not share, and always travels alone. Melissa Burrows is at the bottom of the totem pole. The unwilling leader to what is left of her group of survivors, she is determined to find them a safe place for them to call home. No more hiding in abandoned buildings without running water, no more rolling blackouts when transformers go down, no more scrounging for supplies in a world where supplies are more then limited. If she can take out Evelyn and take over her trade deals and her house, she, and everyone she's responsible for, would finally be safe. But she isn't the first person to think of that. From random citizens to the leaders of the new social groups, everyone wants a piece of what Evelyn has. But there's a reason why everyone's scared of her and why the people who challenge her disappear. Melissa is about to find out why. Accolades: 🥇 1st place winner: Philosopher Awards 2023

*THE UNEDITED VERSION* Beware of typos, errors, and general mistakes. This is a very, very rough draft. "I live in a place called Compound 4. We are one of ten different compounds placed at strategic locations around the US. It's been thirteen years since the virus overtook humanity, turning about ninety percent of us into zombies. I'm not sure how it started exactly; that's classified information. I do know that in order to save what was left of the human race, the president at the time took a bunch of really smart people and kids and relocated them into new 'protected' cities. My father was one of those really smart people. I was only five at the time, but I knew what was happening." Within the walls of the compound, Jay makes stupid mistakes, mistakes even she doesn't understand, putting everyone inside at risk. All because she can't shoot someone. All because she misses the wind in her hair, the flowers on the hillsides, the sound of crickets at night. All because she's different, the only person untouchable by the Virus. When the mistakes begin to duplicate, and a girl shows up who knows her name, everything begins to change in Compound 4. Highest rank in Science Fiction: #9

{WATTPAD FEATURED STORY, NOVEMBER 2017} Welcome to the Grove. Two years after a devastating sickness swept the planet, the surviving human population barricaded itself into walled cities, shutting off the outside. While these self-preserving men and women tried to repopulate the lost Earth, the remaining scraps of society, the children orphaned by disease, were thrust into the wilderness. This is the Grove. My people, my tribe. When the world denied us salvation, we banded together with only one common goal: survive. We call ourselves the Ravens. Welcome to the wild. MAY BE TRIGGERING IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19. PLEASE PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING/QUARANTINE //cover by @sophgray