Book: Bloodlust Shadows
Author: Luanne Bennett
Pub Day: August 8th 2025
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I’m Charley Underwood—welcome to the Stag. Keep your fangs to yourself and don’t forget to tip your bartender.
In Crimson, vampires, wolves, and humans live side by side. And I try to keep them from tearing each other apart.
After taking down a bloodsucking mobster and a rogue witch, I thought I’d catch a break. Maybe even a few days to fix up my bar and spend some quality time with Samuel, my vampire boyfriend.
But I should have known better—after all, this is Crimson.
An old enemy is out for blood, stalking us and leaving terrifying warnings. And this vampire likes to play with his victims, always staying one step ahead. Soon the whole town is caught in his games.
Customers start showing up beaten and bruised, unable to explain what happened. There are rumors of addictions and poisoned blood…
When Samuel disappears, it’s clear this opponent is smarter and more twisted than any I’ve faced before.
And he won’t stop until he’s taken everything from me.
An absolutely thrilling and totally unputdownable urban fantasy adventure, the Charley Underwood series is perfect for fans of Kim Richardson, Charlaine Harris, and Patricia Briggs.
MY REVIEW:

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have been enjoying this series and getting to know Charley and her friends.
This time the blood they get from vampires, to help human sickness, is tainted and Charley needs to find out why. She is also dating a vampire and then he goes missing so she is on the hunt to find him.
Urban fantasy with some romance. Vampires, witches and wolves living among humans makes this series interesting and wanting to continue on with the series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Second sky for the ebook to review.
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Luanne Bennett is an author of fantasy and the supernatural. Born in Chicago, she lives in Georgia these days where she writes full time and doesn’t miss a thing about the cubicles and conference rooms of her old life. When she isn’t writing or dreaming up new stories, she’s usually cooking or tending a herd of felines and basset hounds. Look for book three of the Katie Bishop series coming this spring!