by R.L. Butler
Drew Nelson thought her biggest problem was training a chatty new coworker - until she caught him drinking blood from his date. Instead of running, she makes a deal. What begins as damage control doesn’t stay a small secret for long. Someone powerful is moving through Seattle, and as unexplained violence spreads and the stakes climb, Drew is pulled deeper into a world she never knew existed. Because once you learn what moves in the dark, you can’t unknow it. Trust becomes complicated. And the life she worked so carefully to build begins to fracture. Some discoveries don’t just change your life - they change what you believe life is. Sharp, darkly funny, and grounded in modern Seattle, Living Blood is a supernatural thriller about loyalty, loss, and what survives when the version of your life that you planned no longer exists. ❖ 🩸 ❖ What You Can Expect Character-driven urban fantasy – centered on emotional depth, quiet tension, and flawed, layered people navigating the supernatural in modern life. Slow-burn storytelling – grounded pacing that rewards attention to subtext, dialogue, and the small human moments between shocks. Psychological realism – trauma, secrecy, and survival explored through grounded reactions and introspection rather than spectacle. Atmospheric prose – sensory, moody, and often laced with dark humor; the ordinary and uncanny coexist seamlessly. Subtle worldbuilding – modern settings threaded with believable supernatural rules; no exposition dumps. Emotional intimacy – found family, complicated love, and moral ambiguity take center stage over action. Unease and wonder – vampires, prophecies, and gods appear not as fantasy tropes, but as reflections of what it means to be alive.
