The Kings and Queens of the Apocalypse Series by L.J. Anderson, Ashlyn Fables, Lark Anderson

When the zombie apocalypse hits, Selina is all but untouched due to her family's rural farm. Unfortunately, her hidden sanctuary is about to get invaded by brutal men. She can choose to give herself over to the intruders, or she can align with a very different kind of monster—one who makes his savage demands very clear.

What’s worse than a leg injury during the zombie apocalypse? When that injury belongs to your son.With the dead closing in, Suki is desperate to get her kids to safety. Luckily, just when all seemed lost, a tall, muscular man in black comes to her rescue.She's seen people like him before, culling the dead, but being on the side of the living doesn't make him safe. Unfortunately, with her son’s injury, she has no choice but to accept his help. Even if it means she must make a Desperate Bargain.

When the apocalypse broke out, Gabriel was desperate to save his sister. But she was nowhere to be found. After searching relentlessly, he learns she’s being held in the seedy underbelly of Lowtown, a newly formed stronghold of humanity. Enraged by what she’s been forced to endure, he’ll do anything to get her back from the men who enslave her. Even if it means igniting a war. Unfortunately, she’s not the same girl he left. She’s different. Angry. Brazen... moreWhen the apocalypse broke out, Gabriel was desperate to save his sister. But she was nowhere to be found. After searching relentlessly, he learns she’s being held in the seedy underbelly of Lowtown, a newly formed stronghold of humanity. Enraged by what she’s been forced to endure, he’ll do anything to get her back from the men who enslave her. Even if it means igniting a war. Unfortunately, she’s not the same girl he left. She’s different. Angry. Brazen. And all too eager to remind him they’re not blood related. less

If the apocalypse proved anything, it’s that the living are more monstrous than the walking dead.Imprisoned in the Keep, Amber is safe from the dead, but her existence is far from ideal. Hated by the women and desired by all the single men, she bides her time, determined to escape.Unfortunately, Cole, her captors’ unanointed leader, has taken a keen interest in her... moreIf the apocalypse proved anything, it’s that the living are more monstrous than the walking dead.Imprisoned in the Keep, Amber is safe from the dead, but her existence is far from ideal. Hated by the women and desired by all the single men, she bides her time, determined to escape.Unfortunately, Cole, her captors’ unanointed leader, has taken a keen interest in her. Older by decades and grumpy to the core, she must find a way to manipulate him in order to get what she wants, which is to return to the only thing she’s ever cared about.But when unexpected feelings surface, she begins to get second thoughts. Stuck in a no-win situation, she flees the only man she’s ever loved, hoping to save the one pure thing left in this world.Little does she know, Cole is a hard man to con, and her ruse plays straight into his plan. less

When Georgia finds out she’s pregnant during the apocalypse, she’s sure things can’t get any worse.She was wrong.Kidnapped by her father’s enemy, she’s kept below the earth, unsure of her fate. In true rock-bottom fashion, the mine shaft she’s being held in collapses, leaving her good as dead.Thankfully, Dane from the elusive Keep comes to her rescue.Tall, broody, and way too arrogant for his own good, Dane is determined to bring her back to her father and claim a reward... moreWhen Georgia finds out she’s pregnant during the apocalypse, she’s sure things can’t get any worse.She was wrong.Kidnapped by her father’s enemy, she’s kept below the earth, unsure of her fate. In true rock-bottom fashion, the mine shaft she’s being held in collapses, leaving her good as dead.Thankfully, Dane from the elusive Keep comes to her rescue.Tall, broody, and way too arrogant for his own good, Dane is determined to bring her back to her father and claim a reward. Unfortunately, first they have to trek through miles of wilderness to get to safety.Georgia hates Dane, and he thinks she’s too mouthy for her own good. But when their pent up frustration gets the best of them, sparks fly.As if things weren’t complicated enough.But Dane is just as much a villain as he is a hero. He seeks to claim Georgia and her baby as his own—which she is not having.Or at least that’s what she thinks. Because the more she tries to resist his cocky demands, the more she finds herself wanting to be Kept. less