Doomsdate: The deliciously feral new zombie apocalypse rom com, for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Olivia Dade

by Laura Piper Lee

A first date between a doomsday prepper and a nerdy film professor goes zombie-apocalypse-level wrong, forcing them on a road trip to safety in this delightfully feral rom-com for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Olivia Dade and Zombieland!

With a new virus spreading and lockdown looming, Maisie Bennett has one goal in get laid. Not easy for an anxious doomsday prepper who’s never made it past a first date. So when a handsome professor swipes right, she vows to act normal – and leave her taser at home.

Dr Everett Greer isn’t looking for love, but he agrees to the date anyway…only for it to spiral spectacularly when the viral outbreak turns distinctly undead.

With the country spinning out of control, Maisie and Everett strike an unlikely deal as they travel north to hopeful she’ll teach him how to survive, and he’ll teach her how to actually live.

But as their connection deepens, could the only thing worse than losing their brains to the zombies be losing their hearts to each other?


DOOMSDATE is for you if you

- apocalypse stories
- light machete action (non-sexual)
- sex lessons
- touch him & die
- hot professor MMC
- doomsday prepper FMC
- road trip romcom

Laura Piper Lee 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Audible Audio

Expected publication October 1, 2026

About the author

Laura Piper Lee writes lots of things--desperate pleas to her partner for emergency caffeine, to-do lists that never get done, impassioned texts on her favorite supplements (it's Berberine, look it up)--but she only gets paid to write adult romantic comedies featuring characters as hapless as she is.

Add her newest book, Zoe Brennan, First Crush to your want-to-reads shelf if you love steamy, sapphic romcoms with professorial butch love interests, power play, and lots of wine!

Things you'll find in Zoe Brennan:
*A lot of on-page spice,
*a sexy, bossy butch love interest,
*a LOT of jokes, and
*a perpetually single lesbian in a small queer mountain town who's married to her vineyard because relationships are scary.

Add Laura's debut Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair to your to-reads shelf, or hell, if you want to be a hero, buy it even!

Things you'll find in Hannah Tate:
*on-page spice
*a hot Golden Retriever boyfriend (he even lives in a treehouse y'all)
*a LOT of jokes, and
* a single mom who's trying to build her whole life from the ground up with two leaky breasts and an infant strapped to her front.