Love, Life and Zombies in Azalea Springs
Azalea Springs
Start Over in Azalea Springs
To the rest of the world, Azalea Springs is a fortified post-disaster experiment called the Z-zone or Dead Town. To me? It’s the smartest move I can make for my future.
Twenty-six years of marriage, and it turned out to be a complete lie.
But I’m the one who was the backbone of my ex-husband’s business, and I’m making sure to walk away with what’s due. I have nothing to prove to anyone anymore. Especially him. I’m not looking for a handout, and I’m definitely done with fairy tales. I just want my peace.
But getting behind these massive concrete walls takes more than wiring a down payment. It comes down to a high-stakes Selection Day interview. I have to look the head of the town council in the eye and prove that a fifty-year-old woman, whose primary experience for more than twenty years is working without credit in her husband’s business and taking care of her home, can offer something to a community that has learned to rely entirely on itself, right down to using its own dead neighbors for power.
Behind the gates, the air is warmer, the blooms are gorgeous, and expectations are clear. To secure my place and my future in this fortress, I have to convince them I can live their way and that I’m worth it.
Start Over in Azalea Springs is my story, the moment I refuse to let a betrayal define me and choose the path that’s right for me so I can finally live on my terms.
My old life is officially over. It’s time to start over.
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Behind the Walls of Azalea Springs
A heartfelt and humorous romantic dramedy set in a town where the power is on, the gates are locked, and the zombies are just part of the local grid.
Twenty-six years of marriage. A daughter thriving halfway around the world. And a husband who was never actually there.
When the truth finally comes out, I don’t just walk away with a divorce; I walk away with what’s due to me and my peace. That’s how I end up buying into Azalea Springs. It’s a walled-in community where the gates stay locked, the expectations are clear, and the local zombies are safely contained on a farm just to run the power grid. For a woman determined to reinvent herself, this high-security fortress may seem irrational, but it’s the best plan for a simpler and secure future.
My secret passion is writing romance novels, and now I finally have the time, the space, and the quiet to do it, as long as I meet my service commitment to the community. No more corporate wife duties. No more fixing anyone else’s life. I am perfectly content keeping my house minimal, my circle small, and my days to myself.
Then I meet Mike.
He’s my new next-door neighbor, a gorgeous widower, and the contractor responsible for finishing the post-sale repairs on my side of the duplex. Sharing a single structural wall behind these concrete barriers makes it impossible to avoid him. He’s exactly the kind of hero I used to write about, which is a major complication for a woman who just swore off men.
In a town where every watt of power is strictly rationed and a breach in the fence could be fatal, the spark between us might be the most dangerous thing of all. Because the undead are safely locked away… but the man next door is about to tear down every single wall I have left.
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