“Blood Depot”

Blood Depot is a tense, passionate 20,500 word novella. A Vampire Romance set in the brutal heart of a WWI Flanders’ field hospital in 1917, it blends the high stakes drama of Military Medical Romance with the forbidden heat of a Boss/Employee, Age Gap love story. For readers who crave a hero with a dangerous secret—and the brave woman who discovers that his cure is as compelling as his kiss—this story delivers intensity, atmosphere, and irresistible chemistry.

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In the chaotic symphony of a forward casualty clearing station, Captain Thomas Trenholm is a figure of precise, cold calm. His skill with the new science of battlefield transfusion is revolutionary, saving men others have given up for dead. But his pale complexion, nocturnal habits, and preternatural steadiness hide a paranormal truth...

Nurse Josephine Ashwell is drawn to both his genius and the sorrow in his pale grey eyes, seeing a kindred spirit in the horror. Their professional respect quickly ignites into a spark of forbidden connection—a touch over a dropped silver pipette, a shared moment of vulnerability in the sterile silence of the blood depot.

But in a world governed by rank and regulation, their growing attraction is a dangerous scandal waiting to happen. Major Stephen Shaw watches with disdain, planting seeds of gossip, while the starry-eyed Lieutenant Christopher Harcourt stumbles closer to the truth.

As Thomas and Josie steal desperate moments in steam-filled alcoves and sandalwood-scented dugouts, their passion becomes a reckless rebellion. Josie uncovers the terrifying reality of the man she loves, not through a confession, but through an intuitive understanding of his nature. Now, she must choose: uphold the rigid standards of her duty, or protect the secret of the vampire she loves.

With a formal investigation closing in and rumors threatening to destroy Thomas’s credibility, their clandestine affair is on the verge of exposure. But when a crisis on the ambulance bay demands an impossible, public act of strength, Thomas’s secret is laid bare for all to see.

Will his revelation be met with fear and court martial, or a begrudging awe?

And faced with exile or eternity, will Josie board the evacuation train to safety, or step into the shadows with the field doctor forever?

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For readers who hunger for the forbidden thrill of boss–employee desire, the aching pull of an age gap romance, and the dark seduction of a hero with a dangerous secret, Blood Depot delivers every beat with intensity. Set against the brutal heart of war, it entwines military grit with supernatural passion, offering high stakes chemistry and haunting atmosphere. This novella of forbidden passion and military grit, will make you face the ultimate question: what would you sacrifice for a love that breaks every rule?

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