Blood & Bedlam
(NOLA After Dark Series #1)

by T.C. Kraven

Memory is in the blood.

In the shadowed world beneath the city’s music, masks, and midnight rituals, Vlad Dracul reigns. Ancient and bound by blood and magic, he is the original vampyr—protector of his daughters, the Casket Girls, and keeper of a fragile peace among rival clans. His past is carved by centuries of desire and loss, and by one woman he has never forgotten.

Enter Reine. A bartender with an artist’s eye and a soul older than it should be, Reine is drawn into a forbidden night where vampire politics, Otherworlders, and dangerous magic collide. One glance is enough. Vlad sees the echo of a buried love—and a temptation that could ignite war.

Perfect for fans of Bride by Ali Hazelwod and Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse novels, Blood & Bedlam is a rich, high-stakes paranormal romance where love survives lifetimes and New Orleans become a gothic playground for monsters who refuse to remain in the dark.

About the Author

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T.C. Kraven is a writer and activist who seeks to normalize the diversity that is representative of her hometown of New Orleans. She specializes in contemporary mythological retellings with an emphasis on the culture of The Big Easy, the queer community, and healthy kink. Kraven travels the country and globe, attending signings and pulling inspiration from the myths of the Greek pantheon and the amazing muses around her. 

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