A Pink Zombie, With a Mist

Anthropologist Olivia West never believed in monsters—until her best friend Emma disappears after returning to the place that haunts their childhood memories: Heaven’s Bottom, a hidden Kentucky town shrouded in mist and secrets.As children, Olivia and Emma stumbled into the secluded town and left with chilling, impossible memories. Emma believes they witnessed a ritual sacrifice and the undead. Olivia, ever the skeptic, is determined to find the truth—and Emma.Detective Steven Lewis has his own reasons to investigate Heaven’s Bottom. His wife died under suspicious circumstances while running her own investigation of the town. Officially, it was a wild animal attack. Steven knows better.When Olivia and Steven team up, their uneasy alliance ignites a spark neither expected. But they’re not the only ones with a stake in the town’s dark past. Sheriff Noah McCracken—sworn to protect Heaven’s Bottom’s legacy—warns Olivia to leave. Old tensions flare into dangerous chemistry, and a rivalry is born.As buried secrets claw to the surface, science and superstition collide. Can Olivia trust either man? Will Steven and Noah put aside their feud to save her—or will the town’s undead past claim more victims?SPECIAL BONUS: As a reader appreciation gift, the short story Gimlet is included FREE at the end of the book. The Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror story takes place after A Pink Zombie, with a Mist.