Vertex Series by Soren Summers

Bloodied corridors. Mangled bodies. Deranged test subjects. Just another day at Vertex, a corporation devoted to perfecting humanity by any means necessary. It's up to Jarod Samuels to keep the hallways pristine and safe, but scrubbing bloodstains and bagging bodies is losing its luster. Then someone new joins his department, this man with a huge ego and an even huger mouth. Gabriel Anderson is infuriating but intriguing, as brash as he is beautiful, and almost enough to keep Jarod preoccupied... moreBloodied corridors. Mangled bodies. Deranged test subjects. Just another day at Vertex, a corporation devoted to perfecting humanity by any means necessary. It's up to Jarod Samuels to keep the hallways pristine and safe, but scrubbing bloodstains and bagging bodies is losing its luster. Then someone new joins his department, this man with a huge ego and an even huger mouth. Gabriel Anderson is infuriating but intriguing, as brash as he is beautiful, and almost enough to keep Jarod preoccupied. Almost. But between workplace hazards, psychic sociopaths, and a mysterious formula that alters the human body, Jarod's doubts are surging. Should he stay with the corporation, or run like hell? This is Vertex, after all, where the walls watch with glass eyes, the laboratories groan with secrets - and employee termination ends more than just careers. less

It's been one hundred and forty-five days since the world ended. Paragon has swept through the city of Pleasance like a reaper's scythe. Now the dead walk the earth, seeking the flesh of the living. Still Jarod Samuels refuses to die. As a hunter, Jarod safeguards the Hive, the ruined mall he calls home. He exterminates zombies to protect the city's last few survivors, and to keep Gabriel Anderson unharmed, their lives intertwined now more than ever... moreIt's been one hundred and forty-five days since the world ended. Paragon has swept through the city of Pleasance like a reaper's scythe. Now the dead walk the earth, seeking the flesh of the living. Still Jarod Samuels refuses to die. As a hunter, Jarod safeguards the Hive, the ruined mall he calls home. He exterminates zombies to protect the city's last few survivors, and to keep Gabriel Anderson unharmed, their lives intertwined now more than ever. But in a city ravaged by Vertex's corruption, there's no telling what dangers each day will bring, whether the threats within the Hive's walls might be deadlier than those without - or whether monsters from the past still lurk and linger in the city's shadows. less

The sighting of the second flare has kindled new hope in what's left of humanity. Perhaps there are other survivors outside the Hive. Maybe it's the military, finally come to save Pleasance from the horrors of Paragon. But neither flares nor optimism can erase the colony's bleak realities. Supplies are dwindling. Food is low, medication running out, and the garden won't ever grow enough to feed the Hive. And there's the small matter of the water from the river drying up... moreThe sighting of the second flare has kindled new hope in what's left of humanity. Perhaps there are other survivors outside the Hive. Maybe it's the military, finally come to save Pleasance from the horrors of Paragon. But neither flares nor optimism can erase the colony's bleak realities. Supplies are dwindling. Food is low, medication running out, and the garden won't ever grow enough to feed the Hive. And there's the small matter of the water from the river drying up. The Hive needs a miracle, and fast. With Gabriel Anderson at his side, Jarod Samuels seeks out the source of the flare and an antidote for the Hive's plight. But some mysteries are best left unsolved, some secrets left undiscovered - especially when the answers hide deep in the heart of the colossus. less