Blood Oranges
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Last published Sun, Jun 28, 2020
A two-hundred-year-old vampire who smells of blood oranges experiences first love with his quirky, severely allergic to citrus, next-door neighbor, Micah Lennings.
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Opposites attract. Desmon Fairbanks is a two-hundred-year-old vampire who's recently moved to Dusk, Arizona, and smells of blood oranges whenever he's happy. This has never been a problem for Desmond since he hasn't experienced happiness in over a century. Enter Micah Lennings, Desmond's new neighbor, a bookish, handsome eighteen-year-old hoping to enjoy one last summer before heading off college who happens to be severely allergy to all things citrus. Both men's lives are about to become complicated when they bump into each other at the local library and sparks fly. With not enough tissues or Zyrtec available, will Micah be able to overcome his allergy for the brooding, mysterious Desmond? And will Desmond be able to suppress his vampiric nature long enough to experience a happiness he's never felt in his life, pre and post-death?
Blood Oranges is a fluffy romance between a bookish vampire and a boy with a citrus allergy.
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