August 2025 Romance Book Club: Witch x Vampire Romantasy
Where we uncover hidden romance gems together.
The League of Lusty Ladies Romance Book Club: Come for the spicy reads, stay for the chaotic book chats (and morally gray heroes).
The League of Lusty Ladies Romance Book Club: August 2025
This month, we’re trading spaceship corridors and regency ballrooms for prison walls and making a deal with the last man a witch should trust. Our heroine? A wrongly imprisoned witch who learns the only way out is to work with her mortal enemy. The hero? A dangerously hot, shackled vampire who’s just as likely to kiss you as kill you, if you survive the escape.
Expect:
Prison break with bite
Dangerous bargains
Slow burn with high heat potential
Morally grey hero who falls first (and hard)
A heroine who grows into her power
If you love romantasy where survival is tangled up with forbidden desire, and the person you shouldn’t trust is the one you can’t stop thinking about, this one’s for you.
Our August Pick: A Bargain So Bloody by Vasilisa Drake
“Prison break with your mortal enemy. He’s a vampire. He’s chained, and he’s about to be your only way out.”
Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit, Samara is locked inside the cold, merciless walls of Castle Greymere. The guards are cruel, the screams of fellow prisoners are constant, and the release date she’s been promised turns out to be nothing but a lie.
Her only hope for escape? Raphael, a powerful vampire, sworn enemy of witches, and the same breed that murdered her mother. Bound by enchanted shackles, he’s a predator forced into stillness… until Samara makes him a deal.
The bargain is simple: she frees him, he helps her escape. But Raphael never promised to let her go once they’re outside the walls… and the pull between them is more dangerous than the prison they’re leaving behind.
A Bargain So Bloody kicks off the Kingdom of Dark Magic series, perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, dangerous alliances, and heroes who love first and hardest.
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Ready to buddy-read? Here’s how to join the fun:
Read A Bargain So Bloody any time during the month of August 2025.
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