Desperate to claim her own destiny, the village sacrifice strikes a deal with the deadly vampire king. Xenia is done scraping by. Rather than waste her life in hunger and obscurity, she chooses one year of power—one year as queen to the vampire king, sealed with blood and ending in death. The king is no fairytale ruler. He is ancient, merciless, and starved for everything he cannot possess. To survive, Xenia learns how to please him. How to manipulate him. How to twist her fate into something more than sacrifice. But when Kalina—the shoemaker’s daughter and the only girl Xenia has ever loved—arrives to take her place, everything changes. Xenia would die to protect her. Instead, she offers something far more dangerous: a deal that could rewrite the rules of the throne. Love, power, and survival hang in the balance—but the vampire king always collects his due. The Blood She Claimed is the start to a sapphic, why-choose gothic fantasy series perfect for fans of lush prose, dark romance, and feminine rage. Think House of Hunger and A Dowry of Blood. One-click today, step into the king's castle, and make the choice to survive.

She expects a monster but finds the immortal woman she could never forget. Tradition demands a new offering, a woman to serve the merciless vampire king. On the longest night of the year, Anna is chosen from the eligible, but once inside the dark castle, she meets horror and carnage. And a reclusive, reluctant queen. Xenia, once a mortal girl who volunteered at the tithing two years before, now hides in shadows and squalor, her immortality a lonely prison. She tries to send Anna away, but Anna will not leave. With nothing but a forced marriage to return to in the village, Anna chooses darkness. Slowly, Anna draws Xenia from her self-imposed exile, coaxing her back to the life in a world drenched in night. Desire ignites and passion becomes power. But when knowledge of the king's demise spreads, the villagers rise for vengeance, and the castle becomes a battlefield. The Woman She Craved is steeped in dark fantasy, gothic romance, and horror – perfect for fans of The Beautiful Ones and the Precious Red Pearls. . Surrender with Anna to sapphic desire. One click now...and lose yourself to the night.

She rose from blood with nothing left to lose… except her heart. Raiders destroyed everything Helena loved—her family, her home, her world. When the vampire Xenia finds her dying among the ashes, she offers Helena a die as a mortal or drink and claim her vengeance. Helena chooses blood—and with it, power. But vengeance cannot fill the emptiness left behind, nor can it quiet the hunger that binds her to her maker. When Xenia brings Helena to the castle she shares with her wife, desire and jealousy ignite. Caught between her maker’s pull and the woman who already owns Xenia’s heart, Helena must learn what it means to be remade by love as much as blood. Fans of A Long Time Dead and Reluctant Mortals will devour this sapphic “why choose” Gothic fantasy steeped in vengeance, gothic romance, horror, and immortal queens. One click now, and sink your teeth into Helena’s story!

Catherine believes monsters belong to stories… until she is forced to choose what part of herself survives. As the overlooked daughter of a failing merchant, Catherine has learned the value of coin—and how easily it can be spent. When her family’s venture fails, she takes it upon herself to secure what her father and brothers cannot. Catherine knows monsters best as stories on a page. Inside the castle, she finds women who welcome her with patience, curiosity, and care and teach her what it means to be wanted. For the first time, Catherine imagines a future not defined by endless roads, unsold wares, and watching her family disappear into drink. Until her father hunts her down at the castle, and the night ends in blood. When the truth is revealed, Catherine must choose between her blood family and the women she has come to love. To remain at the castle means binding herself to the vampire queen and leaving her mortal life behind. The Day She Lamented is the fifth story in the sapphic why choose Wives of the Vampire Queen series, combining dark fantasy romance, gothic horror, and historical romantasy. Perfect for fans of An Education in Malice and The God of Endings. Read Catherine’s story today and discover the cost of choosing eternal love. Edited by Susan Stradiotto