OF Bitter Blood

In 1890s France, vampires are nothing more than a whispered myth. Monsters invented to frighten children and excuse fear. But in the shadows of human civilization, they endure. Bound by ancient laws. Ruled by councils. Cursed by a vow that forbids love.

Jungkook has survived for over a thousand years by obeying those rules. A physician by profession, a vampire by curse, he has mastered hunger, discipline, and restraint. He feeds rarely, carefully, choosing blood that repels rather than tempts. Love, for his kind, is not salvation. It is a death sentence.

Jeanne is twenty three and has been running since she was a child. In a world that refuses women the right to work, she survives by becoming someone else. With cropped hair, borrowed clothes, and a voice deeper than most girls, she lives as Jean. Quiet. Invisible. Safe.
When desperation binds their lives together, neither knows the truth they are stepping into.

Jungkook believes he has chosen a harmless arrangement. A human whose blood is bitter enough to keep him sane. A boy who poses no risk.

Jeanne believes she has found protection. Stability. A place to exist without being seen.

They are both wrong.

Because some curses do not wait for intention.

Because love does not always arrive as desire.

And because the most dangerous bonds are formed slowly, quietly, and by mistake.

A dark gothic romance about hunger, identity, forbidden love, and the cost of survival.