*Greater understanding of some themes may be had by reading The Empty Wishing House Trilogy first*
You should be scared of me
My mother wants me dead.

My whole life, I've been the bane of her existence. She lurks in the shadows, watching... waiting for me to disobey one of her archaic rules while she hides under the banner of religion and sanctification.

There's no escape from her, no way out -- not while my father lies deathly ill, and my little brother remains at risk of her turning her hatred on him. They have no one to watch over them or to try and keep them safe, other than myself.

If she should try anything, hopefully I'd be able to intervene on time.

I'd been gifted since birth with unusually strong intuition, but that ability hasn't served me when it comes to my own family. My intuition only works with antiques -- specifically books.

So, of course, I work in a bookstore. My escape is my job, where I spend my time finding rare or out-of-print tomes for clients with ease while losing myself in tales of legend and lore.
This was where I felt at home and where I found peace while the mythological creatures that terrified my mother came to life in my head as I dreamt of another existence.

One day, a mysterious stranger came into the bookshop. Tall, dark, and sinfully handsome, I was instantly intrigued by his promises and the comfort of his touch. He needed my expert help in finding a missing diary, but something held me back. Too many secrets surrounded the book, and too much blood.

My life began to fall apart around me while the demands piled up. Everything my mother had warned me about was now attempting to claim my soul.
It became harder and harder to resist the man's allure while I did everything I could to save my family and myself.

The man wouldn't let me go, and neither would his friends.

Someone's blood would spill, and I prayed it wouldn't be my own.

This YA Vampire Romantasy is set in the world of The Empty Wishing House and some characters from the trilogy make brief appearances. For more on those characters' back stories, please refer to The Empty Wishing House series.

Other books set in the same world:
The Empty Wishing House (Kiara's story)
The Watcher and the Witch
A Sacrifice to the Gods
Burn for the Devil (Ramone's story)
Burn for the Witch (2025)
Beneath the Watching (2024) (Mabel's story)
Of Blood and Smoke (2024) (Josiah's story)
The Empty Wishing Wood (2025) - TEWH Book 4
Dark Luminary (2025) Matthew's story

Content warning:
This is a dark romance/dark romantasy with adult themes.

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