Staked!: a romantic comedy novella ... with vampires

By HTJ Fiction Publications and Janice Bayne

She meant to stake him. She didn't mean to fall for him.

Thelma Jenkins is good at keeping her life simple: steady job, quiet nights, and a book club that doubles as her social calendar. Everything changes the night she accidentally drives a wooden stake into the chest of a velvet-shirt-wearing stranger.

Turns out Fred isn't dead-well, not that kind of dead. He's a vampire. An awkward, old-fashioned, hopelessly endearing vampire who now insists Thelma help him "blend in" with modern humans... by pretending to be his girlfriend.

What follows is a whirlwind of:

Fake dating gone wrong (and hilariously right)

Meddling coworkers and suspicious friends

A jealous ex-vampire determined to ruin everything

A romance that's equal parts sharp, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny

As Fred and Thelma stumble through candlelit dinners, midnight arguments, and more than one near-biting incident, she begins to wonder: maybe the only thing scarier than dating a vampire... is not dating one at all.

STAKED is a witty paranormal romantic comedy perfect for anyone who likes their love stories with extra bite.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQV1WC91
• ISBN13: 9798264770982
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"