Once Bitten, Twice Dead »

Thrills, chills, and a smoldering sexy hero combine to unforgettable effect in Bianca D'Arc's irresistible new novel of paranormal romance...

When police officer Sarah Petit investigates a disturbance in an abandoned building, she expects to find a few underage drinkers. Instead, she's attacked by creatures straight out of a horror movie. Waking a week later in a hospital, Sarah is visited by Special Forces soldier Captain Xavier Beauvoir. The zombies who attacked Sarah are the result of military research gone terrifyingly wrong, and Sarah's immunity to the virus makes her the perfect person to help Xavier eradicate them. But his smooth Cajun accent, whiskey-colored eyes, and dizzying kiss are risky to her in a very different way.

Sarah attracts danger like a magnet—and the smart, fearless cop attracts Xavier too, instilling a bone-deep need that's undermining his steady façade. Enlisting her aid is a necessary gamble, but vicious undead creatures are not the only enemy they face. And the only way to keep each other safe is to trust in an instant connection that could be their greatest strength—or the perfect way to destroy them both...

Publishers Weekly

E-book author D’Arc makes her print debut with an action-oriented, unpolished romance amid zombies. Police officer Sarah Petit finds herself in the middle of a zombie attack on a call she expects to be routine. After she fights off her attackers, Green Beret Capt. Xavier Beauvoir shows up at the hospital and tells her she’s one of the few people immune to a disease accidentally developed by the American military. Together they face the monstrosities being created by cookie-cutter villain Sellars, and also discover a dangerously distracting mutual attraction. The sex scenes are hot but undermined by corny dialogue (“I think there’s voodoo in the air when we touch like I’ve never felt before”) and repetitive descriptions of inner thought. The romance is refreshingly between humans, and the zombies are unambiguously monstrous, but the story never truly lives up to its promise. (Mar.)