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$20 #Giveaway Eau De Parfum: Eric’s Story Short by Lisa Acerbo @Apocalipstick_ Ends 2.3

January 25, 2022 By Mary

 

Eau De Parfum: Eric’s Story Short
Lisa Acerbo
(Hell in a Handbag)
Publication date: December 28th 2021
Genres: Horror, New Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult

The smell of Streaker lingers in the air.

I must be dead!

I woke up naked and covered in blood. Teeth marks littered my arms, creating holes and revealing muscle. Someone or something attempted to gnaw off my elbow.

I’m alone! So, maybe, I’m worse than dead.

If friends and family abandoned me, I must have turned into a Streaker. On second thought, it’s an easy “no” to eating body parts.

The idea of brains for dinner disgusts me.

I only see one option ahead, and that’s to find my family and ask why they left me as dinner for the undead.

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EXCERPT:

His glance was quick and furtive. Nostrils flaring, Eric recoiled from the gore around him and the smell of death saturating the air. He held back a scream.

Where am I?

The irregular beat of his heart pounded in his ears like a truck accelerating under a bridge. Although the room was murky, the red ochre stains decorating the floor and walls like abstract paintings remained vivid.

What had happened here?

Eric sat naked, covered in blood, but alive. He lifted himself onto his knees. Everything hurt. He stared at the carnage that was his body and gagged.

Teeth marks littered his arms, creating holes and 1 revealing muscle. Someone or something had attempted to gnaw off an elbow. The tears in his thigh reached bone. Eric yanked his hand to cover the wound then tore it away. Half-healed scabs and open sores covered from fingers to wrist.

Is this what it’s like to be dead? How long have I been here? Like this?

Memories surged back to him. A few days ago, he and the rest of the survivors had taken refuge in this old movie theater, but Streakers found them.

The maggoty swarm had assembled along the large glass windows and doors. Agitated, held back from their sustenance, the zombies writhed and swayed against the barrier.

Dead eyes had stared from outside. Decayed, naked bodies, twisted limbs, peeling skin, and pustules, the Streakers blurred into a mirage of rot and decay. Many lacked clothes, leaving everything that hadn’t decomposed dangling in the open air.

His friends, Jenna and Caleb, had tried to herd Eric and his twin brother, Billy, to safety, but he’d pushed them away. Nearly sixteen, he had wanted to prove himself.

The shattering window had left him frozen in fear. One of the zombies focused its lifeless eyes on him.

A sound? Eric’s thoughts rushed into the present.

Quiet.

What happened to his friends? Had they all perished? Worse, had they abandoned him?

The crunch and crackle of broken glass had Eric jumping to his feet and heart thumping against his ribs. Adrenaline flooded aching limbs into action. Frantic, he searched the ground for a weapon but found nothing. He sprinted, pain in each step, to the corner and waited. There was little else to do.

Author Bio:

Lisa Acerbo is a high school teacher and adjunct faculty at a local community college. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughters, two dogs, and horse. When not writing, she mountain bikes, hikes, and fosters dogs.

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    January 25, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    Eau De Parfum: Eric’s Story Short by Lisa Acerbo from the (Hell in a Handbag) series sounds like a book that would fascinate many people.

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:27 am

      Thanks for being part of my book release!

  2. Audrey Stewart says

    January 26, 2022 at 4:12 am

    I’m a big fan of Lisa Acerbo and her books. I’ve read several of them, and I enjoyed them so much!

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:26 am

      Thanks so much! Always happy to send a copy!

  3. Marcy Meyer says

    January 26, 2022 at 4:36 am

    The book sounds interesting. I enjoyed reading the excerpt.

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:28 am

      Thanks for being part of my book release!

  4. Anita Yancey says

    January 26, 2022 at 5:12 am

    Sounds like a good read. I like that it covers several genres.

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:27 am

      Thanks for being part of my book release!

  5. Maria Malaveci says

    January 26, 2022 at 5:29 am

    Sounds like a wonderful read!

  6. Barbara Montag says

    January 26, 2022 at 5:37 am

    This sounds like a most interesting read!
    Thank you for sharing it with us.

  7. Barbara Montag says

    January 26, 2022 at 5:38 am

    I enjoyed reading the excerpt!
    Thank you for sharing this read.

  8. Deborah D says

    January 26, 2022 at 7:28 am

    You are a new author to me. Your book covers are awesome.

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:31 am

      Thanks for being part of my book release! Always happy to send a copy.

  9. Linda Romer says

    January 26, 2022 at 8:29 am

    Hell in a Handbag sounds like a scary read. Thank you

  10. Susan Smith says

    January 26, 2022 at 11:58 am

    Sounds like an interesting book. I like the cover and excerpt.

  11. Julie Bickham says

    January 26, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    Looks like a interesting read.

  12. wendy hutton says

    January 26, 2022 at 1:27 pm

    author is new to me but this sounds very exciting

  13. heather says

    January 26, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    This sounds so so good and I am loving the cover.

  14. Angelica Dimeo says

    January 26, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    interesting cover

  15. Latifa Morrisette says

    January 26, 2022 at 5:54 pm

    Sounds intriguing

  16. Bonnie says

    January 26, 2022 at 8:32 pm

    What an intriguing book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:30 am

      Thanks for being part of my book release! Always happy to send a copy!

  17. Bea LaRocca says

    January 27, 2022 at 12:42 am

    I love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this is a must read for my granddaughter and I. Thank you for posting about this book

    • Lisa Acerbo says

      January 27, 2022 at 2:29 am

      Thanks for being part of my book release! Always happy to send a copy!

  18. Dianne Casey says

    January 27, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    New author to me. Sounds like a great book.

  19. Deb Pelletier says

    January 27, 2022 at 5:04 pm

    The book sounds very interesting.

  20. Laurie Nykaza says

    January 28, 2022 at 2:00 am

    I would so enjoy reading this book and I like the cover too.

  21. bn100 says

    January 28, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    intriguing

  22. Cindy Merrill says

    January 29, 2022 at 10:55 am

    Horrific story- and also rather silly- zombies can’t think.

  23. Ellen Stafford says

    January 30, 2022 at 11:08 am

    Sounds like a fab read!

  24. clynsg says

    February 1, 2022 at 10:27 am

    I would want to find out why my family left me for dead as well!

  25. Debbie P says

    February 2, 2022 at 8:46 am

    This sounds like a cool book. Great cover.

  26. Cathy French says

    February 2, 2022 at 11:50 am

    Sounds like an unique take on a post apocalyptical society. Looking forward to reading

  27. DreAdrAke says

    February 2, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    Great cover & exercpt!

  28. Amy Green says

    February 2, 2022 at 7:49 pm

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