Trapped.
Her only weapon is a lie.
With the wreckage of the vampire king’s castle behind him, Denendrius captures Marianna, forcing her into a dangerous charade. To survive his escalating abuse and twisted devotion, she must play the part of his fated lover, a role he’s disturbingly eager to make real.
But freedom is slipping further out of reach. The vampire king has declared war from the shadows, orchestrating a global manhunt for Denendrius, now an international fugitive. Hunted by government agents, rival vampires, and the king’s own loyalists, they are caught between every blade.
Marianna’s only hope lies in a deadly promise: immortality. If she becomes a vampire, she might finally escape and reclaim the life she was torn from. But as the chase intensifies and Denendrius’s obsession spirals into monstrous extremes, Marianna must survive the monster he is… or risk never becoming one at all.
The Cracked Coffins series is a dark fantasy thriller series that explores the horrors of abusive relationships with a vampiric twist. This series is not a romance with a HEA, but a story of survival. Making Monsters comes with heavy CWs and dark themes that can be viewed inside the book's front matter and on the author's website.
Beronika Keres is the Canadian author of the dark fantasy thriller series, Cracked Coffins. In the second grade, she decided she wanted to be an author and has spent her life honing her craft and pursuing her dream. She can often be found chasing plot bunnies and writing books.
When she's not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family or listening to some gothic rock, punk, or metal while working on her newest spike and patch-covered project.