#how to sell your blood & fall in love

[aroaessidhe]

faves of 2024: aro & ace books

of 97 aspec books I read, these are some of my favourites!

Don’t Let The Forest In

Pluralities

Fallen Thorns

Compound Fracture

Dear Wendy

Party of Fools

Someone You Can Build A Nest In

The Beast of Okeme (now published as Until The Last Petal Falls)

Natural Outlaws and Fractured Sovereignty

Sailing By Gemini’s Star

Moth To A Flame

How To Sell Your Blood And Fall In Love

Flooded Secrets

Small Gods of Calamity

At The Feet Of The Sun

[stardustandrockets]

What's your favorite rep to see in books?

Here are a few of my favorite books that feature asexual and/or aromantic leads. For the longest time I never saw characters that were like me in books. I feel like a lot of y'all can probably relate to that in some way. With it being "the month of love" I wanted to showcase characters that don't fit the traditional (read: heteronormative) mold of romance/love.

I included six characters that made me feel seen in one way or another.

1. Charlie Winshaw (The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun)

2. Clementine Hughes (How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn)

3. Tori Spring (Solitaire by Alice Oseman)

4. Wren Roland (Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky)

5. Syd (The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta)

6. Georgia Warr (Loveless by Alice Oseman)

You don't have to fit what society says you should when it comes to relationships and romance. You don't want a partner? Great! You want three partners? Also great! No interest in anything but friendship? Wonderful! There's no right or wrong answer here and I hope you find representation in the books you read. Even if it takes a little searching to do so. You deserve it. 🖤

[armandfucker]

Guides For Dating Vampires and IWTV Fic Idea

Daniel is investigating Vitalis-Barron Pharmaceuticals and is looking for vampires to interview.

While being nosy, meets Louis, a newly turned vampire who was turned by his boyfriend, a vampire musician who’s trying to infiltrate mainstream music.

As he gets drawn into Louis’ coven, Daniel meets other local vampires. He hears that some of the coven have gone missing after visiting Vitalis-Barron and decides that the best way to learn more is to become one of the covens human groupies who donate their blood.

Armand, the coven leader, falls in love with Daniel as soon as he tastes his blood.

Daniel has to contend with a vampire stalker, falling in love and solving the mystery surrounding Vitalis Barron.

[who-do-i-know-this-man-s4]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

Dr. Chiron Hemlock art by @/Nezz__00 on Twitter

[tenwhiteandalusians]

and then no one said anything about the fact that if i watched ONE MORE episode tenax pulls a "i'm not angry i'm just disappointed i'm hurt" about scorpus signing with the white faction.

[betterbooksandthings]

"A-spec and asexual romance novels might just be my favorite kind of romance novels. The communication is next level, the interpersonal plots are to die for, and, even better, at least one character is ace.

Really, the A-spec community has a lot to offer romance readers who’ve already bought into the project of romance at large. I.e. readers buy into the idea that the characters are going to have a happily ever after or happy for now (HEA/HFN). The joy of romance is figuring out just how those two people will get from point A to point B.

A-spec characters introduce an added layer of communication and consideration into the character’s interpersonal relationship that can sometimes get glossed over or assumed in other relationships. Allosexual and alloromantic couples do not always separate their layers of attraction (sexual, romantic, platonic, aesthetic, etc.). Don’t get me wrong: they can consider the varied ways they are attracted to and want to interact romantically, platonically, or sexually with another person. It just doesn’t happen all too often.

In contrast, I love the range of interactions asexual romance novels give readers. Some decide to do an info-dump style AVEN (Asexual Visibility and Education Network) definition. Others describe how they experience attraction and go into their feelings about what they are comfortable with the people they are in a relationship with. However they happen, these are conversations that clarify and crystalize relationships on the page for readers in satisfyingly intricate ways.

The Range of A-spec and Asexual Romance Novels

There are more and more a-spec and asexual romance books being published every year in every romance subgenre. So, there are more and more opportunities for new approaches to representing a-spec characters in interpersonal relationships with an HEA/HFN that feel more authentic to individual readers. Not every book is going to land for every reader. What I like in these a-spec and asexual romance novels might be something you dislike.

All that being said, I had a terrible time narrowing down my list to just the 16 best asexual romance novels. These books have a range of a-spec characters who are aromantic, asexual, demisexual, demiromantic, and gray ace. I have broken them up into contemporary romance, historical romance, romantasy, horror romance, and paranormal romance."

[promithiae]

I forgor that my bestie, who owns the bookshop, can see what I buy on Libro since i (naturally) connected my account to her shop and

She's giving me so much shit (friendly) about my choices

[fullmetalneverland]

"This was religion, he thought—this was the way his god smiled on him, not in a cathedral of people who thought less of him for who he loved, but here beneath a willow, tangled in another man, giving away a piece of his life in a chorus of little moans. Love and sacrifice and desire and exaltation all wrapped into one."

-D. N. Bryn, How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love

[depressed-short-aroace]

Me when Clementine and Justin

[aroaceineveryplace]

“What he felt for Justin was purely platonic, and clinging to the idea of more would be making mountains out of mole hills, setting himself up for disappointment in the long run. Simply because he wanted to be demisexual didn't mean he was.”

- D.N. Bryn, How To Sell Your Blood and Fall In Love

[oblivionsdream]

If this isn't how your brother reacts to the news that you're a vampire then are they really your brother?

[aspeccharactersoftheday]

Dr. Clementine Hughes from How to Sell Your Blood & Fall in Love is demisexual!

[panicatthebookshelf]

Just finished a book where one main character has chronic pain and deals with a lot of guilt feelings. The other main character is neurodivergent, demigraysexual and demigrayromantic.

I freaking love when books have decent and important rep + it was so relatable.

The book is called How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn.

[amagurith]

i wanna stay up all night and read this gay vampire romance i started today but unfortunately my alarm goes off in 6 and a half hours because i have two appointments tomorrow :(

[stardustandrockets]

How did your reading in August turn out?

Thanks to audiobooks, my August reading turned out really well. I ended up with nine books total and started a tenth.

Books read were:

• The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore

• The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

• The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

• Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

• How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn

• The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

• Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

• Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

I think my favorites of the month were The Library of Shadows and Beating Heart Baby. A huge thanks to audiobooks for helping me slam through my tbr!

[promithiae]

*smacks Dr. Clementine Hughes on the head* this vampire can fit so much autism in him