Blood of dawn

Dr. Selene Yilmaz is running on borrowed time. After losing her family in a tragic ferry accident, the medical student has spent eighteen months drowning in grief and anesthesia, pouring herself into hospital shifts to avoid feeling. But when she collapses in Istanbul's underground Grand Bazaar and bleeds onto ancient stone, she accidentally wakes Adrian Corvinus-a vampire who hasn't felt emotion in two centuries.
Adrian was once the Ottoman Empire's most brilliant physician. Then came the plague, the turning, and the woman he loved but couldn't save. He chose to sleep rather than become a monster. Now, Selene's blood-carrying the genetic echo of his lost love-has shattered his isolation, awakening hunger he thought he'd buried and hope he believed he'd killed. To protect her from the vampire Council that demands her death, Adrian claims Selene as his consort under ancient law.
But protection becomes partnership as they uncover a conspiracy in the bioluminescent heart of Karanlik: someone is manufacturing a plague to kill vampire children, harvesting humans like Selene for a cure that never comes. And the mastermind is Adrian's oldest friend. As they race to save the innocent, Adrian and Selene must confront the impossible mathematics of their bond. Every moment near him accelerates her mortality.
Every touch costs her days. And when the conspiracy reveals that Selene's family was murdered-not lost to chance-their fight for justice becomes deeply, dangerously personal. BLOOD OF DAWN is a slow-burn, clean paranormal romance for readers who believe that love's value isn't diminished by its temporary nature. Set in the hidden vampire district beneath modern Istanbul, this gothic love story weaves medical mystery with emotional intimacy, asking: Is healing through love worth the fear of loss?Perfect for fans of The Night Circus, Crimson Peak, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire-readers who want their romance atmospheric, their heroes genuinely kind, and their love stories built on mutual choice rather than fate.