Someone hurt her. The vicious scar on her neck tells Junk everything he needs to know about her past. But in his five years guarding the wall of the Safe Zone, he has never met anyone like Londyn. With rabbit-wide eyes and a steely, suspicious gaze, she refuses his help. He doesn’t want to leave her alone and unprotected in the Wastes, where raiders and the undead pick over the remains of their world.
Londyn has survived long enough to know there is no such thing as safe, especially not with a man twice her size, in an enclosed space, surrounded by the dead. But Junk is a solid mass of muscle that could only have come from a steady food supply. He’s also considerate and calm, with an easy smile that etches lines around his wide mouth.
When raiders attack, Londyn is forced into a fragile alliance with Junk that unleashes a dangerous attraction, challenging everything she believes about the world. Could the Safe Zone be real? And is it about to fall?
With intense romance, high stakes, and fast-paced action, prepare to be obsessed with the first in a trilogy of unforgettable stories of love in the ruins of the world. For fans of Claire Kent, The Last of Us, and H.M. Wolfe.
Originally published as “Junk” by Denzer, now re-released with extra chapters and a stunning new look.
what readers are saying
I’ve never even read a zombie story before but now I can’t wait for the next book in this series!!!
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The prose is top-notch. Their love scenes? CHEF’S KISS.
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Attention all lovers of romance, spice, post apocalyptic action, zombies : this book has it all.
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You’ll want to finish this in one sitting.
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The tenderness melted me perfectly, and the tension kept me turning the page.
Swoooon.
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Looking forward to the rest of the series!
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Ash Linden is a best-selling romance author living in rural Ireland with her husband and two kids. Her writing has appeared everywhere from respected literary magazines to frighteningly specific A03 tags. She holds an English and Geography degree from University College Dublin (UCD) and, when she’s not writing, spends her time undertaking inadvisable DIY projects and reheating episodes of the gay hockey show.
