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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

Jude froze in place, his hand inches from Susan's arm, his chest rising and falling with quiet urgency. The smile on her lips trembled for a moment, as if even she didn't realize it was there. Her eyes darted around at the others - Zoey, Emma, Sophie, Lucy - who had all taken a slow step back. The air in the shrine thickened, like the bowl had exhaled something none of them could see.

"Susan," Jude said softly, his voice steady but low. "You're still here. You're still with us."

Her eyes locked on his, wide, shining with tears, but her body didn't move. She looked like she was listening to something far away.

"I don't want to be alone," she whispered.

"You're not," Lucy said gently, stepping forward. "We're here. We've always been here."

Susan's lips parted, her breath trembling. "But they're here too. Inside my dreams. Inside my skin. And sometimes… I can't tell which is real."

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