The Book of Blood and Roses

In the mists of the Scottish highlands lies a university where vampires and humans alike live and study. But there is one student very different from the rest.

 

Rebecca Charity. Vampire hunter.

 

Undercover at the university, Rebecca is searching for the mysterious Book of Blood and Roses, a lost compendium of ways to kill vampires. If she finds it, she’ll be one step closer to avenging her parents who were slain by vampires three years ago.

 

But when Rebecca arrives, she finds something, or someone, unexpected.

 

Aliz Astra – heir to one of the most powerful vampire families . . . and the most beautiful woman Rebecca has ever met.

 

She is everything Rebecca has always hated, but also everything she has ever wanted, and now she doesn’t know if she wants to kiss or kill her.

 

When, on a moonlit night, Aliz rescues her from a vampire attack, she accidentally makes Rebecca her familiar. And they must work together to break the curse before the next full moon. Growing closer by the day.

 

Can a vampire hunter ever fall in love with a vampire?

Additional information

Genre

Romantasy

Age

New Adult

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Imprint

Del Rey, Penguin Michael Joseph

Language(s)

English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian

Format(s)

Audiobook, Hardcover, Mass Market Paperback, Trade paperback

Author

Annie Summerlee

Release Date

13 January 2026

Release Month

January Releases

Author Identity

Disabled, LGBTQIA+

About the Author

Annie Summerlee lives in Spain with her partner, two cats, and a rescue dog. Her short stories have been featured in 404 Ink, Litro, So To Speak, as well as other magazines and anthologies. She also writes in Catalan and Spanish. She is represented by Kiya Evans at Paper Literary.
 
 

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