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The Last Vampire
Pride and Prejudice meets Crave in this dual-POV gothic romance with dark academia vibes.
When a boarding school opens in a once-condemned Victorian manor buried in the woods of New Hampshire, Austen-loving Lorena Navarro enrolls in hopes of finding her own Mr. Darcy. Instead, she stumbles across a coffin and accidentally awakens the world’s last vampire.
Publisher:
The Last Vampire @ Macmillan
Representation:
Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
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Synopsis
Pride comes before the fall.
When a boarding school opens in a once-condemned Victorian manor buried in the woods of New Hampshire, Austen-loving Lorena Navarro enrolls in hopes of finding her own Mr. Darcy. Instead, she stumbles across a coffin and accidentally awakens the world's last vampire.
After hibernating for nearly three centuries, William Pride is desperate to find his family—and clueless about the modern world. Relying on Lorena for more than just blood, he enrolls at the school to catch up on all he's missed.
Soon, William uncovers a chilling truth: He is the last hope for his kind's return to power. Torn between protecting the humans around him and fulfilling his fate, William must make a choice that could change everything. Will he sacrifice his species for love . . . or will he embrace his dark destiny at last?
Crave meets Pride & Prejudice in this thrilling romantic fantasy filled with romance, intrigue, and of course . . . vampires!
Reviews
Sink your teeth into a revolutionary, razor-sharp rebellion. The Last Vampire is a fierce, defiant, queer scream into the night. Garber gives vampires their bite back in this blood-soaked, emotionally charged story about finding your people, your power, and your purpose — even when the world insists on calling you a monster.
— Aiden Thomas, author of NYT Bestseller Cemetery BoysElements of Dracula and _Buffy the Vampire Slayer _play out against a Pride and Prejudice-inspired backdrop in this dark and gritty teen drama by Garber (Castle of the Cursed) . . . making for a delicious entry into the canon.
— Publishers WeeklyReaders starving for the resurgence of the post-Twilight paranormal romance boom can sink their teeth into Garber's new vampire romance . . . This enemies-to-lovers dual-POV romance will dazzle readers who have been longing for a dramatic paranormal romance.
— BooklistShifting between Lorena's first-person narration and a third-person focus on William, the book . . . moves at a quick pace, dropping secrets like breadcrumbs and ensuring there are very few dull moments. Hand to readers looking for a moody vampire romance.
— The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksThe Last Vampire by Romina Garber is the perfect YA read—and older, I'm not gonna lie, I loved it—for fans of vampire fiction.
— The Montecito JournalThe Last Vampire is a fresh, fun addition to the vampire canon, packed full of theater kid energy, competing agendas, and factions of monsters jockeying for power. There's no destiny or imprinting or fate at play here, just good old-fashioned teen love blossoming over arguments about Jane Eyre. Another enjoyable, fast-paced supernatural adventure from Romina Garber.
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