The Vampire Haven
An in-progress 7-novella series of gay vampire erotic romance. Wholesome, romantic smut and also a plot.
At a secret diner in Chicago, humans and vampires create a community. Strictly speaking, it’s not a sex club. But the Haven is the only place vampires can be themselves, without the outside world getting a say. And, well, it turns out most folks find blood sucking erotic. Come get y’all beloved romance and erotica tropes.
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Book One: Have You Ever Been Kissed?
Finn and August: A gorgeous, charming vampire looking for his happily-eternally-after falls ridiculously hard for a shy, nerdy human who’s never had a date in his life.
Finn Sullivan is among the most eligible bachelors in Chicago, with movie-star good looks and a reputation as a talented gentle dom. Secretly, he’s also a vampire looking for the love of his life in the shape of a human who wants a very long-term relationship. Finn realizes almost immediately upon meeting introverted, inexperienced August Amesbury that August could be The One. But Finn’s been disappointed in love before—will sweet, shy August only break his heart once more?
August Amesbury can get his head around the idea of actual vampires congregating in a diner to have lots of sex. And while he has no idea what these (very) friendly strangers mean when they say August is a sub in need of a gentle dom, he’s down for figuring that out. What August can’t believe is that Finn Sullivan, the most beautiful person in the world, could actually be interested in awkward, geeky August. But that could be a problem, because August is pretty sure he’s already falling in love.
Tropes: charming/shy, gentle dom/sub, virginity kink, strangers to lovers
Book Two: No Secrets Left
Sean and Will: in 1915, an anxious, psychic human and a heartbroken vampire find forbidden love on a doomed ocean liner.
Sean Quillen lives a life in hiding: his family would definitely disapprove of Sean being psychic and/or attracted to men. So when Sean foresees catastrophe on the family’s oversea journey to Liverpool, he finds his only ally in the fight to save the ship is a very handsome man who’s not a man at all, but some sort of monster. Only Will’s not very monstrous. And also, Sean’s had a psychic vision of them, well–you know. The problem is, Sean’s never foreseen anything that didn’t end in disaster.
Will Sullivan did not intend to be a vampire. But when he was mortally injured, his vampire friends at the Haven saved his life the only way they could. Will’s grateful, but he’s got a family in England he misses terribly, and while they don’t mind his dating men, he doesn’t know how to tell them he’s not human anymore. Will’s on his way to see them one last time when an irritating, stupidly attractive man who can psychically see all Will’s secrets tells him the ship they’re on is about to sink. And oh yes, at some point in the future, they’re apparently going to have absolutely fantastic sex.
Tropes: strangers to lovers, annoyance to lovers, mind reading, forbidden romance
Book Three: California is for Lovers
Lloyd and Henry: In 1960 California, a dignified, old-money vampire and a flashy, new-money vampire get along fantastically in the bedroom, and absolutely nowhere else.
Lloyd Stockwell became a vampire because he was dying, and cut ties with his family to keep the secret. Years later he meets Henry, a carefree human who chooses vampirism like it’s no big deal. They’re incredible in bed, and constantly butt heads out of it. 30 years later, Henry returns to the Haven, hoping psychic vampire Sean can help find a missing woman. To their shock, she turns out to be a relative of Lloyd: a family, after all these years. But when Lloyd agrees to help search, he’s forced to confront how much he missed Henry, arguments and all.
Henry Harlow cannot stand Lloyd’s constant grousing, and he knows the stodgy, old-fashioned vampire won’t fit in with Henry’s mod surfer life in California. But when they fall back into bed together, it’s just as amazing as the first time. Henry finally starts to realize how much of Lloyd’s disapproving attitude comes from past trauma, and foolishly finds himself wishing he of all people could be the comforting friend Lloyd so desperately needs.
Tropes: enemies with benefits, forced proximity, second chance romance, and the beginning of the Sean/Will–Lloyd/Henry polycule
Image credits for Book 1 moodboard:
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Image credits for Book 2 moodboard:
Top left: unknown (New York Public Library); Top right: cottonbro studio on Pexels; Middle right: George Grantham Bain; Bottom left: Soubhagya Maharana on Pexels; Bottom right: TMA Management on Pexels
Image credits for Book 3 moodboard:
Top left: cottonbro studios on Pexels; Top center: unknown (public domain photo); Top right: cottonbro studios on Pexels; Bottom left: Julia Kuzenkov on Pexels; Bottom center: Canva graphic by Mikaella Beratio; Bottom right: Don Ceppi