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Contagion (Dark Days Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Marcy G Dyer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 2: Dark Days

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Weaponized rabies and power hungry politicians make for a deadly combination. Zombies roam the earth. Three families stand to lose everything.

An obsessed megalomaniac dumps weaponized rabies around the globe creating the zombie apocalypse.

As the cataclysm spreads, three families search for safety, or risk becoming part of the bloodbath. Randi Martinez, a carpenter hired to build a fortress in the Texas Hill Country, determines to take her family there when the infection ravages San Antonio. Will she find solace for her tortured soul if she can save her family?

Scientist Reginald Barker and his family set out from Silver Penny, Colorado. He fights his way toward the Texas Hill Country to save his family and redeem himself for the chaos he created.

Joshua Barker an Austin Homicide Detective is determined to fulfill his responsibility to protect his brother, as he strives to reach his uncle's home in the Hill Country.

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I had toyed with writing a Christian zombie series. (I know, sounds counterintuitive, right?) While I thought about this, I knew I couldn't have the dead rising again because that doesn't make sense to me. However, one day my husband had some news program on I caught part of an interview with a scientist. Unfortunately, I didn't catch his name. He said a zombie apocalypse could occur (a very remote possibility) if a virus such as the rabies virus was modified to be more virulent. This triggered my imagination on weaponized viruses.I began to do some research on weaponized virus and one source said the U.S. and Russia have stockpiles of weaponized rabies on hand. While I realize anyone and everyone can post something on the web and both countries would never reveal what biologic warfare agents they have on hand, I could imagine rabies being used in this way.So, I began to write my series with zombie producing biological warfare. I hope you enjoy the books.

About the Author

Marcy G. Dyer is a retired Registered Nurse andsuspense/thriller/mystery author. Like so many other writers, she began writingat a very young age, but never took herself seriously as a "real"writer until about ten years ago when she began taking courses and learning thecraft of writing.
She has had books on the Amazon Best Seller list andAmazon New Books to Watch list.

Marcy is an alumnus of the Christian Writer's Guild andlong-time member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of EPIC. Shehosts a small critique group for ACFW and is involved in other critiquegroups.

For anyone seriously interested in becoming an author, she recommends astrong, diverse critique group to help authors hone crafts.

She has also been ajudge for the Grace Awards and Olympia contests and various ACFW contests.

You can find her at: marcydyer.com andfacebook.com/marcydyer

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07WTRSXXX
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2047 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1687566690

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Marcy G. Dyer is a retired Registered Nurse and suspense/thriller/mystery author. Like so many other writers, she began writing at a very young age, but never took herself seriously as a "real" writer until about ten years ago when she began taking courses and learning the craft of writing.
She currently has four books in this Desert Winds Series and the first book in the Dark Days Series available.
Marcy is an alumnus of the Christian Writer's Guild and long-time member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of EPIC. She hosts a small critique group for ACFW and is involved in two other critique groups. For anyone seriously interested in becoming an author, she recommends a strong, diverse critique group to help authors hone crafts. She has also been a judge for the Grace Awards and Olympia contests and various ACFW contests.
In addition to maintaining her website,http://www.marcydyer.com, Marcy hosts a blog to help those with autoimmune diseases. While many autoimmune diseases aren't visible, they still cause chronic pain and disability. If you would like more information, please visit http://gimpygal.com
She is also involved in Doxa Kids Street Children's Ministry. Doxa Kids, http://www.doxakids.org, is dedicated to providing a better life for the street children in Ukraine and Kenya. While this is a small ministry, they are making a difference in the lives of children.
She can be found at http://www.marcydyer.com and http://www.facebook.com/marcydyer
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BabaArnold

Great story

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2017

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I enjoyed this first book very much. I'm excited to read the next book in series. Keeps you on edge & so interesting it's hard to find a stopping place.
I'm not into these story lines usually but overall I think she created a great story. Marcy did an awesome job. I have read all her books & am very honored to be a friend & former colleague !

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Jessica Higgins

Chaos, rabies, zombies, and a heartfelt message!

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017

An altered strain of rabies that turns its victims into Zombies has been unleashed turning the world into chaos and leaving three families to fend for themselves and try to stay alive.

When scientist Reginald Barker develops a deadly strain of rabies, he doesn’t have any idea it will be released around the world and turn people into zombies, but he fears what could happen if it winds up in the wrong hands and has a special fortress built in Texas to keep his family safe. When the outbreak happens, he takes his family and tries to get to safety, a task that is not as easy as he hoped it would be. The contractor he hired, Randi Martinez, knows it is not her property but sees Barker’s development as the only safe place to take her family. Reginald’s nephews also know about the compound and head that way to stay safe. All three families are in a fight to stay alive and ease the torture they feel for different reasons.

Normally for me, a book about Zombies would not be a go to for me. I have nothing against them, just not my usual read. Contagion was an incredibly enjoyable read that left me foaming at the mouth for more. The story was fast and strong with so much that I enjoyed. The characters were all written in a way that made them relatable and easy to want to see them succeed. Even the characters it was obvious that were not meant to be liked were written in such a way I enjoyed reading about them. The story itself had a good message behind it of hope and redemption even when things look their darkest. Dyer did an excellent job with this story and I can’t wait to see what the next installment has to offer. I recommend this to readers that enjoy a thriller with a heart to the story, and enjoying reading about zombies won’t hurt either.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within are my own.

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