Maksym Kozlov thought he and fate had an understanding.
He had spent centuries watching fate choose others—including his own father and brother—while he built a kingdom of his own in Las Vegas. As King of the West, he had laws to enforce, a court to rebuild, and little patience left for the chaos that seemed to follow the Kozlov name.
Then fate dropped a dying woman at his feet.
Gracelyn Marlow had survived more than two years as the captive of a powerful vampire—used, broken, and denied even the right to call her own blood hers. Escape should have meant freedom.
Instead, she woke beneath the protection of another vampire king.
And as one of the monsters she hated.
Maksym had made the only choice that would keep Grace alive. He gave her his blood, his protection, and a second chance at life.
But he couldn't make her want any of them.
Especially him.
Grace wanted nothing to do with vampires, fate, or the devastatingly beautiful man who had changed her forever. But denying Maksym became harder with every passing day. Something ancient and irresistible pulled her toward him—a bond that recognized what her heart wasn't ready to accept.
He was her sire.
Her mate.
And the one man powerful enough to destroy every defense she had left.
But Maksym refused to take what Grace wasn't willing to give. If fate had chosen them for each other, then Grace would choose him for herself—or not at all.
Because she had already survived one monster who believed her choices belonged to him.
She would never belong to another.
But the kingdom Maksym placed at her feet offered Grace something she hadn't expected—a chance to reclaim pieces of the woman she'd been before captivity. The prosecutor who had once stood in a courtroom and fought for justice might be gone, but the law was still part of her. And in a kingdom riddled with corruption, there was finally a place for her to use it.
A different life.
A different court.
But perhaps somewhere she could belong.
And Maksym offered something else.
With the beautiful, deadly vampire who never demanded more than she was willing to give, Grace began to discover feelings she had believed captivity destroyed. Desire. Hunger. The intoxicating pleasure of choosing what she wanted—and the terrifying possibility that what she wanted might be him.
Lucian Devereaux had taken her freedom, her future, and pieces of herself Grace believed were gone forever.
He had been wrong.
And when the crimes buried beneath Maksym's new kingdom finally lead Grace back to the vampire who stole more than two years of her life, she has the power to decide how his story ends.
This time, Grace wouldn't be his victim.
She would be his reckoning.
Maksym is a sweeping dark paranormal romance featuring a deadly vampire king, a survivor who refused to remain a victim, an irresistible fated bond, sizzling chemistry, hard-won justice, reclaimed desire, and a love that proved fate might choose the mate—but only she could choose the man. Part of an interconnected, standalone series.
Content Note: This is a dark paranormal romance featuring mature themes, explicit content, and potentially triggering situations. Reader discretion is advised. Intended for readers 18+. Check the trigger warnings provided in the front of book.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
He had spent centuries watching fate choose others—including his own father and brother—while he built a kingdom of his own in Las Vegas. As King of the West, he had laws to enforce, a court to rebuild, and little patience left for the chaos that seemed to follow the Kozlov name.
Then fate dropped a dying woman at his feet.
Gracelyn Marlow had survived more than two years as the captive of a powerful vampire—used, broken, and denied even the right to call her own blood hers. Escape should have meant freedom.
Instead, she woke beneath the protection of another vampire king.
And as one of the monsters she hated.
Maksym had made the only choice that would keep Grace alive. He gave her his blood, his protection, and a second chance at life.
But he couldn't make her want any of them.
Especially him.
Grace wanted nothing to do with vampires, fate, or the devastatingly beautiful man who had changed her forever. But denying Maksym became harder with every passing day. Something ancient and irresistible pulled her toward him—a bond that recognized what her heart wasn't ready to accept.
He was her sire.
Her mate.
And the one man powerful enough to destroy every defense she had left.
But Maksym refused to take what Grace wasn't willing to give. If fate had chosen them for each other, then Grace would choose him for herself—or not at all.
Because she had already survived one monster who believed her choices belonged to him.
She would never belong to another.
But the kingdom Maksym placed at her feet offered Grace something she hadn't expected—a chance to reclaim pieces of the woman she'd been before captivity. The prosecutor who had once stood in a courtroom and fought for justice might be gone, but the law was still part of her. And in a kingdom riddled with corruption, there was finally a place for her to use it.
A different life.
A different court.
But perhaps somewhere she could belong.
And Maksym offered something else.
With the beautiful, deadly vampire who never demanded more than she was willing to give, Grace began to discover feelings she had believed captivity destroyed. Desire. Hunger. The intoxicating pleasure of choosing what she wanted—and the terrifying possibility that what she wanted might be him.
Lucian Devereaux had taken her freedom, her future, and pieces of herself Grace believed were gone forever.
He had been wrong.
And when the crimes buried beneath Maksym's new kingdom finally lead Grace back to the vampire who stole more than two years of her life, she has the power to decide how his story ends.
This time, Grace wouldn't be his victim.
She would be his reckoning.
Maksym is a sweeping dark paranormal romance featuring a deadly vampire king, a survivor who refused to remain a victim, an irresistible fated bond, sizzling chemistry, hard-won justice, reclaimed desire, and a love that proved fate might choose the mate—but only she could choose the man. Part of an interconnected, standalone series.
Content Note: This is a dark paranormal romance featuring mature themes, explicit content, and potentially triggering situations. Reader discretion is advised. Intended for readers 18+. Check the trigger warnings provided in the front of book.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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