If you love paranormal romance with equal parts danger and devotion, Hidden by Blood by Laurie London is the bite-sized read you shouldn’t skip. Set in the same world as the Sweetblood series, this short story packs emotional punches, vampire politics, and the kind of high-stakes reunion that will have you clutching your e-reader.

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What is Hidden by Blood by Laurie London all about?

In Hidden by Blood by Laurie London, set in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, Finn McKentry is captured by Darkblood vampires, his rare “sweetblood” making him a prized prisoner. Brenna Stewart, the vampire who once loved him, and left to protect him, must risk everything to save him. But rescuing Finn might reignite a passion neither can resist.

Hidden by Blood by Laurie London Book Review

Short and sweet. You HAVE to read this short story before moving on to book 2, even though is kind of unrelated, as it is the story of Finn and Brenna, Lily is Brenna’s friend and this book gives you an idea of Lily’s mental state prior to Embraced by Blood.

Now that being said… Brenna is a vampire. She has just received a scholarship to further her studies, only to realize that “someone” in her benefactors camp had kidnapped a very special person to her. Finn is a human, a sweetblood, and for a while Brenna was in a relationship with him until she was too scared she would take his blood and drain him. Except now she has to save him or the DarkBloods will kill him.

But what happens now that Finn’s eyes have been opened to the world of vampires and the importance of his blood to them? Now that he knows he is, quite literally, a drug to them. He won’t let Brenna keep him away any longer. He wants her back. She is the one for him. And he is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to be with her.

Hidden by Blood by Laurie London might be short, but it’s a must-read for Sweetblood fans. It gives emotional depth to familiar characters, ramps up the danger, and delivers a romance that feels both forbidden and inevitable.

About the Sweetblood series by Laurie London

Laurie London’s Sweetblood series blends romance, danger, and supernatural intrigue. Set in a world where Guardians protect humans from Darkblood rogues addicted to sweetblood, these books explore love and loyalty against the backdrop of vampire wars and forbidden desire.

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