She’s trapped in a magical prison. To break out, she’ll make a deal with the most dangerous prisoner of them all.

Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit, Samara is bullied by guards and tormented by the screams of her fellow prisoners. She’s resigned herself to enduring her fifteen-year term… until she learns that the freedom she's been promised is the cruelest lie of all.

Now she's faced with a choice: resign herself to dying in the cold walls of Castle Greymere, or do the unthinkable and escape. But no one leaves Greymere alive. So to break out of the prison? She’ll have to use one of the undead.

Raphael is the worst kind of monster: a vampire with a thirst for blood, the mortal enemy of witches, the same breed that killed her mother. And most importantly, he’s unspeakably powerful, his supernatural strength tamed only by the enchanted cuffs forced on him.

He’s her only chance at a life outside the prison walls.

The deal is simple: Samara unlocks his shackles, and he'll help her escape. But although Raphael agreed to help her leave Greymere, he never promised to let her go…

A Bargain So Bloody is the first book in an exciting new romantasy series, perfect for readers who love slow burn romance with morally grey heroes who fall first and hard and heroines who find their own strength.

Published
May 17, 2025
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Vasilisa Drake

Vasilisa Drake writes the kind of fantasy romance that sinks its teeth in and refuses to let go. Her stories pulse with dark magic, dangerous bargains, and heroines who refuse to bow to fate. Based in New England, Drake describes herself as “constantly moving from one overpriced apartment to another,” a restless spirit who finds her anchor in the worlds she builds, places filled with dragons, witches, and the kind of monsters you might secretly want to love. Her writing blends the sensual with the supernatural, balancing power struggles and emotional vulnerability in equal measure. In the Shifted Fates series, she explores the bond between…