Waiting for Daybreak

The world ended. That didn’t fix her mental illness. But it gave her space to breathe.

Frieda, a young woman living with Borderline Personality Disorder, has survived alone in her Boston apartment for a year after a zombie outbreak tore through the city. No more crowded trains. No more awkward co-worker interactions. No more pretending to be okay.

For the first time, Frieda is managing her BPD better than she ever did before. But when her beloved cat falls ill, she leaves isolation behind for a rescue mission through a world she’s not sure she wants to return to. 

Waiting for Daybreak is a quiet, introspective zombie novel about survival, sobriety, mental health, and finding reasons to keep going—no matter how broken the world is. This is for readers who love character-driven post-apocalypse, quit lit, and stories with emotional grit and hard-won hope. (And don't worry, the cat makes it.)

If this were a movie: PG-13 for language, violence, and mature mental health themes
Spice level: Light—some make-out scenes, but no on-page sex (PG-13)
Content notes included at the front.
Length: Approximately 42,000 words / 175 pages
The cat makes it! ^_^

Themes include:

• Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

• Addiction recovery & sobriety

• Isolation, loneliness, and neurodivergent survival

• Finding meaning after loss

• Post-apocalyptic Boston

Reader praise:
🧠 “Thrilling and captivating.” – Angela Pearson
🧠 “Out of my usual genres but so enjoyable.” – Sara Vlasak
🧠 “Empowered me in a way I didn’t expect.” – Arlene M
🧠 “It’s not just about zombies—it’s about what it means to be different.” – Hira

A zombie novel for people who care more about feelings than gore.
Ready to follow Frieda into the quiet wreckage of Boston? Let’s go.