Blood Grace
Steamy romance meets classic fantasy worldbuilding in the classic realm of fated mates.
1. BLOOD MERCY by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
One human. One immortal. Will their alliance save the kingdom, or will their forbidden love be a death sentence?
When Cassia seeks out a Hesperine, he could end her mortal life in a heartbeat. But she has no fear of his magic or his fangs. She knows the real monster is the human king, her father. If he finds out she’s bargaining with his enemy, he’ll send her to the executioner.
As a Hesperine diplomat, Lio must negotiate with mortals who hate him. Cassia is different, but politics aren’t why she captivates the gentle immortal. He wants more than her blood, and if he can’t resist the temptation, he’ll provoke the war he’s trying to prevent.
2. BLOOD SOLACE by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
If they reunite, a magical war could tear the kingdom apart…
Lio is an immortal Hesperine, but he’s out of time. His Craving for Cassia’s blood is killing him while an ancient spell and deadly politics keep them apart. When he learns she is also in danger, he forms a plan that could save them both—or leave the Hesperines defenseless against their mortal enemies.
Cassia is the Hesperines’ secret protector in the human court. Her acts of sabotage hold her tyrant father in check, but he will stop at nothing to make war on the immortals. The kingdom rests on her shoulders. Lio’s fate is in her hands. It’s time for her to come out of the shadows, even if it means sacrificing herself.
3. BLOOD SANCTUARY I by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
Their love could last forever—unless the king’s assassins cut her life short…
Cassia has reunited with her beloved Lio in the land of eternal night. She longs to become a Hesperine like him so they can stay together for all time, but she’s torn between their happiness and her duty to the kingdom of mortals. To win her freedom, she must convince the humans to ally with the Hesperines, despite centuries of conflict.
Lio won’t force her to stay by revealing their blood bond, although certain death awaits him if she leaves. While they negotiate for peace in public, he tempts her in private with the promise of everlasting passion. But the king’s agents will block an alliance at any cost. Can Lio protect Cassia when she becomes their target?
4. BLOOD SANCTUARY II by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
When an ancient evil rises, can they save the peace talks and their love?
Lio and Cassia spend their nights in each other’s arms, but sit on opposite sides of the negotiation table. Their clandestine partnership has brought his immortal kin and her fellow humans close to a treaty after generations of violence. Lives hang in the balance. Failure means war. Peace would bring the future they hope for, when their love will no longer be forbidden.
Just when success is within reach, they realize their plan has played into the enemy’s hands. A threat lurks within the delegation, an old nemesis with magic unlike any they have ever faced. Together, are they strong enough to stop the destruction of everything they love?
5. BLOOD UNION I by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
She’s ready for her eternal future with him. But the past won’t let them go…
The night Cassia has fought for is here. At last, she’ll drink Lio’s blood and join him as an immortal Hesperine, fulfilling their Grace bond. But then an unexpected guest returns to Orthros with a revelation about the past she never imagined. Secrets lay hidden in the illustrious Empire, where she must travel with Lio to find the truth.
Lio has risked everything for his Grace before, and he’ll do it again. He’ll stand between Cassia and the politics pulling her back toward the human world. He’ll push his magic to new limits to keep her safe. Even if it destroys his life’s work as a diplomat—or Cassia’s trust in him.
6. BLOOD UNION II by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
An ancient magic will put their love to the ultimate test.
When Lio brought Cassia to the land of their allies, he believed nothing would threaten her or their fated Grace bond. But a nameless enemy has ensnared her in a conspiracy reaching as high as the Imperial Court. With the Empress out for Cassia’s blood, will Lio abandon his path as a diplomat and unleash his fangs?
Although Cassia is now a fugitive, she can’t flee to safety until they uncover the secret that could change the fate of two continents. Their path leads into a treacherous desert where long-forgotten magic threatens to tear her apart from Lio forever. Can she find the hidden power within herself to survive?
7. BLOOD GIFT by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
Can she claim her magic and her fangs?
Ancient magic is sleeping inside Cassia. Wielding it is her birthright, but her bloodright is to become an immortal Hesperine like Lio, her Grace. Until she masters her dormant magic, it’s too dangerous for him to transform her. To claim both her legacies, she must return to the land that holds the secrets of her power: the mortal kingdom where she was once powerless.
Lio is ready to protect her with diplomacy, spells, or even his fists. He knows he’ll need them against the lord who is still betrothed to her under human law. Most dangerous of all, the necromancer known as the Collector lies in wait, planning to use Cassia for his mysterious ends.
When the moment of Cassia’s transformation arrives, there will be no turning back. Can the Gift of eternal life from Lio’s blood save her from the necromancer, master of death?
8. BLOOD FEAST by Vela Roth
SYNOPSIS
Her Grace is in danger—and her fangs are ready for battle.
Cassia has risen from the ashes of her human life as a Hesperine with magic the world has never seen. The Gift of immortality from Lio seals their fated Grace bond and frees her from the ancient necromancer known as the Collector. But she won’t leave everyone they love, Hesperines and humans alike, as pawns in his schemes.
Lio fears their hard-won alliances only played into the necromancer’s plots. With their warrior brothers Mak and Lyros, Lio and Cassia embark on a quest to uncover the conspiracy he’s been brewing for centuries. Lio must duel the mage for his secrets on the most dangerous battlefield of all—the minds of the assassins who serve him.
As the four Hesperines face off with the Collector’s deadliest playing pieces, he’s intent on punishing Lio for stealing Cassia from him. Can her new power protect her Grace from their enemy’s revenge?