Gracie Malone has made a lot of mistakes. She didn't mean to be her parents' problem child. She never intended for her stupid, silly fight with Cal to turn into their last fight. She definitely never imagined he'd decide he wanted to marry someone other than her. Running away from her problems seemed like an ideal solution until Gracie wound up 300 miles away from her hometown, alone and in even more trouble than she was in before she got to college. After all, she certainly hadn't meant to kill the first guy to ask her out on a date after she and Cal split up.

Getting rid of Brett's body was the easy part of committing murder. Gracie thought the worst was over when David dropped her back off at college with a believable alibi. She thought Brett's body was safely hidden in the depths of the swamp and that no one would ever find out that she'd been the one who helped put him there. She never dreamed that Deputy Kerry Longwood would find the evidence he needed to haul David in on murder charges less than a week after Gracie had committed her most unthinkable sin. Now Gracie is having to work together with Cal Walker, the ex-boyfriend she's still in...

It has been 28 years, 14 weeks and 9 days since a virus turned more than half of the world's human population into zombies. More than 95 percent of the population died within 6 months of the initial infection. Those who survived holed up wherever they could find safety. Pilar's parents found safety in the Cube, a building that was originally built as a prison for violent criminals. Her mother always told her the sacrifices they made to live in the Cube were worth it because they were safe. Pilar never questioned her safety until the day her parents disappeared without a trace from inside...

With the threat of a second zombie apocalypse looming, Seth, the High Priest of the Church of Chaos, has elected himself Judge, Jury and Executioner. His mission is simple: infiltrate the Cube and kill everyone he believes to be infected with the newly modified zombie virus. Pilar wants nothing to do with the slaughter, but her conscience won't allow her to walk away from Church of Chaos or the people of the Cube. Standing by Seth's side, Pilar struggles to accept her own role in the nightmare that is unfolding around her. Pilar's only hope for saving the lives of the people she grew up with...