Dead Run (Dead Run Series)
By Vanessa Booke
Genre: New Adult Post-Apocalyptic Romance
Release Date: TBA
Carly
Carly Rios was
supposed to go to college, forget about her first love, and live a normal life.
That was the plan until the whole world went to hell and the dead started
becoming…not so dead.
Forced to live in the same quarantine as her abusive stepfather, Carly is hanging on to life by a thread, as she dreams of a normal world outside of the community. But when tragedy strikes home, Carly has no choice but to try and escape with her brother Michael. On the night that Carly plans to leave the community, chaos erupts, causing her plans to backfire, unleashing the undead inside.
Now, Carly must reach out to Joshua Tremell, a man from her past, and the one who left her heart in pieces. Trusting Joshua is one of the hardest things she’ll ever have to do, but without his help it’s only a matter of time until Carly loses her brother Michael to the undead.
Joshua
Two months after returning from fighting over seas and coming home to face a world overtaken by the undead, Joshua Tremell is accustomed to death and losing the ones he loves. But when fate brings him back to his childhood sweetheart Carly Rios, Joshua realizes there are some things still worth fighting for.
Carly is the last person Joshua thought he'd ever see again, let alone in the same quarantine. Facing off shufflers isn’t easy, but the thought of losing the only girl he’s ever loved again, is even worse.
With a second chance at redemption, Joshua would give anything to save Carly and help her get her little brother back, but Joshua has more secrets than he can tell, and his past mistakes are bound to collide with the future he's dying to earn.
For Carly and Joshua, crossing the wasteland is just the beginning…
Forced to live in the same quarantine as her abusive stepfather, Carly is hanging on to life by a thread, as she dreams of a normal world outside of the community. But when tragedy strikes home, Carly has no choice but to try and escape with her brother Michael. On the night that Carly plans to leave the community, chaos erupts, causing her plans to backfire, unleashing the undead inside.
Now, Carly must reach out to Joshua Tremell, a man from her past, and the one who left her heart in pieces. Trusting Joshua is one of the hardest things she’ll ever have to do, but without his help it’s only a matter of time until Carly loses her brother Michael to the undead.
Joshua
Two months after returning from fighting over seas and coming home to face a world overtaken by the undead, Joshua Tremell is accustomed to death and losing the ones he loves. But when fate brings him back to his childhood sweetheart Carly Rios, Joshua realizes there are some things still worth fighting for.
Carly is the last person Joshua thought he'd ever see again, let alone in the same quarantine. Facing off shufflers isn’t easy, but the thought of losing the only girl he’s ever loved again, is even worse.
With a second chance at redemption, Joshua would give anything to save Carly and help her get her little brother back, but Joshua has more secrets than he can tell, and his past mistakes are bound to collide with the future he's dying to earn.
For Carly and Joshua, crossing the wasteland is just the beginning…
*Mature
Content Warning: 17+ for language, intense violence against the undead and
adult situations.
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About the author:
My name is Vanessa Booke and I live with my husband
Ryan and our three dachshunds Zer0, Zoey, and Zelda just outside of Los
Angeles, California. I love poetry and all things Jane Austen. I've been
writing since Jr. High, it started with poetry and eventually in high school I
began writing Fiction. My favorite genre to write in would have to be young
adult, or new adult. I currently work as a communications coordinator for a
charity, but I've also worked as a journalist. I have my Bachelor’s degree in
English Literature from Cal State University San Bernardino. In my free time, I
like blogging about books, thrift shopping and taking grand adventures with my
partner in crime.
Chapter 1 - Teaser:
“The only
good human being is a dead one.”
-George
Orwell
CARLY
I pull
the gun from the drawer but pause midway. My stepfather’s snoring has stopped.
Fear paralyzes me, and I freeze, still. Is he awake? Is he watching me? I hold
my breath, my eyes squeezed closed, waiting. Several seconds pass, and then
like clockwork, I can hear the sound of his snoring again. I look down at the
handgun and then back at my sleeping stepfather. I shiver in disgust at the
memory of his hands on me; no amount of soap could ever wash away how dirty he
makes me feel. My stomach rolls at the memory of the way he whispered how I
would always be his.
Not
anymore. I step into the hallway shutting the bedroom door quietly behind me. A
small sense of relief washes over me. I did it. Before I know it
I’m all the way down the hallway of our one story home. Tonight, is our last
night behind the safety of the community fences. It frightens me to think about
what’s waiting for us outside, but staying isn’t an option anymore. I stare
down at the gun in my hands. I’ve never held one until tonight. The sound of a
soft voice catches my attention.
It echoes
down the hall. Michael must be awake. I slip the gun behind me.
There’s no reason for him to see it; it will only scare and confuse him. He’s
been pretty quiet these past few hours. He keeps asking for our mother. I don’t
have the heart to tell him that she’s gone. The only thing left is a shell of
the woman she used to be. It’s been seven days since she became infected.
Thank you for having me!! <3
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