Sometimes dire circumstances call for drastic action. But fake dating a vampire? Really?

However, that’s the first piece of 'sagely wisdom' vampire hunter Aralyn receives from her Uncle Burt when she arrives in Wishing Moon Bay. Maybe this ‘Lonely Tavern’ he seems so fond of has turned him into even more of a romantic than he was before – it does have a reputation, after all.

And when Caldric, a vampire cursed with a frozen heart, walks into the bar, it seems fate agrees. Can she persuade him to help her when it was one of her ancestors who froze his heart in the first place?

Then again, the curse means he can’t feel any emotion, so perhaps he won’t hold a grudge. Especially when she offers to break the curse if he goes along with her plan.

Cursed for centuries with a frozen heart, Caldric's un-life as a vampire has been a chillingly emotionless existence—he can't even feel the misery he's supposed to wallow in. He’d almost given up on breaking the curse when Aralyn dangles a solution to his condition in front of him.

The catch? He must help her infiltrate a powerful vampire family. Oh, and not to mention – Aralyn is a vampire hunter. So he can’t imagine she has good intentions, and infiltrating this family might be the fastest way to end his eternal life.
And to make matters even worse, she’s from the line of hunters who placed the curse on him in the first place.

But one thing leads to another, and a fake date somehow leads to a fake wedding. Just how far are they willing to take this to get what they want? 

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August 22, 2024
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The Lonely Tavern series features standalone small-town, cozy fantasy romances where the stories revolve around a new, quirky, and magical addition to Wishing Moon Bay – A strange tavern run by a witch, who just seems to know when someone needs a little nudge towards finding their Happy Ever After.

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