When Darkness Calls: Introducing "Blood Money"

The most dangerous hungers aren't always for food

What happens when a 21-year-old blood doll who's spent eight years searching for her missing mother collides with an ancient being who's been fighting his own demons for millennia? You get "Blood Money" – the upcoming paranormal romance that explores the thin line between salvation and damnation.

Meet Miles

Makayla "Miles" Evans isn't your typical college student. By day, she attends classes and tries to blend in. By night, she sells her blood to wannabe vampires – not because she wants to, but because she's searching for something far more dangerous than fake fangs and theatrical blood lust.

Miles is what's known as a "blood doll" – someone whose blood has... unique properties. She escaped a nightmare at thirteen, leaving behind her mother and a world she's spent eight years trying to find her way back to.

Armed with martial arts training, a suspicious nature, and the philosophy that "true friends stab you from the front," she's determined to rescue the one person who matters most.

But Miles has no idea that her blood holds power she's never imagined, or that her quest is about to drag her into a war between forces that have been battling since the dawn of time.

Enter Warren

Then there's Warren Coroner – a man who appears to be a wealthy, eccentric CEO but harbors secrets that run deeper than the ocean trenches. He's ancient, powerful, and fighting hungers that could destroy everything he's worked to protect. Warren has spent lifetimes seeking redemption for past sins, and he's learned that some thirsts can never truly be quenched.
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When Miles crashes into Warren's carefully controlled world, neither of them is prepared for the connection that sparks between them. She's everything he should avoid – young, reckless, and carrying the kind of blood that could drive him over the edge he's spent centuries walking.

A World Where Nothing Is What It Seem

"Blood Money" takes place in a world where:

• Vampires feel everything their blood donors feel
• Blood dolls can control the very creatures that feed from them
• Ancient beings walk among college students and coffee shop regulars
• The line between monster and savior depends entirely on perspective

​This isn't just a story about supernatural creatures – it's about two people who've been shaped by trauma, driven by love, and forced to confront the question: Is redemption possible for those who've done the unforgivable?

Behind the Scenes

Writing "Blood Money" has been an incredible journey into the psychology of survival and the complexity of power dynamics. I wanted to explore what happens when someone who's been used and controlled discovers they actually hold the power – and what that means for both predator and prey.
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The research into blood addiction, survivor psychology, and the mythology of redemption has been both challenging and rewarding. Creating characters who are simultaneously vulnerable and dangerous, broken and strong, has pushed me as a writer in the best possible way.

Coming July 31st, 2025

"Blood Money" will be available July 31st, 2025, and I can't wait for you to meet Miles and Warren. Their story is dark, steamy, and ultimately about finding light in the most unexpected places.

​If you love paranormal romance with complex characters, morally gray situations, and the kind of tension that makes you forget to breathe, this one's for you.

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