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As Darkness Spreads (The Vassi Contact Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Michelle Howard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 218 ratings
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One minute the world was a safe and sane place, the next all hell broke loose. A mysterious infection spreads across the country turning people into walking flesh eaters.

Aspen Brooks, top pilot extraordinaire, is scared. Pure and simple truth. Zombies are crossing the land and terrorizing the entire country and she has no idea where to turn or what to do. Receiving the call to bring home a group of military guys is the perfect distraction she needs to stop worrying about how she’s supposed to survive.

Captain John Crawley faces his toughest mission yet. With his combat team at his side, their immediate goal is to protect their families from the flesh eating beings crossing the land and terrorizing America.

Venik Avar came to Earth to find his missing brother. Instead he’s faced with the consequences of a careless act. Just when he decides to leave the primitives of this strange world to suffer their cruel fate, he crosses paths with a courageous female who makes him believe they might be worth saving.

Dawn Reavers had planned to hunker down during the worst of what appeared to be a zombie invasion. Stumbling across an alien in her front yard forces her to rethink her plan and soon she’s forming a temporary alliance to save the country. Maybe even the whole world.

While the world spirals amidst chaos, a courageous group emerges to save the day.

**New zombie romance with a touch of aliens from sci-fi author Michelle Howard
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    The Vassi Contact
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08WS31BN8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MH Publications (March 30, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1033 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 215 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 218 ratings

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USA Bestselling author Michelle Howard dreamed of writing since reading her first romance novel many years ago. She loves paranormal and contemporary romances and is a fan of the classic romances, such as Judith McNaught and Julie Garwood.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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C. Sinclair
5.0 out of 5 stars As if humanity didn't have enough problems!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2021
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Mon Dieu!!! As Darkness Spreads was one Intense, pulse-raising, money well spent read!
Michelle Howard where have you been all my life!
The premise of this first book grabbed my attention immediately and I couldn’t resist taking the plunge.
Glad I did or I would have missed out on one action packed adventure.
The whole concept of how the alien VAX virus ended up on Earth and in the US no less was so original, and yet it was just a little sad for its carrier.
The fact it turned humans into crazed flesh eating zombies, Fabulicious!
But then again this isn’t just a zombie story, lots of different threads weave together interconnecting the characters and their struggles to survive, and of course love does find its way into the mix.
Fast paced, crackling with energy, riveting and superbly grandiose this is not a story to be missed!
How will I ever get through the spring and summer waiting for the fall release of book #2?
Dawn and Venik, CAN’T WAIT!!!
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Lucie B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story but gory
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021
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Once I got into the story I was engrossed in the characters' struggles to remain alive (while the prologue was upsetting for the unsettling death of a character I had hoped would make it). I normally do not read or watch stories involving zombies as I do not enjoy the gore, but the characters were interesting enough to keep me reading. I have already pre-ordered the sequel as I want to see more of Dawn and her grumpy alien.

One thing I noticed was that the first alien had tusks but his brother, Dawn's alien, was described as having fangs. What happened to the tusks?
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D R Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great New Series
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2021
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First, I have to say that zombies are definitely not my trope! Having said that, I read this book because I enjoy Ms. Howard's books and decided to give this one a reluctant read. Not sorry at all! Enjoyed the book. World building and character development is fantastic. Romance is hot! Zombie "yucky" stuff was there, but I skimmed over those bits - and there wasn't that much of it anyway. Will definitely look for 2nd book in this series.
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Chelle
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021
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While I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, it not being what MH normally writes and I'm not really into zombies, I found I couldn't put it down.
I was totally engaged with the fast moving scenes and all the characters.
I highly recommend it and can't wait for the next book.
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Jennifer
3.0 out of 5 stars A somewhat enjoyable sci-fi romance.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
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The world building here was vibrant, with the similarities and differences of future Earth coming to life. The plot was tight and exciting. The characterization was okay, but not exceptional. Where this novel fails, in my opinion, is in the development of the romantic relationship. I felt no chemistry or connection between these two characters. The steam level was severely lacking, and there was little sexual tension. As a sci-fi zombie novel, I think this novel was a winner. As a sci-fi or apocalyptic romance, it felt like a fail to me.
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CBS
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021
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Frankly, I wasn't expecting to like this book and was really happy to find out I did! I actually loved it and hope the sequel comes out quickly. A really good storyline and great characters. Definitely gets a thumbs up.
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Reese
4.0 out of 5 stars Just wow
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021
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This was a great idea for a zombie apocalypse. I like the characters and thought they were amazing. The storyline was easy to keep up with the different POVs. I just enjoyed the creativity of the story.
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Scampp
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
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I picked this up mostly because I like the author, and so enjoyed this story! Heading for book two:) The characters were interesting and the background story so good. Nice take on ‘zoombies’
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fatal crash
Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2021
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I was sad the book was finished but look forward to more in this series. Interesting take on a kind of Zombie apocalypse and I am all in.
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Theresa M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great first book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2021
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This is the first book i have read where the aliens are on earth. Great story and i can see where the second will start. I don’t like giving away the storyline but i will say that i am looking forward to reading Venic and Dawn get their happy ending as all books in this kind of series ends up. Reading how they get there will be fun. Happy reading ladies. I know you will enjoy it.
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Leyns
3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars
Reviewed in Australia on August 23, 2021
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It was an okay read for me. I don’t think I’ll continue with the series though. The storyline was okay, but romance aspect was average and that’s a big part of what I’m looking for.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Zombie/sci-fi romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2021
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No plot spoilers
No potential triggers although there is quite a bit of graphic violence and blood and gore.
There are some grammatical and editorial errors (what's a ratched planet? Anyone?) I have to think the author meant wretched. This is just one example of the sometimes poor editing throughout the book. Another is one of my absolute pet hates, the mixed tense. Too many examples of that particular error.
However, it's not enough to kill the book.
The characterisation isn't exceptional but it's pretty good with the character development paced well and the plotline weaving a real story.
I don't know about any of the authors other books, I may be tempted to dive into the listing.
I will be purchasing the next book in this series.
There are some light sex scenes and some swearing.
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yvonne sims
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2021
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Always great reading from this author. One of my favourite authors, very different series, can’t stop reading all that she writes
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