Dhampira
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected Jun 16, 2026
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A long-lost noble of the ruthless vampire court discovers she might not need to choose between her two suitors in this blood-pounding new romantasy from the USA Today bestselling author of the Bitten and Bound series.
Corinthe has spent a lifetime longing for excitement outside her sleepy human village. As a dhampir born of a human mother and vampire father, her unique abilities make her desired by those who lurk across the Feyline—the boundary that keeps the magical realm in perpetual twilight where vampires hold dominion. To stay safe, she’s concealed her supernatural strength and taste for blood from her human neighbors, but when her yearning for excitement accidentally exposes her gifts, she is captured to sell to the highest bidder.
Terrified, she expects the worst. But rescue comes in the form of Vander, a handsome stranger who whisks her from the auction stage and across the Feyline . . . where he reveals himself to be a vampire knight of King Rasimir’s court. Notorious for his cruelty, the deranged king is determined to extend his rule to the farthest reaches, and Vander has been tasked with delivering Corinthe to him.
Now a pawn in the vampire court, Corinthe learns that Rasimir intends to marry her off to the arrogant Prince Lorcan and exploit her daywalking abilities for his own gain. But a wedding isn’t the only obstacle in her path to freedom. While Vander burns with dangerous charm, Lorcan watches her with hungry eyes. And both men claim they can help her—if she can trust them.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pennza (Wolfseeker) sets this spicy and immersive why-choose romantasy in a world divided into the sunlit land of Ghedda, populated by humans, and Nocta, a twilight land of magic wielders vulnerable to silver. Corinthe, 24, has only ever known the small village of Derryton in Ghedda, where she shares a cottage with her mother and longs for "something extraordinary" to happen to her. Her frustrated restlessness is compounded by the secret she's hiding. When she meets a traveling peddler who offers her a tiara, her pained reaction to touching its silver brings this secret to light: she is a dhampir, a child born of a human and a vampire. The peddler abducts her and plans to sell her at auction in Ghedda for her supernatural abilities, noting, "the nobles of Sausberg pay top coin for pets who heal fast and tire slowly." Her salvation comes in the form of handsome Sir Vander Blackfell of Nocta, who brings her to the vampire king's court. The king reveals that he's her father and that he has his own plans for her—including an arranged marriage to Prince Lorcan. What follows is a dark, sexy, and sometimes twisted tale of one woman's path to self-determination and nontraditional love. The intricate worldbuilding, high heat love scenes, courtly intrigue, and well-realized characters are sure to have readers hooked.