Blood & Flowers (Hands Ready to Bleed Book 1)

Elio Kane has spent his entire life suffocating under his father’s iron-fisted rule, dreaming of a freedom that feels perpetually out of reach. His path keeps colliding with Valerian D’Arcy, a vicious scion from a rival vampire bloodline and the primary target of Elio’s decade-long resentment. Forced into an uneasy truce, the two enemies are tasked with a grim assignment: venturing into the rotting, abandoned D'Arcy estate to neutralize the volatile curses festering within its walls. Stepping across the threshold, they soon realize the house is far more than a crumbling legacy; it is a sentient, malevolent trap that feeds on their darkest secrets and fractured psyches. As the estate lures them into a claustrophobic game of survival, the rigid boundaries between their shared hatred and a burgeoning, electric attraction begin to dissolve. In this dark tapestry of gothic horror and high-stakes romance, Elio and Valerian must navigate a labyrinth of supernatural threats and internal trauma. With the house testing their sanity at every turn, the two men are pushed to the brink, discovering that the person they most despise might be the only one who truly understands their scars. In the shadows of Blood & Flowers, love is as dangerous as the monsters lurking in the dark.