They say missing girls in New Orleans are never found alive. He's breaking every rule to prove them wrong.
My name is Joy, and I've always lived up to it-smiling through problems, finding silver linings, believing tomorrow will be better. But over a month ago, my optimism met its match when I was kidnapped while searching for my missing best friend.
Now I'm a prisoner of New Orleans' most dangerous crime lord, thrust into a world I never knew existed. Vampires are real. Vampire mafia? Also real. And something is stirring inside me-a power I can't explain that's the only reason I'm still alive.
They say he's coming for me. Enzo. The vampire mafia's most feared enforcer. Cold. Ruthless. Merciless. The man leaves a trail of bodies wherever he goes. The whispers about him terrify even my captors.
But when his dark eyes find mine in the chaos of my prison, I see something impossible. Recognition. Possession. As if I belong to him. As if I've always belonged to him.
I don't know this vampire. Don't trust him. And I absolutely refuse to accept his ridiculous claim that I'm his "fated mate"-whatever that means. I didn't even believe vampires existed, and now this terrifying man with perpetually furrowed brows thinks he owns me? I've spent weeks fighting my captors at every turn-I'm not about to stop now.
But when his cold eyes find mine, something deep inside me responds. No matter how loudly I tell myself this brooding, dangerous creature is my enemy, my stubborn heart won't listen. And as my mysterious powers grow stronger, I'm running out of options for allies in a world I never knew was real.
The human mafia won't let me go without bloodshed. And as ancient power awakens within me, I find myself caught between two worlds with ties to both.
My captor thinks I'm leverage. My would-be savior thinks I'm his. But neither of them knows what I'm becoming-or how my relentless optimism and newfound power might be the most dangerous weapon of all.
Oath of Blood and Joy is a steamy enemies-to-lovers vampire mafia romance featuring a joyful but fierce heroine and a gorgeous, grumpy vampire enforcer. Get ready for intense action, mind blowing plot twists, sizzling forbidden romance, and dark supernatural fireworks that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
