Mortal Passions
25 May 2027 · United States
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Curran makes the language of institutional extraction literal. This campus vampire novel connects romantic temptation with the material pressures facing students and universities.
About the book
Graduate student Laura Wyck opposes plans to dismantle the university she loves. The consultant managing the cuts, Eli, proves both seductive and dangerous: they are a vampire. As campus deaths accumulate, Laura must weigh the pleasures of their relationship against the institution’s survival.
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