Lore and Lust Book Three: The Awakening

"This book (the whole series) is so wholesome, and cozy. The boundaries, navigation of fears and desires, the way these lovers LOVE. I devoured this book. It’s spicy, consensual, so sweet, and exciting." ★★★★★

How does lust turn into love? Slowly. And it might hurt.

Contrary to popular belief, we don’t like feeding from humans because they taste like dirt. But I date them. They’re excellent for that.

Vampires are demanding, arrogant and too focused on mating. I realize this sounds odd, considering I’m a vampire, but I like to explore. I need my freedom. Even if it means staying in this hellish situation orchestrated by my father.

But lately, there’s a bright spot. My senses are pulling me toward a delicious human doctor. I don’t know what it is about him, but I’m intrigued. In a way that I haven’t been in a very long time… if ever.

Karla Nikole has a long-standing love affair with Japan. They have always been very good to each other. Having lived in the country for two years and taken several extended vacations there, she is deeply inspired by the culture, language, landscape, food and people. A trip to Italy in 2018 for a wedding (pictured below) breathed new fire into her writing, eventually leading to the birth of Nino Bianchi and Haruka Hirano: two love letters to these beautiful countries. She has also lived in South Korea, Prague, Milan and France.

The Lore and Lust series has been proudly featured in Rainbow Crate Book Box, Obsidian Moon Crate, Pride Book Crate, Nerdy Book Box, and received a special edition hard cover for the romance subscription box for Fox & Wit and Unplugged Book Box. Karla Nikole was also asked to hold a panel for FujoCon 2021, where she discussed Living in Japan and Respecting Cultures in Stories. The series has sold more than 25,000 books and accumulated more than four million page reads on Kindle Unlimited since its publication in 2020. Currently, Lore & Lust is available in-store at multiple Barnes & Noble locations across the US, and can be purchased online anywhere books are sold. The series has also been translated into German, French, Russian and Italian.