Vicious Bargain (The Kings and Queens of the Apocalypse #5)

If the apocalypse proved anything, it’s that the living are more monstrous than the walking dead.

Imprisoned in the Keep, Amber is safe from the dead, but her existence is far from ideal. Hated by the women and desired by all the single men, she bides her time, determined to escape.

Unfortunately, Cole, her captors’ unanointed leader, has taken a keen interest in her. Older by decades and grumpy to the core, she must find a way to manipulate him in order to get what she wants, which is to return to the only thing she’s ever cared about.

But when unexpected feelings surface, she begins to get second thoughts. Stuck in a no-win situation, she flees the only man she’s ever loved, hoping to save the one pure thing left in this world.

Little does she know, Cole is a hard man to con, and her ruse plays straight into his plan. Rated '4/5 - Explicit open door' for steam/spice/heat level.