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A sexy mystery romp perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Ali Hazelwood, about a corporate exec vampire and a human software engineer who must figure out who's turned their dating app into a bloodbath.

As heir to HemoCorp Industries, vampire Sophronia Vega has devoted herself to the company her family founded. Most recently, she's led the creation of Stokr: the wildly successful dating app that pairs lusty vampires with humans they can't accidentally, er, eat. But when Stokr's matching technology goes haywireand vampires start draining their datesSophronia's disciplined life goes up in flames.

Enter Casey Amato, the human software engineer whose team programmed Stokr. Casey knows the Stokr failure wasn't a glitchthe app's been sabotaged. To fix it, he'll have to convince the gorgeous, guarded vampire exec that someone in her inner circle has betrayed her.

Sophronia has never met a human who makes her feel quite so . . . thirsty. But to fix her app and save its users, she must team up with the brilliant programmer. As they hunt the traitor, their attraction burns hotter, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Because without Stokr, giving in to temptation could be deadly.

Alexandra Vasti is a British literature professor by day and bestselling romance writer by night. After finishing her PhD at Columbia University, she moved to New Orleans with her family. Her books have been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, People and elsewhere.