Category: Stronghold

Slice of Life – Drew, Stronghold

Posted November 24, 2016 by Kelly Apple in Snippets, Stronghold / 0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to all my US readers! While I’m off enjoying turkey and adult libations, you all get a new slice of life story.

This time, we’re visiting the Stronghold series. I like to refer to these books as my zombie apocalypse love story. And, yes, the final book will eventually make it out into the world. It just needs woooorrrrrk. Lots of work. What can I say, guys? Last books are hard for me to write. Saying goodbye isn’t easy and I want to do it right.

Anywho. I’m taking some liberties with the time frame for this story because I’m pretty sure the group won’t have an opportunity to even THINK about Thanksgiving the first year they’re on the run. Just… go with it. Please. Because I really want to write this. 🙂


lettinggoTime was a fluid beast when you didn’t have any social expectations to use as an anchor point. No work, no paydays, no holiday traffic to fight on the long weekends.

Drew had lost track of days somewhere along the way and he wasn’t sure how much time had passed since the first wave of attacks that had decimated their city. Weeks, certainly. Months? Maybe. It was hard to tell when the fight to survive took precedence.

Still, he thought it was getting close to the end of November, which had always reminded him of family and good times.

The good times would be few and far between this year and family…well, he couldn’t linger too long on them or he’d break down and lose it.

He needed something to focus on. Something that would bring a smile to Liss’s face. Something that might be the start of a new tradition.

Letting go was tough, but hanging onto the past was even tougher when everything you knew was ripped away from you.

He doubted he could get his hands on a turkey, but he’d make sure there was plenty to eat all the same. This would be his gift to Liss and the others. One day, one meal without worry.

Maybe next year they’d be in a better place. Maybe they’d have found family. Maybe not.

The point was that sometimes you had to let go to move forward and Drew needed to start that forward momentum before he drowned in the what ifs of the past.

Taking a deep breath, he turned his focus to figuring out how to make his vision a reality.


Aww, *sniffle*

Surviving a zombie apocalypse is kinda crappy, isn’t it? Good thing I have the power to hand out HEAs to my poor characters.

Have a great day and stay thankful.

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Series showcase…Stronghold

Posted September 2, 2016 by Kelly Apple in Stronghold / 0 Comments

Talk about an easy first book to write…Sanctuary steamrolled out of my head in no time flat. Drew and Liss and their stairwell made themselves known. In fact, Drew ended up being a little more reckless than I thought he’d be when I first started writing him. Which was pretty cool, come to think of […]

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Looking Back on 2015

Looking Back on 2015

2015 ended up being pretty awesome. I released 10 books overall and got a fair chunk of writing done. Books released in 2015: Refuge (Stronghold #3) – February 15 Operation Werewolf (Monstrous Matchmaker #1) – April 12 Buried Bodies (Anderson High Wolves #1) – June 20 Operation Dragon (Monstrous Matchmaker #2) – July 19 Cursed […]

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First Line Friday – Refuge

Posted October 16, 2015 by Kelly Apple in First Line Friday, Stronghold / 2 Comments
First Line Friday – Refuge

It’s my birthday tomorrow. What better way to celebrate than with zombies! (As an aside, finishing Stronghold, the final book in this series, feels like a major accomplishment. SO REVEL IN THE ZOMBIES, MY FRIENDS! REVEL IN THEM!) Emma rubbed her eyes and shivered. A quirk of design and miles of chrome and tile left […]

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First Line Friday – Haven

Posted October 2, 2015 by Kelly Apple in First Line Friday, Stronghold / 2 Comments
First Line Friday – Haven

The second book in the Stronghold series came out one year ago this past week. Which means (say it with me, now)…We’re revisiting Marcus and Sarah for this week’s FLF. Sarah shifted, trying to find a comfortable position on the two chairs she’d pushed together to form a makeshift bed. They were a touch too […]

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First Line Friday – Sanctuary

Posted September 11, 2015 by Kelly Apple in First Line Friday, Stronghold / 4 Comments
First Line Friday – Sanctuary

I have such a soft spot for zombies. Well, not the zombies, exactly, but the circumstances surrounding zombies. Broken societies do it for me, okay? Meaning we’re revisiting the first book in the Stronghold series today! The bruise on Liss’s hand looked like an elephant if she squinted and tilted her head. It ran from […]

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