The Story
Welcome to Venom and Vows, where vampires don't fall in love... they negotiate
In the frostbitten land of Heedmoor, vampires don't mingle with humans-they contract
them. Each year, vampires bind themselves to a single human sanctum, trading vampire
venom for blood in a perfectly polite, deeply unsettling arrangement. Elite young women
compete in a week-long spectacle called Venom and Vows-a contest of charm, etiquette,
and entertainment. It's a tidy arrangement. Civil. Proper. And absolutely not meant for
romance.
Enter Seraphina Halloway, who has no interest in attempting to be a lady-or in marrying
the arrogant lord her father chose to settle his debts. What she does want is to save her
family's failing spinach farm. The prize money from a dangerous horse race, held at the
end of Venom and Vows, could save her family, so she makes a reckless decision: to
disguise herself, break every rule, and enter a world where discovery doesn't mean
disgrace... it means death for both herself and her beloved geminox-the very illegal to
own crossbreed of horse and unicorn.
Complicating matters is Nash Everthorne-the most revered vampire in Heedmoor.
Ancient, powerful, and devilishly handsome in a way that feels both illegal and deeply
inconvenient, Nash is entirely unprepared for a human girl with sharp wit, sharper
defiance, and absolutely no respect for vampire etiquette. Her defiance unsettles him. Her
wit amuses him. Her very existence threatens everything he's built.
One secret endangers Seraphina's life, her family's future, and the fragile laws that divide
two worlds. When rebellion becomes forbidden love, someone will pay with blood. The only
question is who survives.
Author: Maegwen Salley-Massie
Publisher: Green Ferns Publishing House
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9798999604729
Audience: Young Adult
About the Author
Salley-Massie, Maegwen: - MAEGWEN SALLEY-MASSIE is the author of The Emerald Queen Rises and its forthcoming sequels. She grew up in the Pee Dee Low Country of South Carolina with her loving parents and sister. Her childhood was spent mainly outdoors building forts, riding horses, playing capture the flag, riding ATVs, and playing volleyball. She began writing The Emerald Queen Rises during the pandemic as therapy. She is a woven polypropylene specialist by day and a fantasy fiction author by night. Her favorite food is sushi, and she loves to travel the world. Maegwen currently lives in Myrtle Beach, SC, with her husband, Kyle, and their cat, Khaleesi.
Description
Welcome to Venom and Vows, where vampires don't fall in love... they negotiate
In the frostbitten land of Heedmoor, vampires don't mingle with humans-they contract
them. Each year, vampires bind themselves to a single human sanctum, trading vampire
venom for blood in a perfectly polite, deeply unsettling arrangement. Elite young women
compete in a week-long spectacle called Venom and Vows-a contest of charm, etiquette,
and entertainment. It's a tidy arrangement. Civil. Proper. And absolutely not meant for
romance.
Enter Seraphina Halloway, who has no interest in attempting to be a lady-or in marrying
the arrogant lord her father chose to settle his debts. What she does want is to save her
family's failing spinach farm. The prize money from a dangerous horse race, held at the
end of Venom and Vows, could save her family, so she makes a reckless decision: to
disguise herself, break every rule, and enter a world where discovery doesn't mean
disgrace... it means death for both herself and her beloved geminox-the very illegal to
own crossbreed of horse and unicorn.
Complicating matters is Nash Everthorne-the most revered vampire in Heedmoor.
Ancient, powerful, and devilishly handsome in a way that feels both illegal and deeply
inconvenient, Nash is entirely unprepared for a human girl with sharp wit, sharper
defiance, and absolutely no respect for vampire etiquette. Her defiance unsettles him. Her
wit amuses him. Her very existence threatens everything he's built.
One secret endangers Seraphina's life, her family's future, and the fragile laws that divide
two worlds. When rebellion becomes forbidden love, someone will pay with blood. The only
question is who survives.
Author: Maegwen Salley-Massie
Publisher: Green Ferns Publishing House
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9798999604729
Audience: Young Adult
About the Author
Salley-Massie, Maegwen: - MAEGWEN SALLEY-MASSIE is the author of The Emerald Queen Rises and its forthcoming sequels. She grew up in the Pee Dee Low Country of South Carolina with her loving parents and sister. Her childhood was spent mainly outdoors building forts, riding horses, playing capture the flag, riding ATVs, and playing volleyball. She began writing The Emerald Queen Rises during the pandemic as therapy. She is a woven polypropylene specialist by day and a fantasy fiction author by night. Her favorite food is sushi, and she loves to travel the world. Maegwen currently lives in Myrtle Beach, SC, with her husband, Kyle, and their cat, Khaleesi.
