A.J. Halyard

The zombies were only the beginning. John Hall never asked to become anyone’s hero. He was just trying to keep himself alive when Hurricane McKenna turned New Orleans into a graveyard. But survival has a way of demanding more than good intentions. As impossible horrors emerge from the shadows, John discovers the undead are only one piece of a far older war. Things that shouldn’t exist stalk the darkness. Ancient powers move unseen. And the line between salvation and damnation is thinner than anyone ever imagined. With old allies missing, new enemies closing in, and the woman he loves hiding dangerous secrets of her own, John must decide what kind…

The dead are walking. The levees are failing. And Marine Gunnery Sergeant Ben Fenton refuses to go down without a fight. Hurricane McKenna is on the way. It’s the second Category 5 storm to threaten New Orleans in less than a month. But for Ben and the civilians forced to follow his lead, the storm isn’t the most dangerous thing they’ll face. Everyone knows zombies belong in the movies—until the first bite. As the floodwaters rise above the streets of the Big Easy, the undead attack. Ben’s got the skills to survive. Keeping everyone else alive is another story. Zombies bite. People lie. And sometimes, the scariest monsters still have…