Origins of Eternity

by Nicole Pyland

After a three-century-long love affair that no longer feels right to her, Iro Black is ready to say goodbye to the vampire who turned her. She gave up killing, feeding on humans, and any kind of violence years ago, but Cassia, the woman who made her a vampire, still revels in it all. When Iro moves from Paris to Washington, DC, for her business, she lands in a bar one night, expecting to have a drink and go home alone, but she meets a woman who will change everything.

Arwen Lam only goes out with her best friend because Zara has something important to talk to her about, but before Zara can bring it up, Arwen spots the most beautiful woman she’s ever seen, and when that woman offers to buy her a drink, Arwen simply cannot refuse.

What follows is the story of Iro leaving a life with Cassia behind to begin a journey of love with the woman she was always meant to be with, but Cassia, of course, is not ready to let go. She keeps her eye on Iro’s budding romance with a feeble human before trying to stop it once and for all and finally have her revenge.

Genres: Paranormal, Fantasy, Lesbian Romance

Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2026

About the author

Nicole Pyland is a bestselling author of lesbian romance stand-alone novels and series like Chicago Series, Holiday Series, Royalty Series, Sports Series, and more. Since 2017, she’s published over 60 novels (not including her What Happened After shorts), and more books are on their way.

Nicole grew up in Indiana, studying English & Film and then getting a MS in Behavior Analysis and moving to California, working by day as a Head of Training at a startup. She lives with her wife and their opinionated cat, who spends his evenings helping her write stories by occupying half the chair.

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Reviews

[3DKing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four perspectives, a fantastic villain with a complete disregard for human life, enough drama for a decade and more spice than a hot indian curry. Origins of Eternity is Pylands first vampire book and proof that she can write it all. Contemporary, sci-fi, fantasy - it works.

The romance is fast, hot and cute. The action is violent.

BUT: at times "Origins of Eternity" is lacking the impact I expected from certain scenes. That's not necessarily bad, but it left me wanting for more, when Pyland decided to finish a topic in 5 sentences instead of whole chapter. Sometimes it felt rushed to the point, that I re-read parts of the chapter, because I thought I skipped important information by accident.

Still a very good vampire book, filled with biting, blood and lust.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read!

I love Nicole Pyland’s books and now she’s added vampires to her catalog and I’m even more excited! Iro and Arwen are meant to be but they have a vengeful and evil ex of Iro to deal with-take a roller coaster ride of love and spice and you won’t be disappointed! 5 🌟 and 5 🌶️

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not really what i expected going into this book, but I’m certainly not complaining about the trajectory this book took. It was spicy, hot, full of interesting, complex characters, each with their own motivations and aspirations. The pace was really good and unpredictable especially after it hit a certain point in the book about half way through. You truly don’t expect the twists and turns this book ends up taking. A really good read and I enjoyed the last chapter where the author shows us a small journey that vampires have to go through when the fight is said and done.

Great read! Would definitely recommend :)

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this book. This book has 4 different POVs so you are able to see all main characters sides & reasonings behind their actions which is very nice. The 4 povs are Iro, Cassia, Arwen, and Zara.
Iro and Cassia are both vampires, Cassia was the one to turn Iro and have been in an on & off again relationship since the turning. Arwen and Zara are human besties who run into Iro at a bar in DC. Cassia follows Iro and now they are all in DC, where the story takes place. It was overall a very cute quick romance book with some casual vampire stalking and death.

[Lucky Luc · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a gory fun ride! Lots of blood, sex, and romance in this Sapphic Vamprotica. Cassia’s comeuppance was incredibly satisfying. I know this is a stand alone, but I’m hoping the Queen of Sequels hears the siren song of a series around Iro and Arwen, Vampire Hunters. What do you think?

[Christie Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. I didn't expect this to be so spicy!!! Im not mad about it tho.
2. I only read because I love Nicole Pyland but not a fan of the Vampires.