A Wattpad Featured story. As seen on The Huffington Post. Book One of The Eva Series, which has over 3M combined reads! A kick-ass young girl, a nation swarming with zombies, and a sweet romance that grows amongst the ruins. You'll find all that and more in this exciting and action-packed apocalyptic YA story. Readers have said it's had them on the edge of their seats, reading all through the night and still craving more. Eva was just an everyday girl, working as a waitress, hanging out with her friends, and falling in love. But her whole world changed overnight when a powerful virus spread throughout the country, transforming it into a wasteland of deadly disease and crazed zombies. With Australia cut off from the rest of the world and rampant with terror and chaos, Eva and her friends must do whatever they can to survive. Set in Australia, blood, gore, friendship and true love collide to make this tale of survival stand out from the rest. The Eva Series is guaranteed to make you smile, scream, cry and fist-pump the air as you go on a wild and dangerous ride with Eva and her friends. And it all starts here, as they rise. Are you ready? Hit the Start Reading button and get ready for a heart-thumping adventure. Previously titled 'Eva Wilde Vs The Zombie Apocalypse.' AS THEY RISE is the first in a series of books following her dangerous journey as Australia becomes an apocalyptic island. THE EVA SERIES: Book One: AS THEY RISE Book Two: WHILE WE FALL Book Three: BEFORE IT FADES **Please note: This is the first draft. Please excuse any typos or grammatical errors. I've just done a big re-write, edit and expansion of this, and it's now available on Amazon Kindle, iBooks, Kobo, Nook + Google Play here: jenmariewilde.com/books** Tweet me: @JenMarieWilde / #TheEvaSeries (Completed 01/01/2013)

Aurora Forde is a biracial sixteen year old from the bustling city of Los Angeles. Her father, Darrell, had a strong passion for dance, used to teach her dance moves daily since she was four years old. She also used to be on a team, but when her father died in a car wreck when she was nine, she abruptly stopped dancing. Her mother, Sarah, remarried another man named Brett approximately two years after the wreck. Brett abuses Aurora, and Sarah doesn't do anything to stop it. After Aurora's father died, Sarah has only neglected her. In addition to that, Aurora is constantly bullied at school, so she's quiet and depressed. In 1989, when Brett drops the news that they're moving to Detroit, she doesn't expect to befriend Marshall, or anyone else for that matter. Watch Aurora and Marshall's strong friendship develop into something more, and as Aurora falls in love with the one and only Marshall Bruce Mathers III. But with Marshall blinded by Kim, Aurora feels her love for Marshall is unrequited. So how long will Aurora be patiently waiting? *started April 25, 2015* *ended December 24, 2015* Sequel is Same Song & Dance.

Sarah tried to run away from all her problems, but when she returns to the world that once ripped her apart and meets Eminem. Will they both put their trust issues behind and allow their feelings to show or will their Past issue stop them from moving forward.