Teaming up with your neighbor during a zombie outbreak is a no-brainer, but if it turns out hes a vampire . . . the stakes couldnt be higher, in this infectious new paranormal romance from theUSA Todaybestselling author ofSpoiler Alert.

When Edie Brandstrup attempts to save her sweet, seemingly harmless human neighbor from the first major zombie breach in two decades, shes stunned to be saved by himand his ridiculously large swordinstead. As it turns out, he’s actually a super-old, super-surly vampire. But for all her neighbor’s newly revealed cynicism and lethality, Gaston “Max” Boucher (yes,Gaston) is unexpectedly protective. He wants her to stay in his safety bunker until the breach is resolved. Edie cant risk more innocent people getting killed, thoughand Max wont let her save them alone.

As they unravel a sinister conspiracy to set zombies loose on the world (again), the duo meet a host of lovable allies and discover they’re not the only ones willing to fight for the future of humanity. Despite the awful timing, Edie finds herself falling for the vampire whos helping her save the world . . . but all their dangerous plans could end their future before it even begins. As she and Max battle side by side, Edie must decide whether having a love worth living for also means having a love you’d die forand, in a world that grows deadlier by the minute, whether thats a risk shes willing to take.