Her Undying Thirst - Reina Callier

What do you do when your beloved is a monster?

In this racy, thrilling adaptation of a vampire classic, Laura Bancroft's lonely life is thrown into disarray with the arrival of a beautiful stranger named Carmilla. As their passion for each other grows, so does Laura's suspicion that her lover is not what she seems. When the terrifying truth is finally revealed, Laura must make a decision: should she give in to the monster...or destroy it?

Set deep in the woods of 19th century Austria, Her Undying Thirst combines the Gothic setting of the original Carmilla with modern aesthetics, including open-door sex scenes, unflinching violence, and a female protagonist who acts with agency and courage. Now winner of the 1st place prize for Women's Horror at the BookFest Awards, readers on Goodreads and Storygraph have hailed it as "terrifying and beautiful," the "best retelling of Carmilla," and "a great, slow-burning romantic horror story that will leave you looking over your shoulder in the night."