Unchained Vow. Northern Nights, #1

A serial killer in Anchorage is bleeding clergy dry. It's Maggie's job to stop him and Father Anatoly's duty to keep her from harm. Emotionally guarded police detective, Maggie Boone, has given up on the concept of love. She lives for the job, barricading her heart behind a fortress of her own making. Until Father Anatoly is assigned as a consultant to help her catch a serial killer. Maggie doesn't want a tagalong getting in the way.
She doesn't know that the supernatural exists or that she's pursuing a real-life vampire. All she sees is Anatoly's gentle nature and handsome features and she dismisses him as a liability; to the case and her heart. Through Anatoly's tender counsel and quiet strength, Maggie's walls begin to crumble. Until she comes face-to-face with the priest's true nature as a vampire and the horrible realization that monsters truly exist.
Can Father Anatoly convince Maggie he isn't the killer or will he lose her forever in the aftermath of her discovery?TROPES:Touch her & dieHe cooks for herHe Falls FirstHurt/ComfortForbidden RomanceTRIGGERS:ViolenceMild goreCaptivityConsensual sexual interactionsUnchained Vow is a contemporary paranormal vampire romance set in modern day Anchorage, Alaska. For fans of Lucifer except make him a hot vampire priest with a gentle nature instead of a playboy angel.
Expect a romantically suspenseful, character driven novel featuring darker setting elements, a guaranteed happily ever after, and open door spice. Can be read as a standalone. This book is not dark romance, but the setting and some themes are darker in nature. Please check the content warnings.