The Price of Blood

A Romantic Fantasy Dark Paranormal

By: Zoe Day

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Sometimes the monsters your mother warned you about are real.

In the remote town of Umbra, seventeen-year-old Ana has mastered the art of survival—juggling school, bullies, and a fractured home life while keeping her family’s struggles hidden. But when Stefan arrives at Umbra High, everything changes.

Mysterious, brooding, and unnervingly perfect, Stefan is impossible to ignore—especially when Ana is forced into an uneasy partnership with him. Yet beneath his cold exterior lies something darker, something… not quite human. As students begin to fall mysteriously ill and disappear, Ana uncovers a terrifying truth: the school isn’t just a school, and the elite Founder's Ball is far more sinister than it seems.

Thrust into a hidden world of ancient bloodlines and deadly secrets, Ana must decide—trust the dangerous boy who isn’t what he claims to be, or risk becoming the next name on a growing list of victims.

The hunt has begun. And Ana is the prize.

Fans of Holly Black's "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown," Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy," and Victoria Schwab's intricate dark fantasy will be drawn into this haunting tale of secrets, sacrifice, and the monsters that hide behind human masks.