Camera Flashes & Piercing Smiles: Celebrity Life Conceals a Bloodthirsty Secret Kindle Edition

The Bookfest Awards 2nd Place Winner - LGBTQ+ Fantasty & LGBTQ+ Romance5 Star Reader's Favorite Review Patrick Simon should be celebrating. His new Broadway musical just opened to rave reviews, the tabloids are calling it his triumphant "comeback," and he's finally putting distance between himself and the ex-boyfriend who nearly killed him. Literally.Because Patrick is the only human ever born into the powerful Simon vampire family, and staying alive in a world of bloodlust and secrets takes more than talent, it takes survival instincts he's still learning to trust.For twenty-seven years, Patrick has begged his family to change him. To make him one of them. To end the constant danger of being the walking temptation that drives every vampire to the edge of control. Their answer has always been the same: Never Change Patrick. But they won't tell him why. His father stepped down from the Board of Uppers, the leaders of the vampire world, the day he was born. His blood is strange, intoxicating, unlike any other human's. And his parents guard their research about who he is like it's a matter of life and death.It probably is.Then, heartthrob and rockstar, Nick Meyers, calls Patrick onstage for an impromptu duet at an East Village dive bar, and for the first time in months, Patrick feels truly alive. Nick's touch sends electricity through his skin. His smile makes Patrick forget to be afraid. And to no one’s surprise, Nick is a vampire. Their chemistry is undeniable, captured by paparazzi and splashed across every gossip site by morning, exactly as Stella, Patrick's vampire best friend and PR manager, planned.But just as Patrick starts to believe he might survive his own life, a mysterious co-producer named Dave appears. There's something achingly familiar about him. It’s in the way he talks about unlimited potential, his connection to Patrick's family, the strange sense of relief Patrick feels in his presence. Dave knows something about Patrick's past. About why he exists at all.And as Patrick gets closer to the truth, he realizes his family's secrets run deeper than he ever imagined. The question isn't just why they won't change him. It's what happens if they do.Because Patrick might be the key to something the vampire world has been searching for—or the threat they've been hiding for twenty-seven years. And the closer he gets to answers, the more he hears a sinister voice in his head, encouraging him, a force pushing him to take control of his life.In a world of camera flashes and piercing smiles, where every performance could be your last, Patrick must decide: Is the truth worth dying for? And can you really trust a family that's spent your entire life lying to keep you safe?Some wounds aren't meant to heal. Some truths aren't meant to be discovered. But Patrick Simon has never been good at following rules and that might be exactly what saves him. Or destroys everyone he loves. Read more