Clair Rains has survived the end of the world, but some wounds don't stop bleeding just because the world has bigger problems. After being left for dead by the man who was supposed to protect her, Clair is determined to become stronger for her daughter, her found family, and herself. She can shoot from a distance. She can patch a wound. She can keep moving when everything hurts. But up close, where survival gets messy and personal, doubt still has its claws in her. Leon has seen Clair's strength since the beginning. Mute, guarded, and built like he was made to withstand the apocalypse, Leon has spent years watching Clair from a distance. Now that she and Poppy are part of his group, distance is no longer an option. He trains her. Protects her. Pushes her to see the woman she's always been beneath the fear and scars. And the more Clair learns to fight back, the harder it becomes to ignore the heat growing between them. With fuel low, fast zombies closing in, and Chicago crawling with dangers far worse than the dead, the group is forced into a fight that will test every bond they've built. When Clair's past comes back with teeth, she'll have to decide once and for all what kind of woman she wants to be. Romancing in Rot is a darkly funny zombie apocalypse romance packed with pining, love letters, spice, bloody vengeance, and a happily-ever-after worth fighting for.