Cover of A Dowry of Blood

A Dowry of Blood

S.T. Gibson

Vampire Companion #1

gothic romance(106k)

Dracula's first bride finds love with his other consorts — and plots her freedom from the monster she married.

Content Warnings
abuse (emotional)abuse (physical)captivityviolence/gorestalking

Description

S.T. Gibson's sensational novel is the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. . .Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things.Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.

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