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Dracula, My Love by Syrie James

Dracula, My Love

The Secret Journals of Mina Harker

Syrie James

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 20, 2010

Author Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) offers readers a breathtaking new perspective on Bram Stoker’s classic tale of the king of the vampires with Dracula, My Love.

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Who it’s for
Mina Harker’s journals recast Dracula as a story of passionate obsession and sexual rebirth.
Themes
Passionate obsession, Seduction and sexual rebirth
Genres
Vampire Romance, Gothic Romance, Historical Romance

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About this book

Author Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) offers readers a breathtaking new perspective on Bram Stoker’s classic tale of the king of the vampires with Dracula, My Love. In these “Secret Journals of Mina Harker,” the object of Dracula’s desire relates for the very first time the shocking story of her scandalous seduction and sexual rebirth.

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This is not the chaste vampire romance of Twilight—Dracula, My Love celebrates a passionate obsession in all its hot and sensuous glory.

Desire Reimagined

Mina Harker’s journals recast Dracula as a story of passionate obsession and sexual rebirth.

Come here for

  • A sensual, adult turn on Stoker’s vampire classic
  • Mina’s perspective on desire and scandal

Expect

  • Romance with a darker, more obsessive edge
  • A deliberate contrast to chaste vampire love stories

Where it sits

Vampire Romance81%
Gothic Romance29%
Historical Romance26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Historical Fantasy
  • Paranormal Fantasy
  • Dark Fantasy
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  • Historical Fiction
  • Horror
  • The Occult & Supernatural
  • Fantasy Romance
Authors
Syrie James
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 20, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Passionate obsession · Seduction and sexual rebirth
Reading lane
The Classics