Romancing The Zombie

The zombie--popular culture's undead darling--shows no signs of stopping. But as it develops to suit changing audience tastes, its characteristics transform. This collection of new essays examines the latest incarnation, the romantic zombie, a re-humanized monster we want to help, heal and connect with rather than destroy. The authors discuss our increasingly sympathetic view of the reanimated dead as more than physical bodies devoid of life and personality. Their essays cover a range of topics, including audience obsession with Apocalyptic love; the problem of a kinder, gentler undead; the millennial reinvention of the "sexy zombie"; and "uncanny valley romance."

Mitch finds the perfect woman in Sharon: beautiful, smart, sexy. Except for one tiny little secret. Sharon has special dietary requirements. And Mitch won't find that served at any restaurant...

The Amazon Best-Selling Series is available in one book! "5 Hearts for Alexis & Blake" - Romance Between the SheetsZombies are on the loose in New Orleans and of all the End of the World scenarios, Alexis Winter wasn't prepared for this one. But, an apocalypse is an apocalypse and she should have this covered. She has been "prepping" for the last three years. The problem is location and timing. She's stuck downtown and she has to get to her house on the outskirts of the city so she can get her supplies and bug-in (for the "non-peppers" this means hole up and stay safe).Agreeing to work on a Saturday is now coming back to bite her on the ass big time. Hopefully, it won't be a literal bite by the walking dead.Luck favors the prepared, and as luck would have it, it comes in the form of the ridiculously hot Blake Miller and his business partner Zach James. Former military men, current mercenaries, Blake and Zach have everything a girl needs to survive the zombie apocalypse.SHTF. RUN. FIGHT. LIVE. JUSTICE. HONOR. The entire NOLA Zombie series. The stories follow a group of survivors and their quest to stay alive in a world gone to Hell. And in that process of survival to find a little bit of hope and maybe even love. Can there be a happily ever after in the NOLA Zombie world? You'll have to read to find out...Zombies, sex, romance and carnage...you can't get any better than this.Be warned, there will be monsters, living and dead, there will be very intense sex scenes (m/f, m/m/f) and there will be a lot of violence.**This book contains all 5 books + the prequel of the NOLA Zombie series. This is a zombie apocalypse with a lot of romance, including a menage romance within books 1 through 3.

Romance ain't dead...it's undead. In this thrilling zombie anthology, horror fans will finally get their fill of zombie-on-zombie action, zombie-human love, and zombie smut. Because why should vampires have all the fun? This collection of never-before-published short stories includes: --"Revanants Anonymous" by Francesca Lia Block: two zombies meet at a Revanants Anonymous meeting and when sparks fly they wonder how "dead" they really are --"I Heart Brains" by Jaime Saare: a widow and a dead man get a second chance at love --"Captive Hearts" by Brian Keene: zombie plagues can't stop a woman from caring for the man she loves --"Everyone I Love is Dead" by Elizabeth Coldwell: what happens when your true love comes back from the dead--after you've already moved on with a new man? --"Last Times at Ridgemont High" by Kilt Kilpatrick: an electrifying zombie romp --and many more!

It’s 2017, and a raging virus has drastically reduced the world’s population of men, transforming all but a fraction into a race of putrid, brain-dead zombies. So what’s single, ambitious 23-year-old Hattie Cross to do for fun, not to mention romance? In this hilarious marriage of post-apocalyptic fiction and supersmart chick-lit with a wry twist, novelist Lynn Messina spoofs dating manuals, monsters, and the superficial media world, all the while creating a feisty, funny heroine with heart.

Seattle. Summer. So much blood.Having fled the zombie outbreak in their hometown of Lynden, Violet and Fynn are on the run in an abandoned SUV. Desperate to find her mother and sister, Violet has driven Fynn to Seattle with her; but with very little petrol and even less of a plan, time is running out for the duo. Like Lynden, Seattle has become a post-apocalyptic battlefield of the undead, where death is imminent, and survival is a victory. Arriving at the hospital where Violet's mother, Elena, is a nurse, Fynn and Violet encounter the apocalypse firsthand. The walking dead have spread like a plague - and if they don't find Elena here, Violet and Fynn will be forced to travel further into the zombie-infested city to try and rescue her last remaining family members.But all is not as it was in Lynden. The zombies are learning to adapt to their surroundings - and fast.While the undead used to flounder blindly, relying mostly on their sense of smell, the zombies in Seattle are developing superhuman strength and sensory superpowers that enable them to hunt human flesh with even deadlier speed and accuracy. Mutant spider-like creatures scale buildings, local pets become life-threatening, and human traits are amplified with ferocious intent. Faced with deserted streets and ever-stronger zombie attacks, Violet and Fynn need each other more than ever as they advance deeper into this dangerous new world.But are the two fugitives really as alone as they think? Could there be others who have survived the flesh-eating pandemic - a last remaining hope for a world under attack? Or are Violet and Fynn the sole survivors of the deadliest summer in living memory?Amidst the chaos, Violet is realizing that there is more to Fynn than his tough exterior...and has he always been that handsome? While life as they know it crumbles around them, the pair find solace and safety in each other. But does Fynn remember their first kiss the way Violet does? Or is their chemistry a passing connection, forged out of desperation in their terrifying circumstances?

I belong to five dead brothers, and they belong to me. The six of us are connected now, in ways you couldn't imagine. They're not just constantly inside my head with their thoughts and feelings, they're inside me. And although I'm kinda dead like them, I've never felt more alive. I must be crazy, insane even, but I've fallen hard for my five zombie kings. I'm in love with Thorn, Blade, Dagger, Axe, and Pin, and I'm going to have their babies. Lots of them. Being like them has changed my life, but I know my work as a scientist isn't done. Far from. There are many things we need to figure out before the first of our young makes their arrival... The world isn't ready for us, so I know things won't be easy. But soon, I don't think anyone will have a choice.Especially after a few people wake up changed from my bites. One of them being my ex-best friend. Book One of this series can be found in the Infectious Affections boxed set - Available now. This book features five gorgeous men who fiercely love one woman.18+ Not intended for readers who do not enjoy sex.

Romance and zombies collide in the riveting sequel to Love in the Time of the Dead. Four years into the Dead outbreak that ended the world, Vanessa Summers has been so burned by love, she swears she will never trust a man again. But Sean Daniels, guard leader of Dead Run River, isn’t just any man. When past lovers return to the colony, things get complicated. Desperate to rid herself of the heartache, Vanessa signs up for a supply run that will test her mettle as a guard in training. Sean volunteers to lead her team, and his hungry looks say it’s more personal than professional. Danger comes from all sides as they scavenge Dead-infested cities, and as her attraction for Sean deepens, Vanessa finds her head and heart at war with each other. He clouds her judgment, and the slightest misstep could spell disaster outside of the safety of colony gates. A race back to the safety Dead Run River could save a teammate’s life, but trouble has been brewing back home. Laney Landry, the woman who broke Sean’s heart, is in trouble, and Vanessa must decide whether to take back the Denver colony beside the man she’s falling in love with, or bow out of an attraction that terrifies her.