A Magic So Deadly
She has become everything she ever wanted… and everything she despises.
Samara wakes in a prison cell as her worst nightmare: She’s a vampire, cursed with bloodlust that horrifies her. And though she now has the magic she’s always desperately craved, it’s a secret she must guard with her undead life.
Because this same magic marks her as an enemy of all vampires. Especially Raphael—their king.
Now, as a vampire, Samara is haunted by an inescapable thirst. In her sleep, she claws at her throat, trying to ease the pain. But when she’s around Raphael, her fangs ache for a deeper reason she can’t explain.
A mystical bond ties Samara to Raphael as her sire, preventing her from fleeing before he can discover her identity as the very witch he’s been hunting for centuries. Instead, she must journey with him to the Southern Vampire Kingdom. A journey that has her sharing both his carriage… and his bed.
There, Raphael offers her another bargain: Yield to her vampire nature and master her abilities, and he will help her break the bond.
But if she lowers her guard too much, if her control over the powers she barely understands slips and Raphael learns she’s the necromancer…
He’ll be forced to kill her.
A Magic So Deadly is the second book in the Kingdom of Dark Magic series, filled with a slow burn romance, unique magic systems, and forced proximity. This romantasy series is perfect for readers of Carissa Broadbent, Penn Cole, and Jennifer L. Armentrout
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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 strength and sacrifice through shapeshifters and queens who claw their way back from betrayal. Her newer work, A Bargain So Bloody, begins a fresh descent into a kingdom ruled by magic and blood, where a witch imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit must bargain with a vampire for her freedom.
Kingdom of Dark Magic
In a land where power is born from blood and every bargain demands a price, the Kingdom of Dark Magic series draws readers into a world where nothing is freely given, and even love can be a weapon.
It begins with A Bargain So Bloody, where Samara, a witch condemned for crimes she didn’t commit, is locked within the stone walls of Castle Greymere. Her only path to freedom lies in the hands of Raphael, a vampire prisoner whose hunger is matched only by his thirst for vengeance. Bound by an impossible deal, their uneasy alliance sparks a slow and dangerous pull that blurs the line between savior and captor. What follows is a story of forbidden magic, fractured loyalties, and the cost of survival in a kingdom built on ruin.
Kingdom of Dark Magic consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
