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Bloody Mess
When you’re a therapist for the supernatural, you expect chaos—just not in your personal life.
Dr. Amelia Atkinson has built her career helping shapeshifters with identity crises, harpies in roommate spats, and golems with crippling perfectionism. Her life is carefully structured, her rules firm, and her couch mostly intact—until Freddy stumbles into her office.
Freddy isn’t just another client; he’s a vampire on the brink of starvation, a newly turned predator who can’t bring himself to hunt. Starved of blood and wracked with self-doubt, Freddy’s a puzzle Amelia isn’t sure she can solve—especially when their professional boundaries blur with a kiss under the moonlight and a bite that leaves her breathless.
As Freddy battles to embrace his monstrous side, Amelia must confront her own tightly controlled life—and the temptation of a man who’s all wrong for her in every way but one.
Together, they’ll explore the messy, electrifying edges of desire and redemption, where blood and passion entwine in a tale of heart-pounding romance and dark humor.
Sometimes the only way to heal is to embrace the monster within.
Will Amelia’s rules save her, or will Freddy’s hunger change everything?
Perfect for fans of sizzling slow-burn romance, supernatural misfits, and unexpected laughter in the face of danger, “Bloody Mess” will leave readers thirsting for more.
Dr. Amelia Atkinson has built her career helping shapeshifters with identity crises, harpies in roommate spats, and golems with crippling perfectionism. Her life is carefully structured, her rules firm, and her couch mostly intact—until Freddy stumbles into her office.
Freddy isn’t just another client; he’s a vampire on the brink of starvation, a newly turned predator who can’t bring himself to hunt. Starved of blood and wracked with self-doubt, Freddy’s a puzzle Amelia isn’t sure she can solve—especially when their professional boundaries blur with a kiss under the moonlight and a bite that leaves her breathless.
As Freddy battles to embrace his monstrous side, Amelia must confront her own tightly controlled life—and the temptation of a man who’s all wrong for her in every way but one.
Together, they’ll explore the messy, electrifying edges of desire and redemption, where blood and passion entwine in a tale of heart-pounding romance and dark humor.
Sometimes the only way to heal is to embrace the monster within.
Will Amelia’s rules save her, or will Freddy’s hunger change everything?
Perfect for fans of sizzling slow-burn romance, supernatural misfits, and unexpected laughter in the face of danger, “Bloody Mess” will leave readers thirsting for more.
580 pages, Hardcover
Published June 1, 2025
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June 4, 2025
I very much enjoyed this story of a vampire who doesn’t hunt and the therapist who helps him to believe in himself. She definitely has a strange therapy center, tearing the paranormal and humans alike, this story is fun and sexy the spice is on point and the story keeps you reading. Loved it and totally recommend this for fantasy and dark romance loves I do think that even a mystery reader would enjoy this read. Check it out!!
June 8, 2025
Fun read! Super funny and relatable and quirky! Loved the dynamics between the MC and the love interest. So good to see mature conversations and growth and personal development throughout the story. 5/5 read and will definetly read more by this author!
June 7, 2025
I absolutely recommend this book. I devoured it in like 3 days (it usually takes me like two weeks to a month to finish a book). it's funny, sexy, romantic, quirky, and so so clever.
June 4, 2025
I adore this author.
I've read her Prince series with Mary and George and highly recommend it.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC copy and I truly enjoyed reading it so very much.
I caught covid at the start of May and had a very slow reading month as a result.
This helped me break out of my reading slump.
I love the characters.
I love their world.
I love the way information is shared - I thought I knew what was going on.
I was wrong.
I was wrong more than once.
But always in a deliciously surprising way.
Did I cry?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
10 out of 10 - Highly Recommend!
Now available on Kindle!
I've read her Prince series with Mary and George and highly recommend it.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC copy and I truly enjoyed reading it so very much.
I caught covid at the start of May and had a very slow reading month as a result.
This helped me break out of my reading slump.
I love the characters.
I love their world.
I love the way information is shared - I thought I knew what was going on.
I was wrong.
I was wrong more than once.
But always in a deliciously surprising way.
Did I cry?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
10 out of 10 - Highly Recommend!
Now available on Kindle!
December 29, 2025
Blinking slowly at the acknowledgement section, wracking my brain to try and figure out if there were vampires in this book…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 12, 2025
Bloody Mess is exactly what the title promises—a hilarious, horny, heartfelt trainwreck of a supernatural romance that somehow works. Amelia is a neurodivergent therapist for magical beings (think goblins, golems, harpies with roommate drama), and Freddy is a self-loathing vampire who can’t bring himself to bite anyone… until he meets her.
Their chemistry is not slow-burn. It’s an immediate, chaotic detonation of trauma bonding, kink, and inappropriate workplace tension—and it’s glorious. The banter snaps, the emotional depth hits hard, and the sex vibes start pulsing by chapter two.
There are several typos and missing words, and I was left wishing for more clarity on the world’s magic system—it felt like a weird-but-fun sandbox with no map. But the functional-dysfunctional cast completely stole my heart.
Messy, magnetic, and unfiltered.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Their chemistry is not slow-burn. It’s an immediate, chaotic detonation of trauma bonding, kink, and inappropriate workplace tension—and it’s glorious. The banter snaps, the emotional depth hits hard, and the sex vibes start pulsing by chapter two.
There are several typos and missing words, and I was left wishing for more clarity on the world’s magic system—it felt like a weird-but-fun sandbox with no map. But the functional-dysfunctional cast completely stole my heart.
Messy, magnetic, and unfiltered.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
June 12, 2025
I thought this book was going to be light and fun, not also a deep dive into abandonment issues. It's not what I wanted, but it is definitely what I needed. The fear of making mistakes and the fear of losing control hit a little too close to home and had me doing a lot more self reflecting than I expected from what was otherwise a smutty romcom. The author did a great job with the witty banter and comedic relief to balance out what was otherwise a very heavy subject.
My only issue with the book was that the ending felt really rushed. It wasn't until the 85-90% mark that we finally started getting answers and even then, they weren't full explanations. I would've preferred another chapter to really finish out the story and to give me a little more time with Freddy and Amelia's HEA.
Thank you to BookSirens and S Nasonov for the free eARC.
My only issue with the book was that the ending felt really rushed. It wasn't until the 85-90% mark that we finally started getting answers and even then, they weren't full explanations. I would've preferred another chapter to really finish out the story and to give me a little more time with Freddy and Amelia's HEA.
Thank you to BookSirens and S Nasonov for the free eARC.
June 22, 2025
First I would like to thank the author for sending me this book, thank you so much!
This is my favourite book of the year so far and will stay one of my favourites, not just for this year but for life!
I loved this book, it’s so good and everyone needs to read it, I was hooked from the first page.
The characters are amazing and they actually feel like real people and I loved that they had actual conversations about their problems like adults.
The plot was fantastic!, I knew when I read the synopsis of this book that I was going to like it but the story was even better then I expected and took my emotions on a ride, I laughed, I cried (multiple times).
The writing was great too, I love the authors writing style, just the way they write and tell the story just makes it feel like you are right there with the characters.
If you are thinking about reading this book I highly recommend!
This is my favourite book of the year so far and will stay one of my favourites, not just for this year but for life!
I loved this book, it’s so good and everyone needs to read it, I was hooked from the first page.
The characters are amazing and they actually feel like real people and I loved that they had actual conversations about their problems like adults.
The plot was fantastic!, I knew when I read the synopsis of this book that I was going to like it but the story was even better then I expected and took my emotions on a ride, I laughed, I cried (multiple times).
The writing was great too, I love the authors writing style, just the way they write and tell the story just makes it feel like you are right there with the characters.
If you are thinking about reading this book I highly recommend!
July 21, 2025
This seemed like the perfect type of book for me, but sadly I had to DNF. Something about the writing style struck me the wrong way, and I just could not force myself to get through it. I'm glad to see others enjoyed it, it just was not for me.
November 3, 2025
I absolutely loved this book, I loved the characters, story everything, It was both spicy and funny and I have already reread it twice
December 4, 2025
Love, love, love. It was by far the best vampire romance I have read so far and have re read more then once
June 29, 2025
3.75/5 ⭐️ Worth the round up!
The idea of a vampire needing therapy to do vampire-like things is hilarious. This book is clever and witty and I devoured it on concept alone. It fell a little flat for me with the plot feeling choppy and disconnected. However, this book was entertaining and had me rooting for the vampire to get his fangs together. His therapist is a hot mess herself and I love it when the one needing rescuing helps rescue the rescuer right back. I also loved the other couples that needed therapy. There was a lot of humor there and I wanted more odd couples. I would recommend this book to my newer friends to the dark side of romantasy as the humor lends a lightness amongst the heavy topics within the pages. Plus, the spice was nice!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The idea of a vampire needing therapy to do vampire-like things is hilarious. This book is clever and witty and I devoured it on concept alone. It fell a little flat for me with the plot feeling choppy and disconnected. However, this book was entertaining and had me rooting for the vampire to get his fangs together. His therapist is a hot mess herself and I love it when the one needing rescuing helps rescue the rescuer right back. I also loved the other couples that needed therapy. There was a lot of humor there and I wanted more odd couples. I would recommend this book to my newer friends to the dark side of romantasy as the humor lends a lightness amongst the heavy topics within the pages. Plus, the spice was nice!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 27, 2025
I’m gonna start off with I love this authors writing. Not only is it quirky and fun, she always has me starting a book of hers and reading it through in a day. This one, however, took 3–ONLY because I have a million things going on.
Amelia is a magicless, neurotic caster and a psychologist to the paranormal. Her days are filled with the same monotonous rules and chores, but not because she doesn’t want them. No, Amelia wants to control every aspect of her life for fear of losing control. She even schedules her weekly masturbation. (Which I found devilishly hilarious.)
Freddy is a vampire with no bite. Not because he doesn’t have the teeth but because he can’t perform when in the act, not the act of sex, you see, the act of biting. When his maker turns him away from the bar his is employed at for drinking the stash of bagged blood, he ends up on Amelia’s office doorstep—past her billable, clinical hours.
With Amelia unable to see the broken vampire in a professional setting at the current hour of the day—because billable hours, duh—she sees him as a friend.
Well, if friends have bossy sex for an entire weekend to force the fangs from said broken vampire.
But it leaves her physically sick after their rendezvous. Now they must find why she’s sick and unravel the building lies that come to light as they investigate all the plausible reasons she’s ailing.
Amelia is a magicless, neurotic caster and a psychologist to the paranormal. Her days are filled with the same monotonous rules and chores, but not because she doesn’t want them. No, Amelia wants to control every aspect of her life for fear of losing control. She even schedules her weekly masturbation. (Which I found devilishly hilarious.)
Freddy is a vampire with no bite. Not because he doesn’t have the teeth but because he can’t perform when in the act, not the act of sex, you see, the act of biting. When his maker turns him away from the bar his is employed at for drinking the stash of bagged blood, he ends up on Amelia’s office doorstep—past her billable, clinical hours.
With Amelia unable to see the broken vampire in a professional setting at the current hour of the day—because billable hours, duh—she sees him as a friend.
Well, if friends have bossy sex for an entire weekend to force the fangs from said broken vampire.
But it leaves her physically sick after their rendezvous. Now they must find why she’s sick and unravel the building lies that come to light as they investigate all the plausible reasons she’s ailing.
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