THE BLOOD COURT
an adult dark romantasy novel
— by L. S. Winter —

A marked noblewoman is forced into a court of monsters—where her bloodline may crown her… or kill her.

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The Blood Court is an 85,000-word dark romantasy novel featuring forbidden magic, divine bloodlines, courtly betrayal, and queer slow burn.
When Vanya Rochefort enters the blood court, she doesn't know her blood is prophecy incarnate—and every kiss, every oath, could be her undoing.
Completed novel – 85k wordsAdult dark romantasyFull manuscript available🩸 THE BLOOD COURT is just the beginning.
This saga is the first book in a planned trilogy exploring forbidden bloodlines, ancient pacts, and the war for the soul of the supernatural world.Set in a dark, sensual version of Paris where vampires, fae, and cursed legacies collide, the universe of The Blood Court was designed from the ground up to expand across formats — novels, graphic adaptations, visual storytelling, even screen.Think: vampiric romantasy meets gothic urban mythos, with teeth.The Court is calling. And the blood remembers.Queer + multicultural + gothic vibesCurrently seeking literary representation

ABOUT THE AUTHORL. S. Winter (they/them) is a French-Armenian-North African author based in Japan.
Their work blends bloodline horror, gothic fantasy, queer longing, and dark romanticism.
They believe stories should bite back.

TROPES & THÈMES
Blood magic & sacred bloodlinesEnemies-to-lust-to-something-elseCursed royaltyForbidden prophecyMonster romance / monster courtGothic court politicsQueer

the principal caracter .🩸 VANYA ROCHEFORT
Race: Half-fae / Human (latent bloodline)
Age: 22
Role: The Catalyst. The Storm. The Flame that wakes the monster.
Blurb: Orphaned, cursed, and unknowingly royal. Vanya’s bloodline is the trigger to an ancient prophecy — and every faction wants her lit or dead.
Vibe: Aelin meets Vanessa Ives. She bleeds fire. She kisses like a war.🌑 CAELUM DE LA LUNE POURPRE
Race: Vampire (Old Blood)
Age: 300+ (appears 35)
Role: The Monster. The Lover. The Weapon That Remembers.
Blurb: Last prince of a cursed House. Scarred by centuries, bound to Vanya by a blood pact older than memory. Cold. Deadly. Starving for love.
Vibe: Klaus Mikaelson meets Geralt of Rivia. Violence in velvet.🗽 JACE STRATHMORE
Race: Vampire – American Blood Court
Age: 120 (appears 30)
Role: The Diplomat. The Anchor. The One Who Sees.
Blurb: Sent to contain the chaos. Chose to protect the girl. Calm, calculating, loyal—until Vanya upends everything he thought he believed in.
Vibe: Mahershala Ali meets Aldis Hodge. Quiet power. Tactical heart.🥀 ISADORA MONTSERRAT
Race: Vampire – Noble Line (Catalan)
Age: 220
Role: The Shadow Queen. The Rejected. The Knife Behind the Throne.
Blurb: Once promised a crown, now out for blood. Scorned by Caelum, she’s ready to burn Vanya out of the prophecy — and memory.
Vibe: Eva Green meets Morgana. All silk, poison, and whispered curses.🕯️ MAERON VALCIS
Race: Ancient Vampire (Fae-blooded through pact)
Age: 600+
Role: The Exiled Scholar. The Silent Watcher.
Blurb: Knows every secret. Keeps every silence. Once loved Vanya’s mother — now watches over the daughter, waiting for her to bleed for truth.
Vibe: Jeremy Irons in a cursed library. Velvet, runes, and regret.🃏 ELIÁN VIREL
Race: Fae-blood / Shapeshifter
Gender: Fluid (they/them)
Role: The Trickster. The Spymaster. The Queer Shadow.
Blurb: Master of illusions. Eyes in every mirror. They protect Vanya with riddles, danger, and maybe... too much love.
Vibe: Loki meets urban fae drag. Velvet lips, dangerous truths.⚔️ NADIR AL-ZAHIR
Race: Veil Mage (Fae-linked)
Age: 30
Role: The Anchor. The Last of His Kind.
Blurb: Vanya’s oldest friend, her blade and her voice of reason. Carries the grief of a genocide, the fire of a lineage wiped clean.
Vibe: Quiet storm. Scholar-warrior. Would die for her — fears she might become what killed them.

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