“The Darkness Bites Back has everything I love to read in a vampire romantasy. Deliciously dark, sexy, and full of immersive language and relatable characters, this modern Romeo and Juliet retelling drew me in from the first to page to the last. This should be on all vampire lovers’ TBR.”
– Elayna R. Gallea, author of Tethered
“Revenge and desire war in this darkly delicious tale from Alderson and Samotin. Filled with electric chemistry, bruising tenderness and heartwrenching loss, The Darkness Bites Back is a decadent feast of a book and a reminder of the enduring power of love and the lengths we go to protect it.”
– Megan Shunmugam, author of The Mortal Trials
“A tightrope walk of seduction and secrets, there’s nothing more scintillating than a character hellbent on revenge falling for the son of his enemy. The Darkness Bites Back is a deliciously fun romance filled with biting banter and brilliant chemistry that’ll make you hungry for more.”
– A.K. Mulford, bestselling author of The High Mountain Court
“Samotin and Alderson have crafted the deliciously, gloriously queer vampire romance I’ve been waiting for, and what a feast it is.”
– S.E. Kiser, author of Hunt the Ever Wild
“The Darkness Bites Back sinks its teeth into you from the very first page. A captivating, sexy read that’s impossible to put down. Ben Alderson and Laura R. Samotin have outdone themselves!”
– Kellyn Archambeau, author of The Starving Dark
“A blood-pounding dark academia dream with delicious bite.”
– S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood