Blood & Alchemy

They were never supposed to meet. They were never supposed to matter to each other. They were never supposed to escape.

Dimitri has been enslaved for three years, his brilliant mind forced to create enhancement drugs for the vampire overlords who rule the island prison. Every formula he perfects tightens the invisible chains binding his will. Every day, he loses more of himself to the dark compulsion magic in his blood.

Mattie has survived eighteen months as a blood servant by becoming invisible, by gathering secrets, by never letting them see her plan. She's mapped every corner of the inescapable island, searching for the crack in the prison that doesn't exist. She's given up on rescue. But she's never given up on freedom.

When a dangerous experiment brings them together, neither expects the instant, undeniable pull between them. In a place where relationships are weapons and trust means death, their connection is the ultimate risk. But Dimitri's latest creation might be the key to breaking compulsion magic—and Mattie has discovered a three-second window when the barrier falls.

One chance. One eclipse. One impossible escape.

But across the ocean, an ancient vampire goddess faces a devastating choice: surrender herself to free them all, or let hundreds remain enslaved while two rebels risk everything on a desperate gamble.

The clock is ticking. The bond between them is growing stronger. And the Syndicate is closing in on their secret.

In a game designed for them to lose, love might be the only rule they can break.

Perfect for fans of J.R. Ward, Nalini Singh, and Jennifer L. Armentrout—a standalone paranormal romance packed with forbidden attraction, pulse-pounding suspense, and an escape plan that will leave you breathless.