Vampires of Shanghai

Power. Devotion. Ruin.

Mina Park is a vampire on the run from her powerful and obsessive creator, Lian Zhang, who rules Shanghai with centuries-old charm and terrifying control. After a brief, doomed attempt to build a life abroad, Mina is dragged back into a life built on obedience and fear. What begins as a fight for freedom unravels into political conspiracy, forbidden connection, and the question of whether monsters can ever escape the ones who made them.

Her unlikely ally is Javier Robles, a human donor who wades into Shanghai searching for his estranged sister. Along the way, he uncovers the grim truth beneath the city’s utopian façade. Javier must decide how far he’s willing to go—and what he’s willing to become—to confront the abuses of power and save those trapped in a system designed to devour.

A lush, gothic fantasy of obsession, survival, and the dangerous duality of love—perfect for fans of A Dowry of Blood and Certain Dark Things.

Vampires of Shanghai is the first book in Hollow Empires, a sweeping trilogy tracing a centuries-old battle for power across continents and empires. View Less