When her mentor is abducted, an apprentice tattooist hires a mercenary to help rescue her—only to discover the greatest danger they face in the wild is each other.

Beauty and the Beast meets vampires and Scottish folklore. BLOOD & CLAW launches a fantasy romance duology steeped in Celtic myth—a dark, lush tale of a perilous journey, a bodyguard with secrets, and a young woman haunted by her thirst for blood.

Ailsa has always known she’s different. In the oppressive Kingdom of Braewall, her strangeness leaves her isolated, apprenticed to a tattooist who inks forbidden druidic magic. But a hunger for violence and blood is growing inside her—and it’s getting harder to ignore.

When her mentor is abducted and taken north, Ailsa sets out to rescue her. But the wilds of Albia are full of hungry spirits and faerie predators, and she cannot survive them alone.

She needs a protector.

Darach is a prince in hiding, hunted by the brother who tried to kill him. A corrupted tattoo meant to make him invincible is slowly turning him into something feral at night—and only Ailsa’s mentor can save him. When he learns the apprentice is searching for her, he offers his blade.

Together they journey into the dark Uplands. But Ailsa doesn’t know what her bodyguard is becoming.

And Darach doesn’t realize the woman he protects is fighting a hunger for his blood …

*Please note: This is Book One in a duology and will end on a cliffhanger. Readers are encouraged to read the list of triggers on the author's website.*

Sign up now to get the most out of Books2Read

Discover something great at Books2Read.

Thanks for signing up for Books2Read notifications!