This story has been published on Amazon and KU! Claire must deceive a vampire prince while resisting her desire for him. *** Nothing in my life has ever been easy. Including the mission my family has sent me on. My sister and I have traveled to the vampire stronghold to convince Prince Bastien of House Allard to take me as his next sanguine partner-the woman he'd feed from-in order to spy on the monarchy. I hate his kind. I find the prince irritating and smug. But I'd do anything to protect my family, which means I have to get close to him. With my family's lives on the line, I'll do whatever it takes. Even if that means letting this monster bite me.

BOOK 1 in the Drowning/Bully Standalone Series. WARNING: This book contains intense bullying, explicit scenes, triggering language, violence, and psychological content. I told Caden to cancel his stupid party. He told me, with that infuriating smirk, "Why? Planning to be my snack tonight?" Caden has made my life hell for four years, ever since our parents got married. He's gorgeous, arrogant, and the kind of boy Stanford girls trip over themselves for. Me? I'm the only one who sees right through him. He's a blatant bully, the devil who turned me into a surreptitious one. And now we're stuck sharing the same off-campus apartment for our entire freshman year. Living together means new rules, no boundaries... and a tension I never expected. The closer we get, the harder it becomes to remember why we ever hated each other in the first place- and nothing threatens our pride more than that. *** Step into an adventure of passion, forgiveness, and second chances. This is Caden and Madison's story.