Bound and Unbound: A paranormal novella duology
Ali Hazelwood
The Monster and the Last Blood Match (Blood Type, 1)
by K.A. Linde
About this book
In a chilling world where humans are treated as mere currency for the elite, Reyna Carpenter is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to survive. Desperate and destitute, she accepts a harrowing position as a live-in blood escort for the enigmatic and dangerously powerful Beckham Anderson. She enters his home expecting the worst—a life defined by cruelty and the constant threat of becoming a vampire’s next meal.
This dark romance plunges readers into a high-stakes atmosphere where the line between predator and prey blurs. While Reyna braces for the inevitable, Beckham defies her expectations by refusing to drink from her. His mysterious restraint suggests a deeper, more volatile secret hidden behind his unreadable gaze. As Reyna is pulled into a clandestine war, she discovers that she is not just a pawn in a game of power; she is the key to a legacy that could topple the vampire hierarchy.
If you crave stories filled with intense blood-bonds, simmering tension, and the transformation of a vulnerable human into a powerful player, this is your next obsession. K.A. Linde masterfully weaves a gripping tale of passion and peril that will keep you breathless until the final page.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- 1649379706
Reader Reviews
June 5, 2025
I utterly love when books that I pick up on a whim, that weren’t on my radar become my favorite, it reminds me each and every time to step outside of my TBR, try new authors, new releases, or old ones and constantly find more books I want to read. I went into this book blind, vaguely knowing it was set in the same setting as The Wren in the Holly Library, but before the Monster War but I did not expect a political, vampire romance that included so many fun twists that I enjoyed every moment of...
January 3, 2026
I loved The Wren in the Holly Library, so when KA Linde stated that this book was set prior to that one, I knew I had to get it. Reyna lives with her two brothers in the poorest of areas outside the city. She decides to join the blood match program to help support her siblings. Beckham is one of the top executives at Visage, the company that created the program. Only now, they have stated a permanent residency program and he’s matched with Reyna. But of course, nothing is what it seems. This...
September 3, 2025
K A Linde has recently rebranded her 2018 series, Blood Type. The first of the trilogy is already out and we are expecting the second book to be ready October 21st, 2025. For a short time all three audiobooks of the original series were free to listen with an Audible account, and I was curious, so I bought the eBook for the new version and listened to the old. I was curious to see how much had actually changed. Honestly, not a lot. There were a few scenes in Blood Type that were not in The...
April 17, 2026
I read The Monster and the Last Blood Match by K.A. Linde back in February. I bought it last year and I can’t believe I waited so long. I do have the physical book on my shelf with the beautiful sprayed edges, but I listened to the audiobook on Audible. The narrator did a fantastic job. The slow burn between Beck and Reyna was burning. This is a good vampire read. The world, the tension, the dynamic between them, the steamy-ness...I enjoyed it all. Now onto book two, The Captive and the First...
April 5, 2026
I was delighted to get more backstory leading up to the Monster Wars. Gives billionaire romance vibes with a touch of supernatural. )
