The Bitter Aftertaste Sweet Decay Book

The sugar that changed the world is now ending it.When a popular sweetener starts turning the recently deceased into flesh-hungry monsters, Austin, Texas collapses in hours. For Kobe and Xander—husbands bonded by love and trauma—survival means fleeing everything they’ve ever known. Alongside two former SEALs with unfinished histories and bite-sized trust, they must navigate a rotting world where every human body is a potential ticking bomb.But the infected aren’t the only threat.Scarcity is brutal. People are worse. And GlycoSynth doesn’t leave quietly.The Bitter Aftertaste is a gritty, queer survival horror that blends visceral action with found family, sharp dialogue, and emotional weight. For fans of The Last of Us, Station Eleven, and stories where the apocalypse tastes a little too familiar.