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Living Blood

Living Blood

by R.L. Butler

Urban FantasyContemporaryMysteryRomanceRomance SubplotLow FantasyReincarnationUrban FantasyFemale LeadContemporarySecret Identity
Rising Stars:Contemporary #49Mystery #49

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.

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Peak Rank
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Followers
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OverviewEngagementProseChapters
Set Alert
Favorites
24
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FVR
0.44%
Rating
4.83
Ratings
15
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Reviews
7
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Comments
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RS Days
23
Total Chapters
60
Total Words
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Chapter Analysis
Word counts and prose metrics for each chapter
#TitleWordsFK GradeDialogueSSPVariation
0V1, Chapter 1 -The Great Dane0----
1V1, Chapter 2 - Just Another Night0----
2V1, Chapter 3 - "This is so dumb..."0----
3V1, Chapters 4 & 5 - Big Man on a Tiny Couch & Garlic, Really?0----
4V1, Chapter 6 - Braids0----
5V1, Chapter 7 - The Ren Faire0----
6V1, Chapter 8 - Coward0----
7V1, Chapter 9 - Mana?0----
8V1, Chapter 10 - The White Demon0----
9V1, Chapter 11 - Bag of Peas?0----
10V1, Chapter 12 - Eyes0----
11V1, Chapter 13 - "This really could've been a text."0----
12V1, Chapter 14 - Blades and Books0----
13V1, Chapter 15 - Potatoes and Pepper Spray0----
14V1, Chapter 16 - "It's a date..."0----
15V1, Chapter 17 - Friends, Right?0----
16V1, Chapter 18 - Chosen0----
17V1, Chapter 19 - The White Room0----
18V1, Chapter 20 - Nuts0----
19V1, Chapter 21 - Just a Little Closer...0----
20V1, Chapter 22 - French Toast0----
21V1, Chapter 23 - Nikola Sokoli0----
22V1, Chapter 24 - New Routine0----
23V1, Chapter 25 - Sarah0----
24V1, Chapter 26 - Halloween0----
25V1, Chapter 27 - The Photo0----
26V1, Chapter 28 - Stakeout0----
27V1, Chapter 29 - Play Nice0----
28V1, Chapter 30 - Floating0----
29V1, Chapter 31 - Reincarnation Energy0----
30V1, Chapter 32 - Hold On...0----
31V1, Chapter 33 - Anything0----
32V1, Chapter 34 - Undead0----
33V1, Chapter 35 - Look a Little Badass0----
34V1, Chapter 36 - Someone Else's Coat0----
35V1, Chapter 37 - Wait for Me0----
36V1, Chapter 38 - Selene0----
37V1, Chapter 39 - Transfer0----
38V1, Chapter 40 - Avenging Angel0----
39V1, Chapter 41 - Christmas0----
40V1, Chapter 42 - Forget-Me-Nots0----
41V1, Chapter 43 - Mom0----
42V1, Chapter 44 - Dracula0----
43V1, Chapter 45 - I Should've Gone for the Soup0----
44V1, Chapter 46 - Ravena0----
45V1, Chapter 47 - Antennae0----
46V1, Chapter 48 - The Sirens of Spring0----
47V1, Chapter 49 - Mana-Up0----
48Volume 2 Cover Reveal0----
49V2, Chapter 1 - The Safe Word Is "Potato"0----
50V2, Chapter 2 - Breakfalls0----
51V2, Chapter 3 - Flight... or Not0----
52V2, Chapter 4 - A Hypnotic Encounter0----
53V2, Chapter 5 - It's The, Not Yee0----
54V2, Chapter 6 - Thine Playlist Doth Slap0----
55V2, Chapter 7 - Invocation0----
56V2, Chapter 8 - Prints and Pulses0----
57V2, Chapter 9 - Thump-Thump0----
58V2, Chapter 10 - John Doe0----
59V2, Chapter 11 - Stress Baking0----