The Winter Plague Series by Quinn Blackbird

"If you tried to run, you know what would happen, Winter. I would hunt you down and burn the world to find you..."The world has gone to shit.All that's left are a few bands of rogue survivors, more dangers than ever, those violence-loving rotters, and me and my dog, Cleo.Well, it should just be Cleo and me. And it was, until-- I found them. A group of mercenaries in this plagued, wintery world. Once high-ranking soldiers, something has turned them dark in this new life we all lead... more"If you tried to run, you know what would happen, Winter. I would hunt you down and burn the world to find you..."The world has gone to shit.All that's left are a few bands of rogue survivors, more dangers than ever, those violence-loving rotters, and me and my dog, Cleo.Well, it should just be Cleo and me. And it was, until-- I found them. A group of mercenaries in this plagued, wintery world. Once high-ranking soldiers, something has turned them dark in this new life we all lead. And my darkness calls to theirs... Leo saves my life, Castle keeps me safe, and I'm torn between the two.Only, it's more than returned feelings that have them watching over me, and I quickly learn that my place in this group is not optional. I can't leave any time I want.I've been taken captive. And I see no way out. Not without breaking my own heart in the process. less

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS WINTER STORM BY QUINN BLACKBIRD. THIS IS A NEW EDITION‘The world above is rubble. Don’t ever doubt that I would burn it down to nothing but ash and ghosts—I would hunt you down, Winter, down to your last breath.’ I might just be one of the luckiest survivors in this world.Cities burn, rotters die off from starvation, but that happens above. Down here, in the bunker of the CDC, I am safe... morePREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS WINTER STORM BY QUINN BLACKBIRD. THIS IS A NEW EDITION‘The world above is rubble. Don’t ever doubt that I would burn it down to nothing but ash and ghosts—I would hunt you down, Winter, down to your last breath.’ I might just be one of the luckiest survivors in this world.Cities burn, rotters die off from starvation, but that happens above. Down here, in the bunker of the CDC, I am safe. So why is it I feel just as uneasy in these corridors as I did in the infected streets above? I found my sister, but that hole inside me still aches; Leo’s smiles don’t warm me anymore; and Castle’s fleeting touches don’t flutter my heart space.Am I empty even in the safety of this bunker? Or is that these walls seem more like a prison than a sanctuary?Something is happening at the CDC. And for once, I don’t seek out the secrets. I just hope they don’t find me.But when Leo goes missing, I can’t hide in the shadows anymore. less