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Book 2
by Lori Whitwam
After being rescued from a brutal band of marauders, Ellen Hale rebuilt her life in the fortified neighborhood that became her home. A heartbreaking decision and devastating loss pushed her to become a fierce fighter, because weakness only got you and those you loved killed.
Now her community is facing a deadly threat, and Ellen has another choice to make.
Ellen volunteers as a member of fallback team three, tasked with establishing a temporary refuge for their citizens in the event their community is overrun by the enemy. As the danger intensifies, she and her adopted sister, Melissa, set off with the rest of their team on the road trip from hell.
Their mission is cloaked in secrecy, but suspicions of a traitor arise.
Something is affecting the zombies’ migration patterns, and when blacksmith Tyler Garrett is discovered trapped in a farmhouse, the team refuses to trust him. But Ellen believes his story, and it’s not just because of his rugged, blond good looks and soft-spoken manner—his skills can greatly benefit their team.
As the team struggles to reach the fallback, previously secure locations are overrun, and their chances of success seem remote. With the likelihood of a traitor nearly certain, and the lives of everyone she loves at risk, Ellen must figure out who to trust before the traitor—or the zombies—destroy them all.
Is there a spy among the fallback team,or is there another threat lurking in the Kentucky hills?
Chapter Three
“You couldn’t have stopped him,” I said gently. I was familiar with Mason’s sadistic nature and penchant for blood. I’d been his damned bloody canvas too many times.
“I know that now,” Melissa replied, “but I didn’t then. I started struggling, and the guy hit me. Mom started screaming again and fought like crazy. She caught Mason a good one in the face, and he lost it. He hit her, and she fell. Then…” She swallowed and looked back and forth between Rebecca and me, not speaking until we raised our eyes to hers. “Then he cut her. He took that butterfly knife of his, and he cut her throat.”
Rebecca uttered a soft fuck and stood, moving stiffly to the kitchen window.
I couldn’t help it. I was crying, tears silently burning down my cheeks, even if Melissa’s eyes were dry. I flashed back to Mason shooting Matt in the warehouse, and his body sliding to the floor. It was…too much.
“So that’s it,” Melissa said. “We stayed where it was familiar, like as long as we were quiet and patient nothing bad would find us. You can’t get hung up on familiar. You have to think about changing, even if you don’t want to, before you decide what to do. Falling back on familiar just because it feels safe is a sure way to get killed.”
We both stood up then, and I pulled her to me in a tight hug. And finally, she cried. Rebecca stood stiffly a short distance away, looking very much like she needed to kill something. Or several somethings.
Once the tears subsided and faces were mopped, I said, “I get it now, honey. I see why you’re willing to go, and I know how hard it was for you to make that decision.”
Rebecca grabbed her sword sheath and strapped it over her back. She gave Melissa a hearty slap on the shoulder—again, comforting wasn’t really in her skill set—and said, “Well, chicks, it’s about that time. Let’s go find out if we’re hittin’ the road.”
Fifteen minutes later we had our answer. We were leaving the Compound. We were all officially part of fallback team three.
Time for a post-apocalyptic road trip.
http://www.limitlesspublishing.net/authors/lori-whitwam/
I LOVE zombie reads. I love them even more when they feature a strong, intellectual, female lead, who has just decided to give back just as hard as she gets.
This read was absolutely brilliant. The whole premise is similar to most zombie reads, in the sense that there was an outbreak and after the outbreak people must find a way to fight back. However, this story is different in the sense that our main character has dealt with being trampled on and pushed round by the coming of the zombie age, and now she’s decided she’s had enough. She makes the decision to stand up and start fighting back, with everything she’s got.
I really like out main lady. She was written with a great attitude, strength, power, intellect and a plethora of snarky comebacks. She has a load of depth and really responds well to all the things that are thrown at her. I often stopped to think ‘yeh, I’d be like this is I were in the Z age.’ It was easy to really latch onto her and start to like both her and what she stood for – a comeback and chance at life for people.
The pace of the story was great. It had great actions sequences, really getting you into the scene, enough that I felt I may need to start wielding my own weapons of choice. These scenes were fast, fun and exciting. We were also left with loads of time to get to know our character, just why they are where they are and how she thinks. With this blend of action and depth, I really found the read rather addicting.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I will be looking out for more by this author and highly highly recommend you check this book out, especially if you are a zombie reader.
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Lori spent her early years reading books in a tree in northern West Virginia. The 1980s and 90s found her and her husband moving around the Midwest, mainly because it was easier to move than clean the apartment. After seventeen frigid years in Minnesota, she fled to coastal North Carolina in 2013. She will never leave, and if you try to make her, she will hurt you.
She has worked in public libraries, written advertising copy for wastewater treatment equipment, and managed a holistic veterinary clinic. Her current day job, conducted from her World Headquarters and Petting Zoo (her couch) is as Managing Editor for Limitless Publishing, as well as editing for a select list of indie author.
Her dogs are a big part of her life, and she has served or held offices in Golden Retriever and Great Pyrenees rescues, a humane society, a county kennel club, and her own chapter of Therapy Dogs International.
She has been a columnist and feature writer for auto racing and pet publications, and won the Dog Writers Association of America’s Maxwell Award for a series of humor essays.
Parents of a grown son, Lori and her husband were high school sweethearts, and he manages to love her in spite of herself. Some of his duties include making sure she always has fresh coffee and safe tires, trying to teach her to use coupons, and convincing the state police to spring her from house arrest in her hotel room in time for a very important concert. That last one only happened once—so far—but she still really, really appreciates it.
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Hello, Bri here! I'm the artist behind Natural Bri - Pursuits of Life. This blog originally started when I moved to the UK to go to uni. I was lucky enough to meet the love of my life, and now husband, Gareth; in my university caving club. After a year of being close friends, we got engaged in the 'crazy' way that describes our life together: a 19 hour caving trip of insane proportions- involving some mental traversing, tears (scared and happy), numbness and a lot of mud; culminating in my husband going to one knee and explaining that's why we HAD to make the end. 4 years, and many adventures later we were married. He is my rock. We can't quite say we are the opposites attract flavour, we are exactly the same- copies of each other who only work when together. Together we are exploring the depths and heights of the world, and life.
Reply Goddess Fish Promotions July 17, 2015 at 10:02 Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for hosting!
Reply Lori Whitwam July 17, 2015 at 13:45 What a nice review! I’m so glad you liked Fallback, and thanks for hosting!
What a nice review! I’m so glad you liked Fallback, and thanks for hosting!
Reply Sandy S July 17, 2015 at 14:37 Congratulations on the new release.Wonderful excerpt and review!
Congratulations on the new release.Wonderful excerpt and review!
Reply Paula Perkins July 17, 2015 at 19:16 This is one of Lori Whitwam’s best books!
This is one of Lori Whitwam’s best books!
Reply Patrick Siu July 18, 2015 at 00:27 I have enjoyed learning about the book. Thanks for sharing it.
I have enjoyed learning about the book. Thanks for sharing it.
Reply Betty W July 18, 2015 at 03:49 Great post~thank you for sharing!
Great post~thank you for sharing!
Reply Bri Wignall July 24, 2015 at 07:27 You are very welcome!
You are very welcome!
Reply Melanie Simmons @mlsimmons July 18, 2015 at 14:46 I’ve been looking for more zombie reads. I haven’t read many, but I know I want to try new ones. This looks great. I have not seen this before. Thanks.
I’ve been looking for more zombie reads. I haven’t read many, but I know I want to try new ones. This looks great. I have not seen this before. Thanks.
Reply Bri Wignall July 24, 2015 at 07:27 It is a great read. I delve into quite a lot of them and this was brill!
It is a great read. I delve into quite a lot of them and this was brill!
Reply Betty W July 19, 2015 at 01:57 Great post! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the book!
Great post! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the book!
Reply Bri Wignall July 24, 2015 at 07:26 Ta! You are very welcome. I am glad you enjoyed.
Ta! You are very welcome. I am glad you enjoyed.
Reply Ree Dee July 23, 2015 at 09:31 Great excerpt! I want to read more! Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
Great excerpt! I want to read more! Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
Reply Bri Wignall July 24, 2015 at 07:19 Ta! Good luck on the giveaway!
Ta! Good luck on the giveaway!
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