Celeste Duval thought she could outlive her bloodline’s curse. But the French Quarter has other plans. In New Orleans, every street keeps a ghost, and hers is named Julien—a vampire bound to her family for over a century, who has loved, hunted, and claimed every Celeste before her. This time, the third refuses to die quietly. Caught between Julien’s hunger, her own dangerous desire, and a cat with secrets older than the grave, Celeste must decide whether love is salvation, damnation—or both.

Would you risk your soul for the man who led your mother to her death? Would you forgive the vampire who refuses to let you go? And when the curse demands your blood, will you choose death—or lust?

Celeste Duval — A haunted girl with green eyes, long curls, and a past riddled with secrets. She swore she wouldn’t repeat her mother’s story. But when she steps into the house on Dumaine Street, history begins to echo—and her heart may betray her first.

Julien Duval — The vampire in the house. Born Oliver Kingston in England, turned in New Orleans, cursed with an obsession that spans lifetimes. He can give Celeste everything except freedom—or perhaps, that’s what he’s truly trying to give her.'

Mischief (Circe) — A goddess trapped in a black cat’s body. Once a witch, once a woman, now a familiar. Sharp-tongued, jealous, and fiercely loyal, she’s been watching over the Celestes for a century—and might be the only truth left in the room.

TROPES
Intraracial relationship between a Pianist Englishman and a Black Saxophonist
Hoodoo / Southern Gothic magic / Segregation era (1850s–2023)
Generational curse & family legacy
Haunted house on Dumaine Street
Wealthy vampire × mortal forbidden love
Talking black-cat familiar (secretly a cursed goddess)
Morally black obsessed MMC
Reincarnation

Taboo. Blood Jazz. Haunted House. Cursed Bloodline. Gothic. Seductive. Spicy.

A pitch-black vampire romance that will leave you sweatin' and breathless—and maybe a little haunted. For fans of Haunting Adeline, Crave, Sinners, and Interview with the Vampire.