These dark fantasy romance novellas make attraction part of the danger. A woman bargains with a vampire for a cure, a detective looks for a way to keep the life she built with her lover, and a guest at a lonely estate…
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1 Six Scorched Roses (2023) ★ 8.0 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2023 Lilith bargains with a vampire named Vale for blood that might help cure a disease killing her family and neighbors. Repeated visits give the two time to change what they expect from each other. This short Crowns of Nyaxia companion is a good first pick if you want peril and a developing romance… 0 2 Even Though I Knew the End (2022) ★ 7.3 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2022 Helen has a short time to solve a murder if she wants a life with Edith beyond the bargain she made long ago. C. L. Polk sets the investigation in a magical version of 1940s Chicago. Choose it for a tender established relationship and a hard decision about what the detective owes her past. 0 3 Carmilla (1871) ★ 7.8 Open Library Published Jan 1, 1871 Laura takes an interest in a guest at her isolated home. Carmilla’s tenderness and strange demands make it hard for Laura to tell what the attachment will cost. Choose it for the nineteenth-century Gothic roots of sapphic vampire fiction, with predation and dread in the place a modern romance might… 0 4 The Monster of Elendhaven (2019) ★ 7.2 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2019 Johann, a creature who seems almost impossible to kill, attaches himself to a frail magician named Florian. Their devotion grows alongside a plan for revenge. Choose it for a cruel queer Gothic partnership and body horror in a short book, with an ending shaped by what the two encourage in each… 0 5 Winterglass (2017) Published Jan 1, 2017 Nuawa has spent years preparing to take on the Winter Queen. Getting close to General Lussadh puts her loyalties and desires under pressure. This is a cold, violent sapphic Snow Queen reworking with a longer story ahead, suited to readers who want their attraction tangled with a fight for power. 0 6 The Never King (2022) ★ 6.0 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2022 The Darling women have a history of disappearing at eighteen, and Winnie is the next to find out what Peter Pan wants. This adult Neverland retelling opens the Vicious Lost Boys series with captivity, multiple love interests, and a cliffhanger. Choose it when you want a short romance that leaves… 0 7 Death's Obsession (2023) ★ 10.0 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2023 Lilith goes on living after the accident that killed her sister, but Death keeps addressing her as if their relationship has already begun. This short supernatural romance is for readers who want grief and an obsessive pursuer to complicate the possibility of intimacy from the start. 0 8 A Dowry of Blood (2021) ★ 7.1 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2021 Constanta looks back on being saved and controlled by a vampire whose other lovers eventually become part of her life. The story follows how affection and isolation can exist in the same household. The original 235-page Nyx edition is a longer pick here, and later editions vary in length. 0 9 Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017) Published Jan 1, 2017 Jack and Jill find a world where a vampire and a scientist can offer two different kinds of protection. Jack’s bond with Alexis gives the Gothic tale a softer note beneath its cruelty. Read it as a Wayward Children origin story with a romantic thread and a much harsher resolution than a standard… 0 10 Comfort Me With Apples (2021) ★ 6.0 Open Library Published Jan 1, 2021 Sophia knows all the right things to say about her husband and the house they share. What's behind a locked door makes those assurances sound strange. Choose this short Gothic marriage story for the horror that comes from seeing a bond differently, with its relationship and ending firmly on the… 0 
Six Scorched Roses (2023)Published Jan 1, 2023Lilith bargains with a vampire named Vale for blood that might help cure a disease killing her family and neighbors. Repeated visits give the two time to change what they expect from each other. This short Crowns of Nyaxia companion is a good first pick if you want peril and a developing romance…0
Even Though I Knew the End (2022)Published Jan 1, 2022Helen has a short time to solve a murder if she wants a life with Edith beyond the bargain she made long ago. C. L. Polk sets the investigation in a magical version of 1940s Chicago. Choose it for a tender established relationship and a hard decision about what the detective owes her past.0
Carmilla (1871)Published Jan 1, 1871Laura takes an interest in a guest at her isolated home. Carmilla’s tenderness and strange demands make it hard for Laura to tell what the attachment will cost. Choose it for the nineteenth-century Gothic roots of sapphic vampire fiction, with predation and dread in the place a modern romance might…0
The Monster of Elendhaven (2019)Published Jan 1, 2019Johann, a creature who seems almost impossible to kill, attaches himself to a frail magician named Florian. Their devotion grows alongside a plan for revenge. Choose it for a cruel queer Gothic partnership and body horror in a short book, with an ending shaped by what the two encourage in each…0
Winterglass (2017)Published Jan 1, 2017Nuawa has spent years preparing to take on the Winter Queen. Getting close to General Lussadh puts her loyalties and desires under pressure. This is a cold, violent sapphic Snow Queen reworking with a longer story ahead, suited to readers who want their attraction tangled with a fight for power.0
The Never King (2022)Published Jan 1, 2022The Darling women have a history of disappearing at eighteen, and Winnie is the next to find out what Peter Pan wants. This adult Neverland retelling opens the Vicious Lost Boys series with captivity, multiple love interests, and a cliffhanger. Choose it when you want a short romance that leaves…0
Death's Obsession (2023)Published Jan 1, 2023Lilith goes on living after the accident that killed her sister, but Death keeps addressing her as if their relationship has already begun. This short supernatural romance is for readers who want grief and an obsessive pursuer to complicate the possibility of intimacy from the start.0
A Dowry of Blood (2021)Published Jan 1, 2021Constanta looks back on being saved and controlled by a vampire whose other lovers eventually become part of her life. The story follows how affection and isolation can exist in the same household. The original 235-page Nyx edition is a longer pick here, and later editions vary in length.0
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017)Published Jan 1, 2017Jack and Jill find a world where a vampire and a scientist can offer two different kinds of protection. Jack’s bond with Alexis gives the Gothic tale a softer note beneath its cruelty. Read it as a Wayward Children origin story with a romantic thread and a much harsher resolution than a standard…0
Comfort Me With Apples (2021)Published Jan 1, 2021Sophia knows all the right things to say about her husband and the house they share. What's behind a locked door makes those assurances sound strange. Choose this short Gothic marriage story for the horror that comes from seeing a bond differently, with its relationship and ending firmly on the…0