When The Sun Sets

By Lou Yardley

What would you do if the sun set... Forever?

Lexi finds herself a prisoner in her own home after the sun sets and refuses to rise again. At first, it was an inconvenience; now it's downright dangerous. In the four weeks since the darkness descended, humanity has all but given up. Violent crime has become part of everyday life and everyone is a potential killer. No-one can be trusted.

But, that's not all Lexi has to worry about. The darkness has brought something with it.

Something deadly...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lou Yardley
• Release date: Jul 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386481218

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WHEN THE SUN

SETS

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LOU YARDLEY

Published by

Lou Yardley

www.louyardley.com

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Content copyright © 2018 Lou Yardley

Cover layout © 2018 Lou Yardley

Cover image by Roland Shainidze, Shutterstock

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All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted at any time or by any means mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior, written permission of the publisher.

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The right of Lou Yardley to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents act 1988.

First published July 2018

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2018 Lou Yardley

All rights reserved.

DEDICATION

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To Mum, Suz, Mark and Nan. xxx

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I’d also dedicate it to my cats, but they can’t read... it’s the only thing preventing them from taking over the world.

CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

HORROR BITES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

BOOKS BY LOU YARDLEY

REVIEWS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Mark – Thank you for being my swearologist and thanks for your unending support.

Thank you to Ange Shepherd for hunting down my typos, grammar mistakes and pesky plot holes. 

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS

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Extra special thanks have to go out to my patrons! You are all awesome!

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Paul Metzger-Phillips

Ange Shepherd

Patrick Stephens

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CHAPTER ONE

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The sound of the doorbell echoed around the house. It was so loud - so invasive - that Lexi thought it could have been heard for miles. Her body cringed. 'Shut up, shut up, shut up!’ she thought, as she ran down the stairs to the front door, her feet making a cacophonous racket as they stomped on each stair. The opportunity for stealth had passed, she had the godforsaken doorbell to thank for that. Now all she could hope for was to get the upcoming encounter over and done with as fast as possible. After that, she’d have to investigate disconnecting that bloody bell.

Gasping for breath and realising that she really needed work on her cardio, Lexi reached the front door. Her beetroot red face pressed up against it, her eye searching through the peep-hole. The scene outside unfolded as she had expected; a man stood directly ahead of her, dressed in a uniform and holding a cardboard box. Above him, a fluorescent light flickered as if possessed. Darkness claimed everything else. Composing herself, Lexi unlocked the door.

Just take the parcel. Sign the thing. Shut the door.

That’s all she had to do.

Wincing as the door creaked, Lexi looked the delivery man in the eye. ‘Smile.’ she thought, ‘I should smile.’

‘Please sign.’ the delivery man said, his electronic device was perched on top of the box. Lexi nodded and scribbled something unintelligible onto the display. As if Lexi’s nervousness was contagious, the delivery man started to look around while she signed. He didn’t want to be there either. Lexi couldn’t blame him. The world was broken now.

‘Thanks.’ Lexi said as he handed her the box. It was heavier than she had expected, and she nearly doubled over. She could feel the delivery man’s eyes on her now.