Cloak Hollow Creatures Series by Opal August

She needs a protector but can she pay his blood price?ChastityA life on the run is no way to live. I just want a soft place to land and a good cup of coffee. Unfortunately, my luck runs out when my hell-fire and brimstone stepfather catches up to me in sleepy little Cloak Hollow. With no one else to turn to I've got to make a bargain with the deadliest vampire on the eastern seaboard. His lust for blood is nothing compared to his insatiable need to make me his own... moreShe needs a protector but can she pay his blood price?ChastityA life on the run is no way to live. I just want a soft place to land and a good cup of coffee. Unfortunately, my luck runs out when my hell-fire and brimstone stepfather catches up to me in sleepy little Cloak Hollow. With no one else to turn to I've got to make a bargain with the deadliest vampire on the eastern seaboard. His lust for blood is nothing compared to his insatiable need to make me his own.I shouldn't trust him, but I can't help but want to give in to his decadent promises.ThomasUnlike my brothers, I can't contain my bloodlust. My victims never see the light of day. For two centuries I've focused my murderous tendencies to extract favors and make bad men disappear. When Chastity walks into my world everything changes. Desperate to keep her close I demand a high price in return for freeing her from her stepfather's wrath, but I don't want to be her monster.I want to be her savior. less

The infuriatingly hot vampire across the street might be competition but she can't stop thinking about him. DorothyI'm the proprietor of the best coffee shop in Cloak Hollow. My mother and I worked for years to save and plan so Mystic Brew could be born. It's bittersweet knowing that she saw this shared dream come true before she died. I'm making it ok despite the long hours and the demanding customers when one of the Galven brothers opens a tea shop across the street... moreThe infuriatingly hot vampire across the street might be competition but she can't stop thinking about him. DorothyI'm the proprietor of the best coffee shop in Cloak Hollow. My mother and I worked for years to save and plan so Mystic Brew could be born. It's bittersweet knowing that she saw this shared dream come true before she died. I'm making it ok despite the long hours and the demanding customers when one of the Galven brothers opens a tea shop across the street. What business does he have opening a tea room across from a my shop and putting my business in jeopardy?I despise him. All I want to do is smack him in that kissable mouth. Wait...what?ArthurI'm not like my brothers. I don't want to spend eternity brooding in the dark. I want to meet people and share some of the comfort I find in the perfect cup of tea. my tea shop, The Copper Kettle, is a passion project I've been working towards for decades. Putting roots in Cloak Hollow and being part of the community is a nice distraction to the crushing loneliness of my immortal existence. When my mate barges into my shop full of fury and beauty I think that solitude is about to change, too. But she hates me guts and I can't begin to fathom why. Can I win her over before my heart turns to ice?Dangerous Brew is a sexy, cozy short romance. It is the second book in the Cloak Hollow Creatures series but can be read as a standalone. It has a curvy heroine, an obsessive vampire, and a guaranteed HEA. less