Dead Reckoning
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Last published Sat, Oct 18, 2025
When the world ends, rivals become the only thing keeping each other alive.
Stella Quinn, a brilliant but sharp-tongued developer at a St. Louis gaming studio, can't stand her arrogant coworker, August Vale. He's the golden-boy programmer with a smirk for every situation. But when a mysterious blackout plunges the city into chaos and the dead begin to rise, the two are trapped together inside their office tower, cut off from the world.
As they fight their way through the burning streets of St. Louis, survival forces them closer, sharing warmth, danger, and secrets neither ever meant to reveal. Every step toward safety blurs the line between rivalry and desire. When trust becomes as vital as oxygen, love might be the one thing that can save them-or destroy them both.
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