Blood and Embers by B.A. Stretke

He’s a vampire enforcer. He’s human. Fate decided they were meant to be, but a vicious shifter war might tear them apart.

For Pike Santoro, a powerful enforcer in the elite Rose Coven, life is about loyalty and duty. His latest assignment—covering a vacancy at the Coven’s popular nightclub, the Blood Rose—was meant to be an easy, low-stakes break from vampire politics. But peace is a myth when a pack of rogue shifters led by the ruthless Bagwell starts circling Rose territory, determined to expand their reach and bleed the Coven dry.

Scott Jones is a human, a firefighter, devoted to his job and completely unprepared for the paranormal underworld. Yet, when Pike finally sees him with clear eyes, an undeniable, sacred truth slams into him: Scott is his Fated Beloved.
This perfect, consuming bond is a complication Pike desperately doesn’t need as the Bagwell Pack moves in for the kill. Torn between his duty to his coven and the primal need to protect his beloved, Pike must make a choice. If Scott is truly his, he is a member of the Rose Coven, and the volatile shifters will show no mercy. Scott must be ready for what is to come.

Pike will sacrifice everything to keep his Fated Beloved safe and his home secure. But as the embers of war ignite, will his powerful love for Scott burn bright enough to consume the darkness before the darkness consumes them both?

Blood and Embers is the seventh book in the thrilling Rose Vampire Coven series, a fast-paced Gay Paranormal Romance novel featuring fated mates, powerful vampires, dangerous shifters, and an emotional happily-ever-after.