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    REVIEW: Don’t Feed The Vampire by Grae Bryan

    September 12, 2026 / No Comments

    Coastal Creatures: Don’t Feed The Vampure – Grae Bryan

    Riley’s been alone in the woods for a long time. Turned as a child, he’s hungrier and more fractured than the average vampire, and staying clear of humans is his safest bet. His moms think a mate could help him stabilize, but it’s unclear whether Riley has one, anomaly that he is. Until a new baker arrives in town, smelling so sweet and so perfect that Riley can barely stop himself from eating him up on the spot. Now it’s no longer a question of whether Riley has a mate, but whether Riley can pretend to be less of a monster long enough to woo him.

    Romance has never been Seth’s priority. He’s always been more focused on family and friendships and his passion for feeding delicious baked goods to whoever will take them. So it’s odd that this too young, too quiet, too beautiful man keeps showing up at Seth’s door, looking at Seth like he’s something special instead of painfully ordinary. And it’s even more odd that Seth can’t keep his own boundaries straight or his hands to himself. And it’s maybe oddest of all that Seth is coming to feel like Riley’s unnerving, unwavering attention is something he might not be able to live without.

    Don’t Feed the Vampire is a heated MM paranormal romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a broken, sweetheart vampire with zero social skills; a ray of sunshine human baker; fated mates and the vampire mothers determined to protect them; and a mysterious research institute raising everyone’s suspicions. Each book in this series will focus on a different couple.


    Don’t Feed The Vampire is Book 1 of Coastal Creatures, another series set in the interconnected fated mates paranormal world by Grae Bryan. In Vampire’s Mate, Riley was the child turned by an evil vampire and adopted by two female vampires who took him to live far away from humans until he learned to control himself.

    Now 19, Riley is more in control of his vampire that he can now venture into town. He comes upon the new baker, Seth, who smells like orange cake, so irresistable that Riley couldn’t stay away. Slowly but surely, he resolves to get closer to Seth no matter what.

    Seth, everyone’s favorite baker in Demon Bound, opens his own bakery near the coast. At 26, he’s aware of Riley’s rather intense interest in him but hesitates, wary of the age gap and the weight of commitment.

    When Riley’s moms takes matters into their own hands, Seth is plunged neckdeep into the hidden paranormal world that his friends have been living in right under his nose. Not only is Riley a vampire, Seth is also completely gobsmacked to find out they are fated mates.

    Shoutout to Daphne and Sybil for raising a total sweetheart. Riley is earnest, achingly so, lonely yet hopeful and naive but smart enough to woo his mate by starting as friends knowing Seth needs time to get to know him. Riley is an adorable cinnamon roll with fangs and overflowing love he’s ready to shower on Seth.

    Seth is a ball of sunshine with his colorful headbands and nail polish. He’s attracted to the beautiful mysterious boy who hangs on his every move. He takes the paranormal in stride but the fated mates thing is something he needs to process. I wished the vampire moms let Riley and Seth’s bond develop naturally instead of forcing it.

    Majority of the plot focuses on the romance with light angst. It’s mostly cozy boyfriends surrounded by delicious baked desserts, good friends and loving moms. There’s something unspeakably cute about two precious cinnamon rolls falling in love. Must protect at all cost.

    The last arc involves a suspicious research agency and abduction giving us action and a literal handwaving rescue scene via some fae ex machina. Anticlimactic but I’m thrilled by cameos of my favorite vampire psycho Wolfgang and his mate Eric. The secondary characters promises intriguing future stories.

    Don’t Feed The Vampire is a story of fate, courtship, and meddling moms. A thoroughly entertaining opener blending the wholesome vibe of YA with the intense passion of fated mates, overall, a treat if you like it sweet and spicy.

    Rating:
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: Blood Orange
    Artist: Freya Ridings
    Album: Blood Orange

    P.S.

    Even with cameos from other series, Coastal Creatures can be read as standalone.


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    SERIES REVIEW: Signs and Wonders & Cursed (Witchbane Books 7 & 8) by Morgan Brice

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    Witchbane: Signs and Wonders – Morgan Brice

    When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim. Evan Malone didn’t believe the supernatural was real until Seth swept in with his magic and motorcycle to save him from being the next sacrifice.

    Now they’ve gone on the road together, hunting the rest of the coven while they figure out how to keep the white-hot, once-in-a-lifetime bond between them. Days are filled tracking their paranormal quarry, honing their monster hunting skills, and gaining control of the small magics that have made a life-or-death difference. Nights are spent together, entangled in adrenaline-fueled passion, learning how to make this love last forever despite the odds. Seth fears that if they don’t eliminate the rest of the coven, they’ll be on the run forever, and more people will die. Evan is afraid that Seth’s obsession with revenge means they might not survive to get a happily ever after.

    Seth and Evan head to West Virginia to confront one of the dark warlocks, a master con man running a cybercrime empire. Can Seth and Evan save the warlock’s next target, bring down his crime syndicate, and live to tell the tale?

    Signs and Wonders is a thrill-packed supernatural thrill ride with plenty of paranormal suspense, hurt/comfort, hot nights, found family, deadly magic, immortal witches, determined hunters, haunted places, creepy ghosts, impressive explosions, spooky chills, and sexy thrills, and features an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels.


    Rating:
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: Vigil
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    Witchbane: Cursed – Morgan Brice

    Seth Tanner and Evan Malone head to Savannah, Georgia, to hunt the seventh of the coven members responsible for the death of Seth’s brother and so many other victims over the past hundred years.

    Seth and Evan fell in love when Seth rescued Evan from one of the dark witches, and they went on the road together to stop the murders. Their relationship is new and intense, growing deeper with the danger, giving them both a reason to survive and gain vengeance.

    Sterling Vernon is a prominent restaurateur with a thriving array of businesses, and he’s also the seventh witch-disciple with a new victim in his sights. His reputation and wealth protect him, and his dark magic enables him to evade consequences. Vernon needs to work his ritual to replenish his power soon, and that requires a new sacrifice.

    Paxton Miller is Vernon’s next intended victim. When Vernon puts a killing curse on Evan to force a confrontation with Seth, it’s going to take all of Seth’s courage and cleverness, as well as help from their friends with supernatural abilities, to save Evan and Paxton and stop Vernon once and for all.


    Rating:
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: The Curse of the Fold
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    Witchbane by Morgan Brice has become my comfort read, and by now it’s easy to see how the series has evolve while still delivering everything we love about Seth and Evan’s scenic paranormal quest.

    Signs and Wonders, the 7th book and possibly the shortest installment so far, takes our boys to West Virginia’s National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), where radio transmissions are heavily restricted due to scientific and military reasons. What started as a mission for two now involves a network of friends across states, with delightful cameos from the author’s other series.

    This time, the witch they’re hunting runs a wellness retreat inside the zone and taking him down is tricky as magic and technology don’t mesh well. Seth and their hacker allies target the witches’ cybercrime empire while Evan infiltrates the wellness orientation seminars.

    While the plot is straightforward, the writing is fast-paced and there’s plenty of tactics and action to keep things exciting. I loved going over the how-tos of the mission and Seth and Evan collaborating with the secondary characters made it even more dynamic.

    There’s also a change in internal dialogue, Seth and Evan think less of revenge and more about life after the mission. Despite lingering fears, they remain rock solid, comfortable and settled yet always passionate. I enjoyed their cozy boyfriends dynamics and how they’re still as endearing as ever.

    Cursed, the 8th book, took our boys to the food havens of Savannah, Georgia which seriously made me hungry. The witch is a prominent restaurateur mentoring his next victim, a food truck owner. This is another tricky setup because how would Seth and Evan convince him of the danger? Also, Evan was hit by a curse which left him in the sidelines.

    Like in the previous book, our boys had help from friends and the local good witches. The culinary angle has a gruesome aspect with monster meat being sneaked in. The victim’s boyfriend is a musician and I loved the neat musical spell he and Evan used in the end to power up the good guys.

    There’s a change in Seth and Evan’s hectic pace, our boys finished dealing with the bad guys early and took some downtime. They went on a proper date, sight seeing around Savannah and enjoying the food. There’s more talk about dreams of a life after the mission and while I’m rooting hard for a happy ending for our boys, I couldn’t help but feel a pang that the series might be ending soon.

    Witchbane is my tour guide across America, taking us to real life weird and wonderful places. I hope the author could give us a map of Seth and Evan’s roadtrip because if ever I could afford a trip to the US, I want to trace their journey.

    Overall, I’m happily tagging along till the end!

    P.S.

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