Oath of Blood and Joy

French Quarter Vampire Enforcer

De: M Guida

Narrado por: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

They say missing girls in New Orleans are never found alive. He's breaking every rule to prove them wrong.

My name is Joy, and I've always lived up to it—smiling through problems, finding silver linings, believing tomorrow will be better. But over a month ago, my optimism met its match when I was kidnapped while searching for my missing best friend.

Now I'm a prisoner of New Orleans' most dangerous crime lord, thrust into a world I never knew existed. Vampires are real. Vampire mafia? Also real. And something is stirring inside me—a power I can't explain that's the only reason I'm still alive.

They say he's coming for me. Enzo. The vampire mafia's most feared enforcer. Cold. Ruthless. Merciless. The man leaves a trail of bodies wherever he goes. The whispers about him terrify even my captors.

But when his dark eyes find mine in the chaos of my prison, I see something impossible. Recognition. Possession. As if I belong to him. As if I've always belonged to him.

I don't know this vampire. Don't trust him. And I absolutely refuse to accept his ridiculous claim that I'm his "fated mate"—whatever that means. I didn't even believe vampires existed, and now this terrifying man with perpetually furrowed brows thinks he owns me? I've spent weeks fighting my captors at every turn—I'm not about to stop now.

But when his cold eyes find mine, something deep inside me responds. No matter how loudly I tell myself this brooding, dangerous creature is my enemy, my stubborn heart won't listen. And as my mysterious powers grow stronger, I'm running out of options for allies in a world I never knew was real.

The human mafia won't let me go without bloodshed. And as ancient power awakens within me, I find myself caught between two worlds with ties to both.

My captor thinks I'm leverage. My would-be savior thinks I'm his. But neither of them knows what I'm becoming—or how my relentless optimism and newfound power might be the most dangerous weapon of all.

Oath of Blood and Joy is a steamy enemies-to-lovers vampire mafia romance featuring a joyful but fierce heroine and a gorgeous, grumpy vampire enforcer. Get ready for intense action, mind blowing plot twists, sizzling forbidden romance, and dark supernatural fireworks that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 M Guida (P)2025 Buffalo Mountain Press

Decent

I downloaded the e-book and purchased the companion audible version. I listened while I worked.

I’m not a fan of the female narrator. Everything was spoken in a shaky and scared voice. I do understand that the majority of the scenes called for a little acting to go along with it, but it just wasn’t on point. I give her an E for effort though. After a while it didn’t bother me. Perhaps I would’ve enjoyed it better if I physically read it.

However, the story was interesting enough, which allowed me to finish it. The story idea was pretty good. I never read any of the other books and had never read anything from this author before. It was painfully obvious that there was a lot I was missing out on. Many things alluded to a prior storyline that wasn’t in this book. After a few of those incidents I realized that there were books prior to this. Although this is the first book in this particular series, it’s a part of a world in which I should’ve read the prior books in order to better understand and connect the dots.

I love to read . For 2025 I read 135 books. My Goodreads goal was 100, if that’s any indicator of how much I love to read/listen. Unfortunately, because I was missing background information that was bought and wasn’t feeling the female narrator, could be the reasons why I didn’t love this book. I enjoyed it, but I did not love it. I probably won’t read book number two or any of the prior books.

Lastly, I encourage everyone who likes paranormal romances to give it a try, especially those who have a prior knowledge of this world in reference to the King stories. Definitely try it out and for those who will physically read it versus listening to the audible - You’ll probably benefit a lot better than I did.