The Wicked and the Willing: An F/F Gothic Horror Vampire Novel

Written by Lianyu Tan

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

2023 Lambda Literary Award Winner, LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction

2023 Golden Crown Literary Award Finalist, Paranormal/Occult/Horror

Performed by Emily Woo Zeller, an AudioFile Golden Voice and an Audie, Earphones, and SOVAS award-winning narrator.

Love demands sacrifice. Her blood. Her body. Even her life.

Singapore, 1927.

Verity Edevane needs blood. 

And not just anyone's blood. She craves the sweet, salty rush from a young woman's veins, the heady swirl of desire mixed with fealty—such a rarity in this foreign colony. It’s a lot to ask. But doesn't she deserve the best?

Gean Choo needs money. 

Mrs. Edevane makes her an offer Gean Choo can't refuse. But who is her strange, alluring new mistress? What is she? And what will Gean Choo sacrifice to earn her love?

Po Lam needs absolution. 

After decades of faithfully serving Mrs. Edevane, Po Lam can no longer excuse a life of bondage and murder. She needs a fresh start. A clean conscience. More than anything, she needs to save Gean Choo from a love that will destroy them all.

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A destitute maidservant must choose whom to love: her vampire mistress, or the woman trying to save her life in The Wicked and the Willing, a standalone, F/F steamy historical gothic horror vampire novel with a love triangle, a choice of endings and no cliffhangers. This novel contains two mutually exclusive endings, although most of the story is not interactive. Due to the mature content and dark themes, it is intended for adult readers only. It contains potentially disturbing scenes and an abusive romantic relationship between two women. Further content information is available from the author’s website and inside the audiobook.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shattered Scepter Press
• Release date: Feb 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9780648994886

Lianyu Tan

*** For content warnings, look inside each book or visit lianyutan.com *** Lianyu Tan has always been fascinated by the darker side of love: obsessive yearning and monstrous desires. She usually writes dark romance with a fantastical twist, but has recently found a home in gothic horror. Her debut novel Captive in the Underworld is an F/F dark lesbian romance retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth. Her second book, The Wicked and the Willing, is a gothic horror vampire novel set in 1920s Singapore, coming 13 May 2022. Lianyu is Malaysian Chinese Australian and lives with her wife in Australia. She loves to hear from readers and you can find her as @LianyuTan on most social media platforms. Subscribe to her newsletter for free bonus content and short stories: https://go.lianyutan.com/subscribe

Reviews for The Wicked and the Willing

[Thea Karan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I had some issues re: the mc's characterization and the endings but ngl the brainworms were strong with this one.