Stake & Shake

Lana Corbin

When a by-the-book hunter meets a pink-haired vampire DJ, their mandated restaurant visits expose both their hearts and a deadly government conspiracy.

One viral video destroyed Vix Moreau’s life. Seventeen million views of a vampire DJ losing control and biting a famous influencer at the supernatural world’s most exclusive event.

Her punishment? Thirty days with the Bureau’s most uptight hunter. Elias Ashcroft was all pressed uniforms and rigid protocols, devastatingly handsome in a way that made her fangs ache.

He was also her anonymous food blogger crush.

The man whose reviews had been her escape was now professionally obligated to keep his distance. Every shared meal became a test she couldn’t afford to fail.

When blood wine smugglers hijacked his blog for illegal drops, professional distance became impossible. His missing sister’s life hung in the balance, and Vix’s hacking skills might be their only advantage.

She’d already lost everything once.

Was she brave enough to risk her heart for the hunter who’d become her whole world, knowing that saving him might destroy any chance they had together?†

†This story was produced using author‑directed AI tools.

Book Information

Author: Lana Corbin

Available on: September 10th, 2025

Series: Crimson Rose Series

Imprint: Lovelace Lit

Word Count: 57K

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Vampire Romance

Formats Available: Ebook

ISBNs: 978-1-966024-07-1

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Chapters from Stake & Shake...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 1

Bass pulsed through the ancient stone walls of Crimson Rose Castle, a heartbeat for the undead. Vix adjusted her monitor cans, fingers sliding across the capacitive jog wheels with practiced...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 2

Coffee steam curled into the crisp mountain air as Elias twisted his wrist, driving the ashwood stake into the practice dummy’s heart with surgical precision. Perfect form.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 3

The stench of frying oil hit Vix like a physical wall the moment she pushed through the diner’s glass door, her vampire senses amplifying what was merely unpleasant to humans...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 4

The motel room’s neon sign leaked pink light through threadbare curtains, casting sickly shadows across the water-stained ceiling. Elias sat at the rickety desk, laptop open, fingers moving methodically across...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 5

Three days after their hasty escape through a bathroom window, Vix’s fingers danced across her controller pad as bass vibrated through the cavernous factory space. Each throbbing pulse matched the...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 6

River water lapped against concrete embankments, carrying the stench of diesel fuel and rotting algae. Vix killed the motorcycle’s engine, the sudden silence amplifying his thundering heartbeat.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 7

River water splashed against the skiff’s hull, each droplet carrying the tang of rust, diesel, and urban grime. Vix ran her tongue across her fangs, the sharp points throbbing with...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 8

The kerosene lamp sputtered, casting uneven shadows across the hut’s weathered walls. Elias stared at his Bureau tablet, the harsh blue glow illuminating his face in the predawn darkness.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 9

Diesel-tainted dawn air burned Vix’s nostrils as she stared at the castle courtyard below, the rhythmic pulse of Bureau hazard lights painting the ancient stones in sickening flashes of red....

Stake & Shake – Chapter 10

The latch outside groaned as unseen hands worked to breach their hiding place. Elias braced against the ancient door, cedar dust clinging to his palms, every muscle tensed.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 11

The door shuddered under another heavy blow, wood splintering at the edges. Vix tasted copper in the air—fear, anticipation, and the lingering metallic tang of Elias’s blood on her tongue.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 12

Rust coated Elias’s tongue as he inhaled the centuries-old tunnel air, metallic and damp with notes of oak, earth, and diesel fuel seeping from above. Like a complex wine gone...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 13

Wine barrels exploded like ancient grenades, oak shrapnel peppering the tunnel walls as flames licked upward. The bass drop of the explosion sent a reverb through the stone that Vix...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 14

Pine needles slashed at Vix’s face as she ducked beneath a low branch, each movement a brutal calculation. Dappled sunlight danced across the forest floor, beautiful to humans, deadly to...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 15

The metal shackles bit into Elias’s wrists as the transport van lurched violently, sending him crashing against the far wall. Blood filled his mouth from where he’d bitten his cheek.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 16

Noon sun knifed through UV-filtered windows, painting the inside of the van in sickening stripes of gold and shadow. Vix pressed her forehead against the cool metal wall, counting heartbeats...

Stake & Shake – Chapter 17

The needle descended toward Vix’s arm, its tip gleaming beneath the harsh laboratory lights. The crimson serum inside pulsed with an unnatural glow that reflected in Thorne’s metallic eyes.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 18

Vivienne tasted ozone and Elias’s blood in the air as lockdown shutters slammed behind them. The metallic tang coated her tongue.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 19

Night air hit Vix’s face like salvation as she hauled Elias through the hatch. The mountain convulsed, Node-Zero’s death throes sending concrete fragments skyward.

Stake & Shake – Chapter 20

Cordite and smoke filled the air as the safehouse door splintered inward. Bureau tactical rounds punched through timber, metal casings pinging across stone, tiny meteors marking their dwindling time.