More than Survival (A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story Book 1)

More than Survival (A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story Book 1)

Kate L. Mary

A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story series

  • 4.0 out of 5
  • 283 ratings
  • 127 pages
  • PG-13

Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13

Set after societal collapse, the novel follows a young adult woman hidden for years and a stranded man who meet in harsh winter conditions. Their relationship mixes survival chores, fear of outsiders, and growing trust with recurring romantic and physical intimacy between consenting adults. Parents should expect moderate profanity throughout stressful scenes, brief strong language, non-graphic but clear sexual tension and lovemaking, disturbing adult imagery the heroine discovers, and moderate violence including wounds, an assault, and deadly confrontation. Themes of past trauma and loss appear in backstory without focusing on child characters.

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Reviews first uploaded October 11, 2026 10:00 am. Page updated October 11, 2026 10:00 am.

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Crude Mild

6

Occasional mild put-downs about foolish behavior appear in conversation and reflection; most other sampled crude-adjacent wording falls under general profanity rather than vulgar jokes.

Amazon reviews mentioning crude

Specific words
  • idiot: 3
  • stupid: 2
  • suck: 1

Profanity Moderate

52

Characters and the narrator often use mild to medium-strength swearing and insults when scared, injured, embarrassed, or angry, including self-directed remarks and name-calling toward antagonists.

Amazon reviews mentioning profanity

Specific words
  • shit: 19
  • damn: 13
  • hell: 12
  • ass: 5
  • bastard: 2
  • butt: 1

Sex Moderate

1

The story centers on adult romantic and physical tension in an isolated survival setting. There are detailed thoughts about bodies, undressing for wound care, intimate touching, adult-only printed material depicting nudity and sexual acts, and consummation between willing adults; reader comments describe drawn-out tension and on-page lovemaking without treating it as the sole focus.

Amazon reviews mentioning sex

Specific words
  • nude: 1

Violence Moderate

24

A collapsed-world survival plot includes impalement and bleeding injuries, snowbound hardship, a physical struggle with hostile men, implied lethal defense with a blade, references to a loved one found dead, and hunting-related bloodshed; gore is present but not constant.

Amazon reviews mentioning violence

Specific words
  • blood: 16
  • bleed: 4
  • kick: 3
  • stab: 1

About this book

Like a little heat with your apocalypse? Full of end of the world survival and steamy romance, the Zombie Apocalypse Love Story Novellas are just what you need! Lucy was just nine years old when a deadly virus swept the country, killing most of the population and turning them into zombies. For the past eleven years, she’s lived in seclusion with her Uncle Seamus, a prepper who was more than ready for the end of the world. But all of Lucy’s skills are put to the test when Seamus disappears, leaving her to face the harsh winter on her own. Sawyer went into the mountains to escape his past, and when he stumbles upon Lucy in the middle of a blizzard, he doesn’t think he’s ready for the responsibility having another person in his life will bring. Only, Lucy isn’t as helpless as she first appeared, and as they brave the long winter together, Sawyer comes to learn that even at the end of the world, there’s more to life than survival. Novella 46,000 words Read more