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The world ended. His wife betrayed him. Now he’s stuck on a tropical island... with twelve beautiful women—and a deadly secret beneath the sand.

Jude thought escaping the zombie apocalypse on a cruise ship was salvation.
He was wrong.

After a cruel twist of fate leaves him stranded and betrayed, he wakes up on an island that seems like paradise—but the truth is far more dangerous.

He’s not alone.
Twelve mysterious women.
No way out.
And the undead? They're not the only threat hunting him.

Will Jude survive the secrets of the island… or become part of them?

Stuck in an Island with Twelve Beautiful Women

"They're speaking again," she said dreamily. "I can hear them. I think they want me."

Emma stepped forward. "Stella. Come back. Please."

But it was too late. Stella stepped backward into the thicket, and vanished.

Jude rushed forward, pushing aside vines and low branches. On the other side, nothing. Just forest. No trace.

It was nearly nightfall before they returned to camp, heads bowed, shoulders tight. No one asked about Stella. No one mentioned her. Rose welcomed them back with smiles and open arms, her voice velvet and soft.

"She's part of something now," she said, brushing Jude's cheek with her fingers. "We all are."

That night, the fire crackled too loudly. The food was too warm. The stars too still. Jude couldn't sleep.

He sat by the tree line while Sophie dozed nearby, her hand clutched around his arm. Emma sat with Natalie by the stones, whispering softly.

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