The Deadlands by Minerva Hart

From the author of 'Primal Instinct' comes a new, exciting story about love, loss, and change.

This land was once known as 'America'. Land of the Free. Home of the brave. All that jazz. Now, it's the Deadlands. A hellscape ravaged by the Splicer's Sickness, a virus that turns its victims into mindless animal-human hybrids known as - you guessed it - splicers. They're vicious, carnivorous sons of bitches driven by a single impulse: To infect as many humans as possible. And if they don't kill you, many depraved and desperate survivors will. Many would say that they're worse than the splicers, which are at least predictable in their ferocity.

If you want to stay alive, you have three choices: First, you can either join the Safe Zones, where you will either join the military's ranks of child soldiers or be an expendible, exploitable citizen. Second, you can join one of the many communities that have formed over the years. More often than not, they have walls, weapons, and food they've grown themselves. Lastly, you can go it alone. Hide yourself away in a big, comfortable fortress and keep yourself safe - both physically and emotionally.

No matter what you choose, heed this warning: Steer clear of New York City. A strange flag flutters from its buildings, and the people there talk of bringing back the good old days... by any means necessary.