American Rapture

(Hardback, Large Print Edition)

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A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust.

Sophie, a good Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way she discovers there are far worse fates than dying a virgin

The end times are coming.

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Leede combines an end-of-the-world story with a new twist on zombies. Those who loved Leedes style in her debut, Maeve Fly, will enjoy this grimly complicated story.

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"Full of action, gore, and heartbreak, this book will appease postapocalyptic-fiction fans looking for a fresh title to scratch the horror itch."

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Author Bio

CJ LEEDE is a horror writer, hiker, and Trekkie. She is the author of Maeve Fly and American Rapture. Her debut novel Maeve Fly won the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award and Splatterpunk Award, and earned a Bram Stoker Award nomination.