Blood Tethered Series by I.S. Belle

“Just get your teeth in me already, blood boy. I have places to be.”Theo Fairgood is the golden boy. Popular, athletic, and determined to uphold his family’s good name. Kade Renfield is trouble. Black clothes, fast fists and a bad attitude. He’s waiting for his grand story to start, but until then he’s stuck chasing highs, crashing parties and snarling at anyone who stares. They should only cross paths when Theo trips Kade in the halls... more“Just get your teeth in me already, blood boy. I have places to be.”Theo Fairgood is the golden boy. Popular, athletic, and determined to uphold his family’s good name. Kade Renfield is trouble. Black clothes, fast fists and a bad attitude. He’s waiting for his grand story to start, but until then he’s stuck chasing highs, crashing parties and snarling at anyone who stares. They should only cross paths when Theo trips Kade in the halls. But when Theo gets attacked by a horrifying creature at his own party, Kade is the only one who can drag him to safety. It turns out he shouldn’t have bothered: Theo is fine. Bloodthirsty and, you know, dead - but otherwise fine.Kade tries to stay away. But vampire venom is addictive, and Theo doesn’t have anyone else who knows his thirsty secret. They grudgingly strike a deal: Theo feeds on Kade. Kade gets the best high he’s ever had and no withdrawal sweats. And since they’re trapped together, they might as well team up and find out who turned Theo, who murdered an old man the night of the party, and why Theo’s touch burns Kade but no one else.As they unravel the mysteries of their strange hometown, the most startling discovery is that Kade is soft under all his spikes, and Theo can be gentle when he isn’t around his jock friends. They might actually enjoy each other’s company when Theo doesn’t have his fangs in Kade’s neck.The golden boy and the town freak can’t be together. They can’t even be friends. But they’re the only ones who can protect each other as their enemy’s plans are revealed and the boys discover they’re linked in ways they could never have imagined.Blood Tethered is the first book in a LGBT vampire romance YA trilogy full of forced proximity, banter and blood-drinking. less

“Kiss me.” “It’d hurt.” “It hurts when you don’t kiss me.”Theo Fairgood is still the golden boy, even if he doesn’t have a heartbeat these days.Kade Renfield is still trouble, even if he’s too busy getting his blood sucked to cause much havoc.It’s a new year, and things are looking up. The boys are on track to solve the mystery of Theo’s transformation and the strange link tying them together... more“Kiss me.” “It’d hurt.” “It hurts when you don’t kiss me.”Theo Fairgood is still the golden boy, even if he doesn’t have a heartbeat these days.Kade Renfield is still trouble, even if he’s too busy getting his blood sucked to cause much havoc.It’s a new year, and things are looking up. The boys are on track to solve the mystery of Theo’s transformation and the strange link tying them together. What’s more, they’ve grown reluctantly fond of each other since the horrifying events of last year, and they’re getting worse at hiding it. For the first time in their lives, they have somebody they can truly be themselves around. The walls both boys built around themselves are crumbling down.Then tragedy strikes. Theo’s walls fly right back up, more determined than ever to uncover his sire and take him down once and for all. But to figure out who his sire is, they’ll have to decide who they can trust. Enemies lurk in the shadows. Old friends lend a hand or hack it off at the wrist.In the midst of this new chaos, Kade finds himself plagued by visions of the last people locked into this burning ritual. It’s a strangely familiar story, and it doesn’t have a happy ending.It wasn’t an accident that Theo was turned into a vampire. It’s not a coincidence that his touch burns Kade. This story started a long time ago, and the next chapter might destroy them both... less

“This was always how it was going to end.”Theo is the fallen golden boy.Kade is tired of being trouble.In two weeks, everything will be over. Kade and Theo will be able to touch each other. The threat that’s been looming over them all year will be put to rest and everybody will be safe.Or they’ll both be dead and the town will get razed to ashes.Theo’s sire is back in town and causing havoc. Classmates are going missing and Kade’s visions keep pointing them towards disturbing realizations... more“This was always how it was going to end.”Theo is the fallen golden boy.Kade is tired of being trouble.In two weeks, everything will be over. Kade and Theo will be able to touch each other. The threat that’s been looming over them all year will be put to rest and everybody will be safe.Or they’ll both be dead and the town will get razed to ashes.Theo’s sire is back in town and causing havoc. Classmates are going missing and Kade’s visions keep pointing them towards disturbing realizations.Luckily, Kade has a plan. A genius plan that will stop the ritual and finally - finally - let them touch each other. Or it will ruin everything. One or the other. less