Descriptions of each of the five stories within the anthology are as follows:
The Hunger in Her Hands: Maeve travels to Galway hoping Ireland will restore her, but when a mysterious quill begins guiding her hand, she attracts the attention of RĂłisĂn, the fae muse who grants unparalleled brilliance while slowly consuming lives. As the veil between worlds thins, Maeve discovers she is only the latest woman claimed, and the ghost of RĂłisĂn’s last lover warns that devotion can become a deadly obsession. Drawn into a seductive bond, Maeve must choose between resisting the muse who could destroy her… or surrendering to a love powerful enough to transform them both.
Where the Light Can’t Reach Us: Heartbroken and fleeing her past, Elora accepts a mysterious invitation to a Valentine’s masquerade at a cliffside manor, only to discover its enchanting host is a centuries-old vampire who must choose between protecting the woman she’s falling for… or surrendering her to the hungry monsters of the night.
Beneath the Lake, She Waits: When a quiet lakeside town prepares for its annual vigil, Rowan returns home from college to visit her hometown and confronts the monstrous truth behind the drowned woman haunting the town’s lake. But as she fights to save her best friend Maxine from a centuries-old curse, she uncovers the townsfolk’s dark complicity in knowing that the lake doesn’t just take sacrifices. It makes replacements.
(tiny) creature: Leah becomes entangled with Carmilla, a magnetic stranger who slips too easily into her dreams, her home, and her heart. Evidence begins to reveal that Carmilla has lived many lives. As Leah fights to free herself from the connection tightening around her, she discovers that the greatest threat may be the girl she loved.
carmilla: Carmilla, an ancient predator hiding in modern anonymity, becomes entangled with Leah after a chance encounter awakens a dangerous bond between them. As hunger and longing blur into something perilous and intimate, Carmilla fights the instincts that have defined her for centuries. When the bond shatters, both are left devastated, forcing Carmilla to reckon with a love that could destroy them both.Each story combines horror, romance and fantasy elements and focuses on sapphic relationships between older female vampires, goddesses and fae preying on young womenThese stories are not explicitly sexual, these are no spice with elements of romance and seduction.
