
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.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | V1, Chapter 1 -The Great Dane | 0 |
| 1 | V1, Chapter 2 - Just Another Night | 0 |
| 2 | V1, Chapter 3 - "This is so dumb..." | 0 |
| 3 | V1, Chapters 4 & 5 - Big Man on a Tiny Couch & Garlic, Really? | 0 |
| 4 | V1, Chapter 6 - Braids | 0 |
| 5 | V1, Chapter 7 - The Ren Faire | 0 |
| 6 | V1, Chapter 8 - Coward | 0 |
| 7 | V1, Chapter 9 - Mana? | 0 |
| 8 | V1, Chapter 10 - The White Demon | 0 |
| 9 | V1, Chapter 11 - Bag of Peas? | 0 |
| 10 | V1, Chapter 12 - Eyes | 0 |
| 11 | V1, Chapter 13 - "This really could've been a text." | 0 |
| 12 | V1, Chapter 14 - Blades and Books | 0 |
| 13 | V1, Chapter 15 - Potatoes and Pepper Spray | 0 |
| 14 | V1, Chapter 16 - "It's a date..." | 0 |
| 15 | V1, Chapter 17 - Friends, Right? | 0 |
| 16 | V1, Chapter 18 - Chosen | 0 |
| 17 | V1, Chapter 19 - The White Room | 0 |
| 18 | V1, Chapter 20 - Nuts | 0 |
| 19 | V1, Chapter 21 - Just a Little Closer... | 0 |
| 20 | V1, Chapter 22 - French Toast | 0 |
| 21 | V1, Chapter 23 - Nikola Sokoli | 0 |
| 22 | V1, Chapter 24 - New Routine | 0 |
| 23 | V1, Chapter 25 - Sarah | 0 |
| 24 | V1, Chapter 26 - Halloween | 0 |
| 25 | V1, Chapter 27 - The Photo | 0 |
| 26 | V1, Chapter 28 - Stakeout | 0 |
| 27 | V1, Chapter 29 - Play Nice | 0 |
| 28 | V1, Chapter 30 - Floating | 0 |
| 29 | V1, Chapter 31 - Reincarnation Energy | 0 |
| 30 | V1, Chapter 32 - Hold On... | 0 |
| 31 | V1, Chapter 33 - Anything | 0 |
| 32 | V1, Chapter 34 - Undead | 0 |
| 33 | V1, Chapter 35 - Look a Little Badass | 0 |
| 34 | V1, Chapter 36 - Someone Else's Coat | 0 |
| 35 | V1, Chapter 37 - Wait for Me | 0 |
| 36 | V1, Chapter 38 - Selene | 0 |
| 37 | V1, Chapter 39 - Transfer | 0 |
| 38 | V1, Chapter 40 - Avenging Angel | 0 |
| 39 | V1, Chapter 41 - Christmas | 0 |
| 40 | V1, Chapter 42 - Forget-Me-Nots | 0 |
| 41 | V1, Chapter 43 - Mom | 0 |
| 42 | V1, Chapter 44 - Dracula | 0 |
| 43 | V1, Chapter 45 - I Should've Gone for the Soup | 0 |
| 44 | V1, Chapter 46 - Ravena | 0 |
| 45 | V1, Chapter 47 - Antennae | 0 |
| 46 | V1, Chapter 48 - The Sirens of Spring | 0 |
| 47 | V1, Chapter 49 - Mana-Up | 0 |
| 48 | Volume 2 Cover Reveal | 0 |
| 49 | V2, Chapter 1 - The Safe Word Is "Potato" | 0 |
| 50 | V2, Chapter 2 - Breakfalls | 0 |
| 51 | V2, Chapter 3 - Flight... or Not | 0 |
| 52 | V2, Chapter 4 - A Hypnotic Encounter | 0 |
| 53 | V2, Chapter 5 - It's The, Not Yee | 0 |
| 54 | V2, Chapter 6 - Thine Playlist Doth Slap | 0 |
| 55 | V2, Chapter 7 - Invocation | 0 |
| 56 | V2, Chapter 8 - Prints and Pulses | 0 |
| 57 | V2, Chapter 9 - Thump-Thump | 0 |
| 58 | V2, Chapter 10 - John Doe | 0 |
| 59 | V2, Chapter 11 - Stress Baking | 0 |