Blood/Lust by Nick Burgin

Fresh from her quiet life in the Philippines, Alyssa Reyes never expected Los Angeles to seduce her so quickly - or so completely. As a rising young editor at Warren and Routledge Publishers, her newest assignment seems like a dream: work intimately with Odessa Rodriguez on her memoirs - the luminous, impossibly beautiful Hollywood star whose very name stirs both adoration and mystery. But beneath Odessa’s dazzling charm and effortless allure, something far darker stirs. Drawn into Odessa’s private world, Alyssa finds herself helplessly, dangerously enthralled - her days filled with whispered confessions, her nights haunted by dreams both sensual and terrifying. As their bond deepens into a connection neither can deny, Alyssa begins to suspect that the woman she desires most in the world is hiding a dark secret - one steeped in blood, betrayal, and immortality. When mutilated bodies appear with Odessa’s name carved into their flesh, and an ancient, merciless predator returns to claim what he believes is his, Alyssa and Odessa are thrust into a nightmare of lust, violence, and desperate longing. To survive, Alyssa must trust Odessa - must give in to her - even as the darkness around them threatens to tear them apart. Some love stories are written in blood. And some desires are worth dying for.