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Sanguineous

by Diana Waters

Sometimes the past really bites.

Niccolo, a vampire-turned-private detective, is living peacefully in New York with his lover, Felix—until, on the eve of a certain holiday, a late-night visitor from his past comes calling…

Sanguineous is a 5,000-word paranormal horror/gay romance short story in celebration of Halloween.

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Published:
Publisher: Extasy Books
Cover Artists:
Martine Jardin

Genres:
Contemporary, Horror, Paranormal, Paranormal - Vampires

Tags:
author - new zealander, format - kindle, format - short story <15K, potential trigger - blood, potential trigger - rape, what - concept - danger, what - holiday - halloween, where - city - new york city, where - country - usa, where - state - New York, who - description - established couple, who - nationality - italian, who - occupation - private investigator, who - type - vampires

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 4
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 3 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Tropes: Hurt / Comfort
Word Count: 5451
Setting: Present-day New York
Languages Available: English
Excerpt:

“Ignoring me so easily? And the night before Halloween, too—tut tut.”

“Show yourself!” Niccolo shot up from his chair, the harsh squeal of the wheels underscoring his alarm. He could protect himself well enough, but Felix—

“Perhaps I will show myself, if only you would agree to do the same…oh, very well.” The other vampire materialized with no further fanfare. Then again, it was not as though he needed it.

Shock had Niccolo’s body prickling. He was suddenly cold. His mouth felt clumsy, his words were nowhere near as authoritative as he would have liked. “What do you want?”

“My, what a foolish question. I did say I would be back to fetch you, did I not?”

About the Author

Diana is an M/M romance author from New Zealand. She writes exclusively in the gay romance genre and has an extra-special place in her heart for high fantasy M/M. Most of her books are set in fictional, pseudo-medieval worlds populated by the likes of princes and swordsmen, bodyguards and magicians, and even the odd supernatural being. They tend to be light on filler (designed to be read in a matter of hours rather than days) and heavy on hurt/comfort goodness.

All of her published work, even books that are part of a series, are able to be read as standalone stories. They run the gauntlet from sweet to spicy in terms of sexual content but generally contain no triggers.

Find out more about this author on her website: https://www.dianawaters.com