WHEN THE KING FALLS

Vampire Royals (Vol. 1)

  • English sample translation available.
  • This Romance Fantasy duology features the genre's most popular archetypes: Vampires, Royals and Assassins. He wants to love her, she wants to kill him. Enemies to Lovers at its best.
  • 165,000 copies were sold of Volume 1 and 2.
  • Topics: Vampire King, Contemporary London, Forbidden Love, Assassin Heroine, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Political Intrigue, Love x Duty, Hidden Identity, Honey Trap, Betrayal

Dark, seductive, epic: the Vampire Royals.

'I am his chosen one.
I am his destiny.
I am his death ...'

Every year at the winter solstice, the vampire king chooses himself a bride. A credulous human girl, too blinded to realise what kind of monster she feeds with her blood. For with every drop, his power grows. And with every day he lives, he further seals the humans' oppression.

But this year everything will be different. This year he will choose Florence – the perfect little victim, innocence personified, his new elixir of life. He will desire her, he will trust her, he will love her. And she will use all of that against him and kill him. Unless her own heart betrays her ...

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  • Publisher: KYSS
  • Release: 17.10.2023
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01175-7
  • 416 Pages
  • Series: Vampire Royals
  • Author: Marie Niehoff

Awards

  • 2024: Marie Niehoff mit «When The King Falls» auf der Shortlist «BookTok Community Buch des Jahres 2024»

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Marie Niehoff

Marie Niehoff, born in 1996, has been captivated by fantastical stories since she was a child, with a particular fondness for tales that include romance. Beyond her writing, she enjoys painting, creating mood boards, tending to her many houseplants, and reading tarot cards.
Her debut fantasy novel, “When The King Falls,” quickly became a Spiegel bestseller upon its release. The success continued with her second book, “The Queen Will Rise,” which reached the number 1 spot on the list. “Burning Crown,” the first book in her new Dragonbound trilogy, has also achieved the status of a Spiegel No.1 bestseller. To date, her books have been translated into seven languages.