CRIMSON AWAKENING

Book 1 of Blood Calls for Blood

 

In a world consumed by death and decay, Reynir Halldor’s only mission is to protect his daughter, Eve, from the relentless waves of the undead. But Rey’s reality fractures when his wife, Gabi, resurfaces as something far more terrifying—and powerful—than a mere survivor. Gabi is no longer human; she’s a Crimson Mistress, commanding legions of the undead and forging an army born from blood.

As sinister forces led by Commander Rogers seek to weaponize Gabi’s blood to control humanity, Rey is forced into a brutal war between the living and the dead. Secrets of ancient vampiric legacies resurface, hinting at the return of Vlad the Impaler himself. With Eve’s life hanging by a thread and Gabi caught in a battle for dominance, Rey must decide whether to fight the darkness or embrace it.

Crimson Awakening is a pulse-pounding blend of post-apocalyptic survival, supernatural warfare, and dark romance. In this battle between humanity and the crimson tide, blood is the currency of power—and it calls for vengeance.

Reader Reviews

From the prologue, I knew I was going to love the story. I mean, seriously, Vlad the Impaler? Awesome. I loved how that was worked into the backstory (with present-day relevance).

I love character-driven books. There must be depth in the characterization, or I begin to tune out. I love the family chemistry early on, which is why I believed the motivations at end of the book. And then there’s Jenkins. One of my favorite characters I’ve read in a while. The mother-in-law is a close second.

But if you crave action, there’s plenty of that, too. Villains. Those too. I can’t wait to see what happens next in this universe. I cannot recommend this enough. I’ve bought all the books in the series and am greedily consuming them.

This book is a spin-off from Geanta’s first book, Project Z (which I loved). It took two minute characters we met in passing and expanded on their story.

Technically, the way Project Z ended, this whole book isn’t quite possible. In Project Z, when we met the large man with teeny daughter on their way to California to find a cure for the mother’s zombie-ism, I was obsessed, then very disappointed when the group from Project Z parted ways with Rey and Eve.

So, naturally, I devoured this book. I loved the depth of each character, even the stereotypical mother-in-law that we can all relate to having.

When everyone else was panic buying toilet paper and paper towels at the beginning of Covid, I was panic buying books. Then the snow came, and I did some more panic buying of books. That’s how I found this little gem. I love anything zombie related anyway, and this book quickly grabbed my attention and held it. “Zombie Evolution” is a new kind of take on the zombie apocalypse that I haven’t seen before, even in the movies. Great drama, wonderful characters that you really come to care for, action and gore, and some twists and turns that I haven’t seen done before in this genre. But, you’ll have to read it yourself to get those, I never post spoilers.

What a surprise I found on kindle. I loved this book as soon as i started reading this & I just couldn’t put it down , what a great author I just loved the way everything just seemed to just fall into place if you like reading about zombies pick this up I’m off to read the next one.

I am an avid zombie reader, mix in some vampires and I am in heaven. When I first started reading I was worried I would not make it past the first chapter, well I did and it was non stop. Loved the characters, loved the twists and was so upset to finish it, but I know have the rest of the series to enjoy.