A Zombie Apocalypse Giveaway!

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

A Collection of Monumental Romance Catastrophes

(Zombilicious Romances)

The world we once knew, is no more.

An outbreak of unknown origin has spread across the
globe, obliterating the food chain. From small animals to the human race, no
creature is safe.

Run, do not walk.

Do not look back.

Not for your loved ones. Not for anyone.

Save yourself.

The zombie apocalypse is upon us.

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Featuring these STORIES:

Love & The Apocalypse by E.B. Black

Zombiesdidn’t scare her as much as falling in love.

Zombies, Humans, and Love by Jessica de Barra

Finding love at the zombie capital of the world? Killer.

Undeath Becomes Her by Erin Lee

Sometimes,it takes dying to understand the living.

The Dark Side by Jan Springer

Two sexy men mentor Jenna for the Apocalypse and more…

The Z Sisters by Kat Parrish

Sisterhood is thicker than blood.

Sheriff Windermere by Cate Farren

Sheriff Ruth Windermere tackles the zombie apocalypse.

A Zombie Ate My Panties by Jocelyn Dex

Will her zombie eat her face or just her panties?

Deadies: Run For Your Life by Krystell Lake

Waking up to zombies was never the plan.

Loving Among the Dead by Dahlia DeWinters

She’s already risked her life. Will she risk her heart too?

My Zombie BFF by Liz Hahn

Best friends forever, takes on a whole new meaning when you’re a zombie.

Her First Bite by Krista Ames

Would Jayson be the first and last person she ever did?

Cherish the Carnage by Deelylah Mullin

When all hell breaks loose, can love make sense of the chaos?

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Blogtoberfest – Loving Among the Dead Playlist

It’s been a while since my first zombie novel, Loving Among the Dead was released through Loose Id. However, no matter how long ago I’ve written a book, the characters stay with me for quite a while. It takes a lot to get into a characters personality- how he or she walks, talks, behaves and reacts in certain situations, and this doesn’t go away very quickly.

With that in mind, I started looking through my Google playlists and found a list of songs I used to evoke moods with my two characters, Jude and Sky.

A little about the book: Jude is my female lead. When the zombie outbreak happened, she endured a scary journey from Philadelphia, where she was going to graduate school, back to Princeton (or thereabouts) where her parents’ lived. She’s a bit spoiled and a lot privileged, however, her parents were survivalists/hoarders, what have you, and they stocked their home with provisions and food, “just in case”. Though her parents are dead when she finally a makes it back home, she stays in her old boarded up home, the only person left alive in her neighborhood. It’s a lonely, scary existence, to be sure.

Then along comes Sky, traveling through solo on his way out of New Jersey to his home state of Tennessee. Before the apocalypse, he’d been a teacher in an urban district, having gone to college on a baseball scholarship.

The two meet in the stock room of a drugstore and Jude ends up allowing him to come stay with her. And as one would imagine, having been starved for human contact for many weeks, they cling together.

That’s the basic premise. The book continues with the push/pull of the relationship, where Sky wants to keep moving South, whereas Jude believes it’s safer to stay in one place.

All that being said, here’s a taste of their soundtrack. Some songs are hers, some are his, and some belong to them both. I’ve included a link to the playlist on YouTube, if you want a listen.

Jude	Sky	Both
Counting Cars – Snow Patrol	Faster – Matt Nathanson	Don’t You Forget about Me – Simple Minds
Time after Time – Cyndi Lauper	Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House	Follow you, Follow Me – Genesis
Invincible – Pat Benatar	Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones	Perhaps Love – John Denver
Like a Prayer – Madonna	Melt with You – Modern English	Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
Nobody Does it Better – Carly Simon	The Flame – Cheap Trick	Never Surrender – Corey Hart
Head over Heels – Tears for Fears	Sign Your Name – Terence Trent D’Arby	Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
A Matter of Trust – Billy Joel	Hey, Jude – The Beatles	Anthem for the Already Defeated – Rock Plaza Central

Blogtoberfest – Zombie Awareness Month

Welcome to October, or as I like to call it, thirty days of Halloween Eve!

This is one of the first posts of “Blogtoberfest” and it’s also Zombie Awareness Month!

So…..are you aware? More importantly, are you prepared?

Many people are caught unprepared, no matter what the emergency, whether it be a hurricane, snow storm or zombie apocalypse. This is according to the CDC, which has a page on how to prepare for any emergency event, up to and including a zombie apocalypse. If you don’t believe me, click here.

Again, are you prepared to “bug-out” at a moment’s notice? Your Kindle, table or extra-smart phone won’t be of much help when the ravenous, bloody-mouthed hordes of the un-dead start beating at your door. Well, maybe you can throw your device at them, but at the most it’ll only take out one or two.

Okay, now you’re all asking, Dahlia, what can I do to prepare for the zombie apocalypse or any other emergency that might occur?

Well, I’m glad you asked that. Here’s a list of items that are essential to surviving those first few days of utter confusion when there is no more room in Hell and the dead begin to walk the earth.

From the CDC Page:

Water (1 gallon per person per day)
Food (stock up on non-perishable items that you eat regularly)
Medications (this includes prescription and non-prescription meds)
Tools and Supplies (utility knife, duct tape, battery powered radio, etc.)
Sanitation and Hygiene (household bleach, soap, towels, etc.)
Clothing and Bedding (a change of clothes for each family member and blankets)
Important documents (copies of your driver’s license, passport, and birth certificate to name a few)
First Aid supplies (although you’re a goner if a zombie bites you, you can use these supplies to treat basic cuts and lacerations that you might get during a tornado or hurricane)

In addition to having this emergency kit, you should also have an emergency plan for your family. Zombies wait for no one, so mapping the quickest route out of the infected area (and alternate routes) should be of utmost importance. Does your family have a meeting place just in case you are separated? How about an out of state contact that you can either run to or touch base with to ensure members of a family are safe?

Remember, the farther away you can get from a hungry zombie, the better. And the more prepared you are for any emergency, the better off you and your family will be. Take the time today because……..

They’re coming to get you, Barbara…