In the courts of Viremond—where vampiric royalty wield power like a blade—human tribute Celeste Avenheart is more than just a prize. With dusky skin that betrays her hidden fairy heritage, she enters the court as a novelty… but soon becomes its fault line.Prince Kael—a man born of cursed blood and steeled silence—sees too much in her. Their game is a dangerous dance: he, hungry for control; she, a survivor who refuses to be invisible. From ballroom duels under glittering chandeliers to secret rites beneath a blood-red moon, alliances form and shatter. Court factions fracture between “Old Blood” and her growing circle. And when dark magic strikes within palace walls, their fragile bond is tested—not just for survival, but for dominion.As secrets unravel—Celeste’s fairy lineage, Kael’s legacy of violence—the stakes rise. A reluctant alliance hardens into marriage, and political intrigue becomes personal war. In a kingdom where mercy is weakness and desire is danger, can two very different souls forge a future… or will the court—and their own shadows—consume them both?

Book Title: Blood & Engines Genre: Dark Romance Author: Ari Summary: Nia Velasquez is used to the grind—grease-stained hands, long hours fixing broken machines, and the cold edge of reality. At 25, the Afro-Latina mechanic is all grit, no frills, and built from the kind of pain most people wouldn’t survive. Love? She doesn’t believe in it. People? They always leave. And trust? That’s for fools. But when Diego Bishop—dangerous, unpredictable, and built like a warning sign—rolls into her garage with a wrecked engine and blood on his hands, her world shudders. He’s the type of man who doesn’t beg—he takes. He sees through her armor like it’s glass. And what he wants... is her. Their connection is immediate, volatile, and wrong. He’s tangled in crime, control, and secrets that could bury her. She’s everything he never knew he craved—raw, real, and untamed. But obsession is a twisted thing. And once Diego claims something, he never lets go. Caught in the crossfire of betrayal, street violence, and the haunting ghosts of their pasts, Nia and Diego must choose: destroy each other... or burn everything down together.