Valor Amidst Decay by AJ Somers

“I won’t expect anything less than savage in this world.
Even if I have to be a monster to protect my own.”   Ending her vacation on a high note, Dahlia Danaher thinks nothing of the mass flight cancellations — until she’s in the strangely quiet terminals of LAX. Then she hears it. The sound of  the undead, transforming those around her into something other.   Something rabid.   As chaos unfolds, Dahlia’s protective instincts cement her path to clash with a man veiled in mystery. Someone who is no stranger to darkness.   Growing up as the brother of an Oyabun, Ren Ryūko is used to protecting his own— whatever the cost. He never expected to be indebted to a stranger. But Dahlia is less of a liability than she appears…   Thrown together amidst death, the unexpected craving for more than survival clutches Dahlia and Ren. As they battle the relentless decay, the past fights to resurface. Not only the shadows lurking within Ren’s mind but someone that Dahlia thought forgotten.   Somebody not willing to let her go.

Adult • Romance • Romance/Action and Adventure • Diversity Representation/Mental Health/Own Voices

Content Warning: • Sexual Assault (Attempted and mention of past assault. Not between MCs.) • Domestic violence (Brief implication to past relationship. Not between MCs.) • Mild Sexual Content (Consensual.) • Explicit language • Suicide/Self-sacrifice (On page) • Violence/Gore • Gun Violence • PTSD/Anxiety • Stalking • Death • Murder/Attempted Murder • Organized crime • Mention of Human/Sex trafficking • Kidnapping/Attempted kidnapping of child • Loss of a loved one, including parent(s) • Very brief mention of harm against animal (No explicit detail on page) • Mention of minor dating adult (Mention of 17 y/o with 20 y/o. Flashback, no explicit content describing relations at that time) • Violence involving children (Heavily implied mention of the loss of families and death of zombie child) • Use of alcohol (On page) • Mention of Marijuana use • Ends on a cliff hanger