Playing the Odds — Kate L. Mary

When Cole breaks into a winery in the middle of Napa Valley, he's pretty sure he's only there to drink himself to death. After all, a virus has wiped out most of the population and turned them into zombies, and he doesn't really feel like he has anything left to live for. Alessa retreated to her family's winery hoping to find comfort. Every good memory she's ever had started there, and even though her entire family is now gone, she knows that she'll have to hold onto the strength they've always given her if she's going to survive. After a rocky start the two find themselves trying to move forward and welcoming other survivors into the winery so they can work together to build a future. But as the chemistry between Cole and Alessa heats up, an unexpected twist is thrown their way, forcing them to fight the odds and find each other once again. Novella 39,000 words