Vasilisa Drake – författare

A spellbinding new vampire romantasy series, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and Shield of Sparrows.Imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit, Samara is bullied by guards and tormented by the screams of her fellow prisoners. She’s resigned herself to enduring her fifteen-year term… until she learns the freedom she’s been promised is nothing but a cruel lie.Now Samara is faced with a brutal choice: die within the cold walls of Castle Greymere, or do the unthinkable and escape. But no one leaves Greymere alive. To break out, she’ll need help from one of the undead.Raphael is the worst kind of monster: a vampire with a thirst for blood — and the same breed that killed her mother. He’s also unspeakably powerful, his supernatural strength tamed only by the enchanted cuffs forced on him. The deal is simple: Samara unlocks his shackles, and Raphael helps her escape. But he never promised to let her go once they flee the castle…Perfect for readers who love: a searing slow burn, morally grey heroes who fall first and hard, the ‘touch her and die’ trope, the ‘only one horse trope’, and heroines who find their own strength.

A slow-burn vampire romantasy series, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and Shield of Sparrows.Samara’s worst nightmare has been realised, and although she now has the magic that she’s always desperately craved, it is not at all what she expected. This magic marks her as an enemy of all vampires, especially Raphael, the vampire king.Samara knows she should flee before Raphael can discover the truth about her, but the mystical sire bond that has formed between them keeps her by his side . . . and in his bed.When the pair travel to the Southern Kingdom, Raphael offers her a bargain she cannot refuse: yield to her vampire nature, and master her abilities, and he will help break their sire bond. But if she loses control, even for a second, the truth may come to light, and the sire who made her will have no choice but to destroy her . . .Perfect for readers who love: a searing slow burn, morally grey heroes who fall first and hard, the ‘touch her and die’ trope, the ‘only one horse trope’, and heroines who find their own strength.

She's trapped in a magical prison. To break out, she'll make a deal with the most dangerous prisoner of them all.Sentenced for a crime she didn't commit, Samara is bullied by guards and tormented by the screams of her fellow prisoners. She's resigned herself to enduring her fifteen-year term until she learns that the freedom she's been promised is the cruelest lie of all. Now she's faced with a choice: resign herself to dying in the cold walls of Castle Greymere, or do the unthinkable and escape. But no one leaves Greymere alive. So to break out of the prison? She'll have to use one of the undead. Raphael is the worst kind of monster: a vampire with a thirst for blood, the mortal enemy of witches, the same breed that killed her mother. And most importantly, he's unspeakably powerful, his supernatural strength tamed only by the enchanted cuffs forced on him. He's her only chance at a life outside the prison walls. The deal is simple: Samara unlocks his shackles, and he'll help her escape. But although Raphael agreed to help her leave Greymere, he never promised to let her go