SUPERNATURAL CENTRAL: INTERVIEW WITH E.B. BLACK (Love and the Undead)

Today we have author E.B. Black pulling up a chair to chat for a bit. Welcome!
SC: Tell me a little bit about your main character of this book.
EBB: Max is the kind of girl who has been hurt in life. She went through a horrible divorce that left her heartbroken, lost her daughter to zombies, and now is trying to take care of her grandmother while also surviving the apocalypse. She’s strong. She’s loyal. She’s passionate about her beliefs. But she’s also terrified to love again or trust anyone after the world has fallen apart.

That’s why when four men come into her life, fall for her, and slowly win over her heart, it’s almost scarier to her than fighting the actual zombies themselves.

SC: Four men can be very scary indeed. But that's a whole different topic. Do you believe in the paranormal and if so, do you have an experience you can share?

EBB: I am agnostic, so when it comes to supernatural or spiritual things, I am always on the fence about whether or not I believe in them. I have experienced paranormal things, but I still wonder if there is some other explanation for them.

For example, when I was a toddler, I was abandoned by a teacher at my preschool who was supposed to be watching me at the time. I remember a little girl I’d never met coming out and playing with me after she left. The girl was mischievous and told me she had been at the school for a long time. She had us do things that I specifically had been told not to do and was nervous about doing, but overall she was very nice to me.

Later, I was told that no girl like that existed at the school and I had been alone the entire time.

Now, did I hallucinate the whole thing as a way of comforting myself (like an imaginary friend) or was she a ghost?

I don’t feel I have definitive proof either way.

SC: Fair enough. What titles are you working on now that you can tell us about?

EBB: I’m working on another reverse harem romance novel. I love incorporating death into my stories. The book I am releasing right now has zombies in it. The one I am working on, Spirit Speaker, has necromancers in it. Death is a very powerful and terrifying thing. I think as an author, I write about it in hopes of understanding it better someday.

SC: Thanks for stopping by for a chat today. Let's take a look at your novel now.

Love And The Undead

E.B. Black

Genre: SciFiRom/PNR Reverse Harem

Publisher: E.B. Black

Date of Publication: January 31, 2020

ASIN: B07XWNS16T

Cover Artist: Swoon Worthy Book Covers

Tagline: Sometimes it takes the end of the world to find true love.

Book Description:

Max doesn't believe in hope or true love.

She's divorced. She lost her daughter and mother in the zombie apocalypse. She's losing her grandmother slowly to alzheimers. She's seen more dead and undead bodies than she ever thought possible.

But fate doesn't care.

It brings her not ONE...not TWO...not even THREE...but FOUR hot men whose only desire is to win over her heart.

And while the world is being ravaged by tragedy, she'd rather confront a horde of zombies than the possibility of getting hurt again.

This book is perfect for romance readers who are also fans of shows like "The Walking Dead" and "iZombie." It is part of the "Common Elements Romance Project."

ORDER TODAY to find out if TRUE LOVE wins in the end!

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Excerpt:

“Let me see.” Derrick had gathered some supplies from Jed, who still carried my backpack. There were unused rags leftover from Nick’s gunshot wound and a sewing kit in his hands. The doctor had gotten down on one knee, set his supplies aside, and was staring at my injured hand.

His jaw and fists were clenched. I could see on his face that he was holding a part of himself back as he drew near me.

I rolled my eyes. “I’m fine. I’m sure you have more important things to do. My wounds aren’t deep.”

The muscles in his forearm tightened at my words. His voice sounded strained. “That’s for me to decide.” He grabbed my hand and turned it over impatiently before dropping it. “Flex your fingers.”

I did so easily.

He nodded his head. “Good. The cuts don’t appear to be deep enough to have done damage to your nerves. I don’t think you need stitches.”

I raised one eyebrow. “Told you I’m fine.”

“But that doesn’t mean you don’t need my help.” His dark gaze met mine as his voice grew hoarse. I could hear whatever he was holding back coming through. “You’re making a big mess with all this blood. Have I told you how much I hate messes?”

“You didn’t have to, I could tell.”

My words were nonchalant, but my heart was pounding loudly in my ears as he licked his lips. He looked ready to either throw me off the edge of this barn for offending him with my uncleanliness or like he was the real zombie here and ready to eat me...

“We need to clean you before I bandage you up.” He lifted one of my hands towards his face. “It stopped raining and we don’t have any water to spare, so I’ve been left with no choice. It’s not the most sanitary option, but...”

He parted his full, sexy lips and popped one of my fingers into his wet mouth. I wanted to protest, but I was paralyzed. He sucked the blood off like some kind of ravenous vampire. I gasped in surprise, feeling weak in the knees. His mouth was so soft, warm, gentle, and slow. He sucked on each of my fingers in turn until I shut my eyes, ready to give myself over to him.

He moaned as he continued to suck and I couldn’t help imagining that mouth exploring other places. We would-

“Stop!”

The moment was interrupted as Nick grabbed him by the shoulder and yanked him up and off of me. Nick punched him in the stomach. Derrick grunted and hunched over, almost collapsing to his knees again.

“I told you to keep your hands off of her,” Nick growled the words. “If you touch her again, I’ll hurtle you off this roof and let the zombies take care of you for me.”