Monsters of London Series by Alexandra Keillor

The vampire clan has a problem. They want me to help solve it. But what can one human do?When the vampire clan drag me in for murdering one of their own, I figure I’m done for. Vampires are dangerous and cruel. It doesn’t matter that their fledglings have been popping up and killing in my part of London. All that matters is that they protect each other.Only, it doesn’t seem like they know why fledglings are running around either, and killing me may start a war... moreThe vampire clan has a problem. They want me to help solve it. But what can one human do?When the vampire clan drag me in for murdering one of their own, I figure I’m done for. Vampires are dangerous and cruel. It doesn’t matter that their fledglings have been popping up and killing in my part of London. All that matters is that they protect each other.Only, it doesn’t seem like they know why fledglings are running around either, and killing me may start a war. I’ll have to work with the clan—with the pretty, wounded vampire Lucien—to get to the bottom of things because no matter what I think of vampires, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep the people I care about safe.Working with Lucien brings a whole new set of dangers, and not necessarily the biting kind. I’m drawn to him in a way I’ve never experienced before, and I’m sure he feels the same. But he has secrets too, and I can’t trust a vampire, especially if I can’t be certain where his loyalties lie.As the threat looms closer, and my past comes back with a vengeance, I have to make a Let Lucien in, and let him help me the way he swears he will, or keep him at a distance and take care of this myself, even if it means sacrificing my own life. less

Running from my past seemed like a good idea at the time. Too bad it’s about to catch up to me.Fending off murderous mages isn’t exactly at the top of my ideal to-do list, but when they start flinging spells at our vampires, I’m the only one equipped to fight back. Doesn’t matter that I’m out of magical shape—I’m going to have to fall back on all my training to keep Adam, the vampire I care way too much about, safe. That’s the least of it... moreRunning from my past seemed like a good idea at the time. Too bad it’s about to catch up to me.Fending off murderous mages isn’t exactly at the top of my ideal to-do list, but when they start flinging spells at our vampires, I’m the only one equipped to fight back. Doesn’t matter that I’m out of magical shape—I’m going to have to fall back on all my training to keep Adam, the vampire I care way too much about, safe. That’s the least of it. Adam’s ever-present smile might have me weak in the knees, but when my best friend’s younger brother, Drew, arrives, I’m thrown for another loop. The big, sweet wolf is clearly running from something, and he has no idea the lengths I’ll go to protect him, too.Turns out it’s not just me. Adam’s as drawn to Drew as I am, and though I’m willing to step aside and let them have each other, he floats a different idea. What about the three of us? An impossible thought, especially when the truth comes out and the specter of my biggest regret returns to haunt me in a very real, very lethal way.As if I have time to dwell on all that. The three of us are targets, our enemies closing in on every side. And as danger looms, I come face-to-face with the one question I’d hoped never to have to answer How far will I go to protect—or avenge—the people I love?Blood Ties is a fated mates, slow(ish) burn MMM urban fantasy, featuring a snarky, powerful mage, and the cheeky vampire, and cinnamon roll werewolf he finds himself drawn to. It contains steamy scenes between three men and all the violence—and blood—you might expect from a vampire romance. This is the second in a three-book series, where each book features a different relationship within one overarching plot, and cannot be read as a standalone. less