Welcome! Thank you so much for your interest in an ARC copy of Learning to Bleed!
With the release scheduled for spring 2025, UNPROOFED ARCs will be ready to go this in November!
WARNING: Learning to Bleed is BOOK TWO in a series. If you haven't read Coal Gets In Your Veins, you'll be required to read that first. Fear not! Just mark that in the form below and you'll immediately be sent an ebook copy of Coal Gets In Your Veins once you've been confirmed for the ARC.
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You can take the girl out of Penny Harbour, but you can’t take the monster out of the girl.
When Spencer and Laurel left Penny Harbour after her death, he promised she could learn to control her hunger. Once she stops being a danger to the people she loves, he can bring her home. His centuries as a vampire should have prepared him to guide her, but every night, he cleans the blood from her hands and hides the corpses she’s made. No amount of careful planning stops the inevitable, and Spencer can’t figure out why.
Laurel is lying. The monster that took root in her veins never left. It whispers to her, robs her of reason, and twists the truth. Out in the big, broad world for the first time, she’s overwhelmed by cities, her own queer reckoning, and the monsters waging war inside her. Terrified of what will happen if she tells Spencer, Laurel has decided to push through in isolation. Things were supposed to get easier, after all. With practice, she should have been in control by now.
Will Laurel be able to overcome the rage long enough to take advantage of her new freedom, or will the violence destroy everything she’s fought so hard to get?
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This book is part of a queer Gothic horror series with romantic themes and handles heavy, complicated topics such as generational trauma, spousal abuse, grief, and cheating. A full list of trigger warnings can be found on Cat’s website, CatRector.com.
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This book is part of a horror series with romantic themes and handles complicated topics such as generational trauma, spousal abuse, grief, and cheating. Book two has a lot of focus on surviving trauma and the after effects of leaving cause. The full trigger list IS NOT COMPLETE but you can preview the list here, and feel free to DM me if you have specific concerns:
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ARC Reviewer guidelines:
NOTE: You must link at least one of your social or book platforms in order to be accepted. Applicants who link nothing will receive no response. This process is simply to verify that you're not a bot or someone with nefarious intent.
- ARCs are open to reviewers even if they don't have
a large online following, so small creators or readers without
platforms should still apply! Your voice matters too!
- ARCs will be ebook format. I'd love to be able to send physical books for those who need them, but shipping is both expensive and currently in a state of worldwide turmoil.
- Reviewers will be chosen at my discretion. Signing up does not guarantee you a book.
- You must be willing to give an honest, unbiased review in exchange for the book, on whichever platforms you use (Amazon, Goodreads, Storygraph, socials, etc) I will not chase you for a review, but do hope for one if you finish reading. Even if it's a one star review, it's still valuable.
- This is a queer adult Gothic horror with romantic elements. It is not YA or NA. Reviewers must be 18+ years of age due to the contents of the book
- Readers may use their review in social media/blog/video content, but are not required to
- Some preference will go to reviewers who create content around similar books and genres, such as vampires, Gothic horror, queer books, dark stories, etc.
- ARC copies are for approved readers only and are not to be shared, distributed, etc.
