Outbreak Zone by Kati McRae
The year is 2040. A new virus has ravaged the American Southwest, forcing the U.S. government to impose a secured quarantine zone around the state of Arizona. Lycanthropy enables those infected to shift into werewolves, but the disease proves fatal to those without a Y chromosome, decimating the population of women in the outbreak zone.
Except for one.
When Dr. Jason Campbell stumbles across Quinn, he realizes her biology holds the key to surviving the virus. However, Quinn is on the run from something—or someone—but her past remains a secret. As Jason begins to fall for the mysterious Quinn, he has no idea of the looming danger closing in on her.
Senator Eric Robertson is holding the state government together by a thread. When he meets Quinn, he doesn’t trust this stranger who’s made a home in his best friend’s house. But if he hates her so much, why does he feel the need to protect her at every turn?
Outbreak Zone is for fans of “why choose” paranormal romance with a dystopian sci-fi twist. Readers can expect swoon-worthy love interests, the enemies-to-lovers trope, and wolf shifters. Book One ends on a cliffhanger.