Valor Amidst Decay EBook

Blurb:

“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.

Tropes:
Slow burn (Spice will be in book 2)
Angst
Protective MMC
Morally gray MMC (&family)
Action/High stakes
Suspense
Zombies
Beginning of found family
Yakuza/Organized crime themes

Triggers/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
Mention of possible terrorist attack/Chemical warfare (By unknown group)

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 (Implied mention of the loss of families and death of zombie
child)
Use of alcohol (On page)
Car accident(s)
Mention of Marijuana use
Ends on a cliff hanger.