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Peace-loving, vegetarian vampires are as dull as they sound.

Blood Mercy: A Fantasy Romance (Blood Grace Book 1) by Vela Roth

June 22, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Lio had already wasted so much time and effort carefully constructing a plan for eternity, which had all come to naught. It was a fine, rare feeling to want nothing more than the present. ― Vela Roth, Blood Mercy Cassia is the bastard daughter of the king, and the offspring of one of his concubines. His true heir, the princess, died years ago, but was finally replaced by the next heir, a boy child who is now a teenage prince. The king uses Cassia as […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: abolish the monarchy, bastard daughter, enthusiastic consent, fated mates, humans are terrible, religion is terrible, royalty, vampires, Vela Roth

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: abolish the monarchy, bastard daughter, enthusiastic consent, fated mates, humans are terrible, religion is terrible, royalty, vampires, Vela Roth ·
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CBRBINGO – POLITICS: A cinnamon roll vampire love interest, and some great fantasy worldbuilding.

Blood Mercy (Blood Grace, #1) by Vela Roth

October 23, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

I really, really liked this. A slow burn fantasy romance where the fantasy is incredibly detailed and satisfying. We’re living the dream! Blood Mercy is the first book in a self-published fantasy romance series. Cassia is our main character, and she is the bastard daughter of a king (a terrible, tyrannical, cruel king). She normally tries to stay away from court in order to stay away from her father, but a once in a lifetime event is about to occur and she needs to be […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Blood Grace, Blood Mercy, cbr15bingo, court intrigue, epic fantasy, fantasy romance, m/f, narfna, Romance, self published, vampirish, Vela Roth

narfna's CBR15 Review No:103 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Blood Grace, Blood Mercy, cbr15bingo, court intrigue, epic fantasy, fantasy romance, m/f, narfna, Romance, self published, vampirish, Vela Roth ·
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