The Beautiful Dead Series by Daryl Banner

She’s dead. In fact, the whole world’s dead. Every single person, apparently. Unburied and reimagined into a beautiful living-dead woman called Winter, she is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a quaint, peaceful city with no hunger, no sickness and no bills to pay. Her Second Life is perfect in every way possible... moreShe’s dead. In fact, the whole world’s dead. Every single person, apparently. Unburied and reimagined into a beautiful living-dead woman called Winter, she is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a quaint, peaceful city with no hunger, no sickness and no bills to pay. Her Second Life is perfect in every way possible. So why is she so bent on destroying it all? After angering the mayor, befriending rebel headless teenagers and igniting romance with a dark and brooding neighbor, she finds herself wrestling madly with a First Life she cannot remember and this Second Life she cannot accept. Not to mention the maniacal army of rotting corpses who want her dead. Again. But none of that matters in comparison to an even worse problem. There’s a guest in her house. A rude, good-looking man on the run ... a man with a heartbeat. less

*BOOK #2 IN THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD TRILOGY**It is recommended to read this series in order*THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD (#1)DEAD OF WINTER (#2)ALMOST ALIVE (#3)No one said being an Undead is easy.Winter’s Second Life became a lot more complicated when the Living moved into her hometown of Trenton. Undead neighbors fight with their Breathing ones. Food is sparse. And, worst of all, the season is taking a change for the colder... more*BOOK #2 IN THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD TRILOGY**It is recommended to read this series in order*THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD (#1)DEAD OF WINTER (#2)ALMOST ALIVE (#3)No one said being an Undead is easy.Winter’s Second Life became a lot more complicated when the Living moved into her hometown of Trenton. Undead neighbors fight with their Breathing ones. Food is sparse. And, worst of all, the season is taking a change for the colder.A desperate plea for help to a neighboring city turns deadly and soon Winter finds herself facing an old friend from her past whose plot to annihilate all life on the planet may have everything to do with her.And what about the man-with-the-heartbeat in her house? Is there even room for love in such a ruined, unforgiving world?New friends are made. Others are lost forever. In the dead of winter, no one is safe. less

This is Book #3 in THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD trilogy.It is recommended to read this series in order.The Beautiful Dead / Dead Of Winter / Almost Alive Twelve years have passed since the devastation. The world is changed. What once was a planet struggling to survive is now a planet bursting to life. The humans are thriving. Gardens are growing. Trees are reaching up to the sky and the Undeadly clutch on the planet is slowly letting go... moreThis is Book #3 in THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD trilogy.It is recommended to read this series in order.The Beautiful Dead / Dead Of Winter / Almost Alive Twelve years have passed since the devastation. The world is changed. What once was a planet struggling to survive is now a planet bursting to life. The humans are thriving. Gardens are growing. Trees are reaching up to the sky and the Undeadly clutch on the planet is slowly letting go.But what does that mean for Winter and her friends?In the wake of spring, the last of the desperate Undead gather, fighting to maintain their place in a world that no longer wants them. Mother Nature slowly but certainly works to purge the planet of the Dead, just when Winter thought she had finally embraced this Second Life.Her new friends are back and old nemeses return for the final chapter in Winter's Undead journey. less

I knew what I did would have consequences. I didn't realize it would bring the doom of the world. The president of the university isn't happy with me. Neither is the whole Living government, apparently. But I signed away the truth, swore myself - and all I know - to secrecy and all I need to do is keep up the appearance that my life isn't fundamentally changed by what I saw in the Sunless Reach. Of course that'll prove impossible... moreI knew what I did would have consequences. I didn't realize it would bring the doom of the world. The president of the university isn't happy with me. Neither is the whole Living government, apparently. But I signed away the truth, swore myself - and all I know - to secrecy and all I need to do is keep up the appearance that my life isn't fundamentally changed by what I saw in the Sunless Reach. Of course that'll prove impossible. After one defiant act that spins the whole campus out of control, I find myself once again face-to-face with the Living Dead, who apparently expect me to lead them in some great Revolution to take the world back as their own. Do I betray the living, who cast me away? Do I fight for the Dead, who hail me as their queen? Once again, the fate of the world rests in my hands, except this time, I'm not sure I have the strength to stop what's coming. And the very existence of Life itself may depend on what I do next.This is Book 5 in THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD series. It is recommended to read this series in order. Book #1: The Beautiful Dead Book #2: Dead Of Winter Book #3: Almost Alive Book #4: The Whispers Book #5: Winter's Doom Book #6: Deathless (coming soon) less