Tales for the Midnight Lord : Scheherazade meets Dracula in a desert gothic romantasy of stories, blood, and forbidden desire. (What The Night Kept Book 1)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ PRAISE FOR TALES FOR THE MIDNIGHT LORD“Dark, lyrical, and addictively seductive.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Seductive, mysterious, and completely addictive.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A beautifully written, haunting blend of Gothic fantasy and forbidden romance.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Intimate writing without overkill.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Suspense and longing without ever feeling forced.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A STORY CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.BUT IT CANNOT SAVE YOUR HEART.In a desert city of lanterns, silk, and whispered fear, a vampire lord rules from a moonlit palace.Each month, a red silk kite drifts down from the sky.Where it lands, people vanish.When the kite marks her home, Asha, a storyteller of the night market, is taken as tribute. Inside the palace, guests are kept as entertainment, sacrifices, and art. Every third night, one is chosen to die.Asha survives the only way she knows how.She tells a story.Captivated, the Midnight Lord spares her. For now.But stories cannot delay death forever.As danger coils tighter around her, Asha crosses paths with Zafir, a daring thief who rides a cursed flying carpet and has infiltrated the palace for his own desperate reasons: to steal a legendary weapon and to find the sister taken by the kite years before.A dangerous bargain is struck.Secrets for escape.Stories for freedom.Together, they navigate perfumed halls, blood-soaked feasts, and moonlit gardens where desire is as lethal as fangs. Attraction deepens into something far more perilous as Asha learns that the greatest threat in the palace is not the monster who feeds on blood—but the ones who feed on longing, obedience, and love.And the Midnight Lord is always listening.✨ PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:Dark romantasy with lush, gothic atmosphereScheherazade-inspired storytelling as survivalMorally grey heroes, seductive villains, and vampiresSlow-burn romance that simmers instead of rushesLyrical prose, dangerous beauty, and high emotional stakesThis is a sensual, atmospheric fantasy that prioritizes tension, mood, and longing—where romance grows under threat and freedom must be stolen one story at a time.Step into the palace.Tell your tale.Survive the night.Tales for the Midnight Lord is a lush, gothic romantasy full of Scheherazade-inspired storytelling, cursed artifacts, flying carpets, and dangerous intimacy. Perfect for readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Leigh Bardugo, and Hannah Whitten.