Thirst: A Dark Why Choose Vampire Romantasy (Arcane Alliances: House of the Sanguine Book 1) by Ella Hendricks

I killed their queen and soon I’ll claim her throne… As a half-vampire born of scandal, I fled the coven before I could be executed for the crime of existing. I built a peaceful human life, found love, and thought I was finally safe. I was wrong. When the vampire queen captured my betrothed and turned him in the most brutal way possible, she sealed her fate. Driving a stake through her black heart was only the beginning. Now the court’s bloodthirsty nobles are vying for her throne. Perfect. I’ll slip into their bloody competition wearing a disguise and let them crown me their new sovereign. Enemies lurk in every shadow. But little do many of the monsters around me realize—it’s their bones that will pave my ascent. To conquer the coming trials, I have to do more than pretend to be one of them. I must claim mates to empower me. Zane, my betrothed, chips away at my defenses. His fangs only sharpen his devotion to me. Read more