On a first-class flight, Bruce encounters a service dog that’s only slightly less annoying than the woman who owns it. What no one realizes is that, thanks to a monkey bite, the dog is now a vector for a plague that will soon sweep the planet.<br><br>A sexy, young flight attendant named Burk offers to help Bruce home and to stay with him while on break. Burk organizes Bruce’s home for survival as they watch civilization begin to fall apart. Slowly, they collect others in need, including a young transman. When they hear cathedral bells calling the survivors to come together, they all pitch in to help.<br><br>Can love bloom amidst the apocalyptic death and destruction?

Blue Plague: The Great Silence

I smelled something good cooking, though I had electric appliances, so didn’t figure that out until later. Burk had brought the neighbor’s barbeque grill from their back porch over onto ours and was cooking right outside the kitchen door. His cleverness and quick thinking never failed to amaze me.


While we were alone, Talia said, “I should have just let them rape me. Then Tad would still be alive.” She looked so depressed and guilty, I couldn’t just leave it alone.


I said brusquely, “Likely, they’d have raped him, too. You did the best you could, and in my opinion, it was a pretty damn good best.”


She looked at me like she’d never thought of anything like that ever happening, but her shocked expression soon faded to a crumpled mess. Then with a deep breath, she managed to compose herself. “I suppose you’re right.” She sighed. “Thank you for that. I think.” She shuddered, and then we both drank some wine.


Chapter 27