Price range: £5.99 through £14.99
A dual POV queer, vampiric romance retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in modern-day Oxford by bestselling authors Ben Alderson and Laura R. Samotin.
Centuries ago, Tobias Osian had his mortality stolen from him when he was unwillingly turned into a vampire. Ever since, he’s been consumed by the need for revenge against the monster who took his humanity – Vladimir Damianos, the head of Britain’s most powerful vampire clan.
Now, Tobias is finally ready to enact his plan for vengeance, using Vladimir’s son Alexander to infiltrate the family and bring down the entire clan. But what he doesn’t expect is that Alexander has rebelled against his bloodthirsty father by protecting mortals instead of hunting them. When the two meet, Alexander is instantly enamoured with Tobias. And as a string of attacks rocks the city of Oxford, Alexander proves himself committed to protecting Tobias, unaware that Tobias is just as much of a monster as he is.
With his attraction to Alexander growing, Tobias must decide what means more to him: vengeance, or a love growing from the most unexpected of places.
“The Darkness Bites Back has everything I love to read in a vampire romantasy. Deliciously dark, sexy, and full of immersive language and relatable characters, this modern Romeo and Juliet retelling drew me in from the first to page to the last. This should be on all vampire lovers’ TBR.”
– Elayna R. Gallea, author of Tethered
“You know you’re reading a masterpiece when you get the urge to reread as soon as you’ve turned the last page! Alderson and Samotin manage to do just that with The Darkness Bites Back. I got all the chills from the delicious tension between Alexander and Tobias, and adored the sexy, atmospheric ‘will they, won’t they’ chase. The Darkness Bites Back is a must read!
– Sophia St. Germain, author of The Compelling Fates Saga
“Revenge and desire war in this darkly delicious tale from Alderson and Samotin. Filled with electric chemistry, bruising tenderness and heartwrenching loss, The Darkness Bites Back is a decadent feast of a book and a reminder of the enduring power of love and the lengths we go to protect it.”
– Megan Shunmugam, author of The Mortal Trials
“A tightrope walk of seduction and secrets, there’s nothing more scintillating than a character hellbent on revenge falling for the son of his enemy. The Darkness Bites Back is a deliciously fun romance filled with biting banter and brilliant chemistry that’ll make you hungry for more.”
– A.K. Mulford, bestselling author of The High Mountain Court
“The Darkness Bites Back is a novel of knife’s edge tensions, maintaining a perfect balance between blood-soaked and tender, gory and sweet, and the savage pursuit of righteous vengeance alongside the unwanted weight of a cruel family legacy. Thematically rich, expertly paced, and cleverly plotted, The Darkness Bites Back is an instant addition to the literary vampire canon. Samotin and Alderson have crafted the deliciously, gloriously queer vampire romance I’ve been waiting for, and what a feast it is.”
– S.E. Kiser, author of Hunt the Ever Wild
“The Darkness Bites Back sinks its teeth into you from the very first page. A captivating, sexy read that’s impossible to put down. Ben Alderson and Laura R. Samotin have outdone themselves!”
– Kellyn Archambeau, author of The Starving Dark
“A blood-pounding dark academia dream with delicious bite”
– S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood
