My Zombie Pride [Anthology]

261 Pages·2016·0.68 MB·English

by  Hecht Stephani

With this Ring
When Darren meets concert cellist, Jude, he's
enraptured. Having gone as long as he has
without sex, Jude is not only the passionate lover
he's ever experienced, but he has an unusual side-
effect to his sleeping disorder. Jude rarely sleeps
and has a raging libido and a cock that won't quit.
Normally that would be a good thing, but there
are some strange things going on with moody,
secretive Jude. His teeth and hair seem to be
falling out. He also bleeds sometimes. Devastated,
Darren consults his writing partner, Titch, and his
agent, Suzanne. They ponder the problem. Is it
Viagra? Or is it crack or some other illicit drug?
Jude is offended. It's a family problem, he
assures Darren. His mom has it, so does his dad
sometimes. Darren wants to believe him and tries
not to stress. What kind of family problem does he
have? HIV? Hepatitis? Leprosy? He becomes
increasingly worried when Jude refuses to eat or
drink and often disappears. Soon, Titch tells
Darren he, too, is pretty ripe. With a huge TV deal
pending for a reality show, With This Ring, Darren
needs to decide just how far he is willing to go for
love, a hit TV show and for a wedding ring?
Louisiana Lust
Moudoca is the Voodoo king of New Orleans and
he is running a lucrative business…creating the
perfect men for a group of sleazy pimps. Only
thing is, it involves murder and these perfect men
are only good for a short time because they start to
decay…and crave blood. These perfect men are
zombies.
When pretty boy, Craven Beaumont, has the
audacity to reject the advances of the Voodoo
king, there will be terrible consequences. Moudoca
is highly insulted and wants revenge. He knows
that Beaumont's' exceptional good looks will fetch
a fair price so he puts him in the bottom of the
swamp and begins the process which will
transform him into zombie slut.
What the Voodoo king doesn't know is that
Craven isn't alone at the bottom of the swamp.
Something else lurks there, resting, waiting, and
his hunger for blood will change everything.
Love in the Bayou sometimes takes the most
unusual turn.
Salting Zombies
Avery Lyons has a problem. He's fallen head over
heels for Christian. Christian's not just any guy,
however, but someone who died in 1984 and has
just recently been brought back to life. But they
say you can't pick who you love and that's true,
even if that special somebody is a zombie. To be
fair though, Christian is the only zombie who has
a soul instead of a mad craving for a human
smorgasbord. Still he does like to bite.
On the run from the nefarious organization,
BOKOR and a bunch of evil zombies, Christian
and Avery join forces with a rat-tag group of
rebels. Even as they continue to fight for their
lives, the men grow closer together. But is
Christian as good as he as appears, or is he just
another brain-munching zombie waiting for the
opportunity to attack?
Foreword
I've worked in my local library as a volunteer
for the last few years collecting book donations
from the public each Saturday for our monthly
book sales. I know what books are hot, what books
are not…and what books the librarians are
desperate to get into stock.
Recently I was surprised to see Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies on top of the list. I was
amazed that we never got a single copy turning up
at our book sales and learned that people love this
book and won't give up their copies of it.
For those who haven't read these mash novels,
the original classics remain intact with zombie
stories woven into the mix.
As a Hollywood screenplay coverage reader, I
soon discovered Zombie movies, zombie books
and now Zombie TV shows are the new vampires.
It got me thinking…a M/M zombie romance
would be a blast. I thought three short books
gathered together in one volume by three M/M
authors working out of their comfort zone would
be hot, current and, I hoped, a fun project for us
all.
My thanks go firstly to our publisher, Tina
Haveman, who overcame her initial shock to snap
up the trilogy I pitched to her.
We came up with the title My Zombie Pride
together and she enlisted the help of Martine
Jardin to cook up a hot and spooky cover.
My second thanks go to my awesome co-author
D.J. Manly who said, "Sounds creepy, I'm in." I
could never have proceeded with this project
without him or my other frequent partner in
crime, the delectable and talented Stephani Hecht,
who also wanted to jump in and tackle the blood
and fun.
I'd also like to thank our dedicated and hard-
working Editor-in-Chief, Jay Austin, who took this
on in record time and adjusted all of our deadline
schedules to bring My Zombie Pride to our readers
so quickly--and in secret.
There are three very different stories here by
three authors who seek only to entertain and
enthrall…so ultimately, our thanks go to our
readers for coming along on this epic voyage with
us.
We love you.
A.J. Llewellyn
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ISBN: 978-1-55487-502-3
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Dedication
AJ - I dedicate this book to George A. Romero whose
zombie movies fueled my imagination for so many
years and to Mary Shelley whose Frankenstein is still
the ultimate monster novel of all time.
DJ - To those readers who expect the unexpected…
Stephani - To Lydia, one of my dearest friends.