The Key

A Paranormal Romance Novella Featuring Vampires, Witches, and Ancient Blood Magic

By: AJ Poland

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Roxie Vale never asked to be the chosen witch.

She just wanted to run her dive bar, pour tequila for drunk locals, and avoid commitment at all costs—romantic or otherwise.

Then a devastatingly handsome vampire walks into her bar and tells her she’s been marked by ancient blood magic.

Now demons are crashing through windows, blood cults are chanting her name, and powerful supernatural houses are willing to kill for whatever is buried inside her.

Enter Darian Thorn.

Dark. Brooding. Cursed.

The vampire prince claims he can protect Roxie—if she’ll trust him long enough to survive what’s coming.

There’s just one problem:

Darian’s curse makes falling in love a death sentence.

And Roxie is the first woman in centuries who’s managed to make him feel anything at all.

As ancient enemies close in and dangerous magic awakens around them, Roxie is forced to decide whether trusting Darian is worth risking her heart—and possibly her life.

Because being marked doesn’t mean being owned.

It means fighting back.
It means rewriting fate.
And it might mean falling for the one man powerful enough to destroy her completely.

If Roxie and Darian survive the blood cults, betrayals, deadly magic, and the explosive tension burning between them, they may rewrite a prophecy older than the city itself.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Sarcastic, sharp-tongued heroines
• Dark and protective vampire princes
• Slow-burn paranormal romance
• Ancient blood magic and dangerous prophecies
• Urban fantasy with romantic tension
• Banter, action, and explosive chemistry
• Low-spice romantasy novellas

A Great Supernatural Listen!

This audiobook was a lot of fun to listen to. Lives are on the line, the world in one witches hands, love is brewing between vampire and witch, and an ex (a werewolf) is in the mix, too. The heat is on, both to save the world from an ancient bloodmage cult trying to steal magic and between two particular characters, sarcasm is high, wh I loved, and betrayal might ruin their entire plan. This book is a novella style short listen (maybe 2.5 hrs), that leads into another book. There is minor swearing, nothing heavy and it's not sexually explicit. The virtual voice was better than some of the others I've listened to before it, too.