Coffins and Collectibles

The Pitch:

For over a century, vampires Willa St. Clair and Locke Aldridge have been engaged in a rivalry filled with juvenile pranks and shenanigans, which is exactly why Locke rolls into Seattle to open a competing antique store across from Willa’s. The biggest problem Willa should have is Locke’s new business endeavour, but when a journalist discovers evidence of their immortality, Willa and Locke must work together to prevent the exposure of vampire-kind all the while ignoring the rekindling flames between them that were never fully extinguished.

Cozy Adult Paranormal Romance
Dual Timelines
Complete at 89,000 Words

Mood Board:

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The Beginning:

Arson is a crime, even for immortals.

I stare at the new antique shop across the street and contemplate if I’m willing to face the consequences of that particular crime. If the shop belonged to anyone else, I wouldn’t mind the new competition, hell, I’d welcome it, but since it’s his, I can only think about burning the place to the ground. The plays in our chess match have never been so drastic, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I could make it look like an accident. Oops, I dropped my cigarette, and it somehow engulfed the place in flames instantly. No, that wouldn’t work. I haven’t smoked in sixty years, and he would know I was trying to divert the suspicion away from me. I’m sure if I stared hard enough it would spontaneously combust through the power of my sheer will. He’d still know it was me though. Who am I kidding? He would know regardless of what I did to cover it up.