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Avery Timmons

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Wild Ink Publishing

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13+

Release Date

September 16, 2025

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978-1964885032

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Eighteen-year-old Lydia Ross wants nothing more than to be normal, which is impossible, considering she’s half-vampire, half-human. But she finds her escape from her overprotective father when she starts her freshman year of college in downtown Chicago.

Just as Lydia feels like she is finally fitting in among her newfound human friends, she gets lost in the facade and accidentally attacks a classmate. The attack unlocks a fantastical world of fellow vampires, Fae, and even werewolves that has been hidden just below the surface of her everyday life—including its threats.

Caught between the two sides of herself, her blood family, and her found family, Lydia is faced with the struggles of self-acceptance and impossible decisions, including her biggest fear: coming clean to the humans in her life and risk losing them for good.

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A (Half) Vampire Goes to College? Makes for a Compelling Tale!

March 15, 2026 (Updated: June 04, 2026)

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Going to college is a big transition for most kids. Leaving home, making new friends, even reinventing the way others see you are all part of leaving high school behind and starting fresh in college. It’s an exciting—but also scary—time.

Now, just imagine you’re a half-vampire trying to make that transition! Freshman Lydia Ross has a big secret: She isn’t fully human and needs blood to live. She makes some good new friends and even gets asked out by Jake, a football player with a big heart. But what if they discover the truth? Will she lose all the love and friendship she’s found in college?

Things get even scarier for Lydia when she isn’t the only supernatural being in town. There are others—some of whom aren’t as connected to the human world as Lydia is. The teen wrestles with issues of identity—where does she fit in, exactly? We may not be half-vampires, like Lydia. But most of us can relate to that fundamental question.

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Avery Timmons does a great job in showing these important turning points that come when kids start college. Lydia and her friends are a compelling, sympathetic group of teens, even when the choices aren’t always easy. And there are some great twists and turns along the way.

I’m looking forward to seeing where their story goes next (especially given the great cliffhanger at the end of the book!)