"Never tease anything that wants to eat you. My name is April Tate and my blood is the new gold. Vampires and hybrids have overrun my world, once vibrant with life, but now a graveyard of death shrouded in shadows. I fight to survive; I fight for my mother and brother. The journey is full of turns that I am quite unprepared for. And I'm just hoping to make it to the next Vegas sunrise..."
In a post-apocalyptic world, a viral epidemic has wiped out most of the earth’s population, leaving behind few humans but untold numbers of mutated vampires. April is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives in the remains of Las Vegas one year after the outbreak. She has become a ferocious vampire killer and after her family is abducted, she goes searching for them. What she finds is a new breed of vampire, unlike any she has seen before. Unsure of whom she can trust, she discovers that her view of the world is not as black and white as she once thought, and she's willing to bend the rules to rescue her family. But in trying to save them, she may only succeed in bringing her fragile world crashing down around her.
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For my parents, Juanita and Alfonso
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, thank you to God.
I want to thank the following people who have stood by me and helped me every step of the way. I appreciate you more than I let you know. I’m indebted to you.
My brother Juan Manriquez-love you and thanks for the awesome photography. Amy Conley-your friendship and feedback is immeasurable. Scott Prussing-your continued support and encouragement are invaluable. JT Lewis- you’re the best beta reader ever! Thanks for pushing me to keep torturing poor April! Michael K. Rose- your advice has been phenomenal, thank you for all you have helped me with. Jenna Kay, Madison Daniel, Kyani Swanigan, Linna Drehmel-your friendship and prayers have been soul quenching. Madison, thanks for lending me your musical talents for the book trailer, you rock, literally. My family at Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing, for being the best literary family ever, love you!