Between Dusk and Dawn - Sarah Bond

"You don't have to change to belong here.
This town has room for all of us, exactly as we are."

Emma Price has spent her entire life apologizing.

For taking up space.
For asking questions.
For wanting more.

So when she arrives in the small New England town of Millhaven to co-own a charming bed and breakfast, she promises herself this is just a sensible fresh start - not a reckless reinvention.

She does not expect:

• The bookshop owner with elegant hands and eyes that catch the light wrong.
• The deputy sheriff whose smile hides something animal beneath it.
• The elderly town historian who still haunts the library... quite literally.
• Or the unsettling truth that Millhaven's community includes vampires, witches, werewolves - and secrets that have been carefully protected for decades.

When a beloved town matriarch dies under suspicious circumstances and protective talismans begin disappearing across town, Emma finds herself drawn into a mystery that threatens to expose everything.

Including the supernatural community she is only just beginning to love.

Including the guarded, centuries-old vampire who owns Nightshade Books - and who looks at her as if she is something fragile and extraordinary all at once.

Someone wants Millhaven's secrets dragged into the light.

And Emma - armed with nothing but a notebook, a talent for noticing what others overlook, and a heart far braver than she believes - may be the only one who can stop them.

But to save this town...

She'll have to stop apologizing for existing in it.

- Cozy paranormal mystery
- Queer slow-burn romance
- Small-town supernatural secrets
- Bookshop-owning vampire love interest
- Found family & autumn vibes
- Gentle, character-driven fantasy

Between Dusk and Dawn is an atmospheric cozy supernatural mystery about belonging, love across lifetimes, and discovering that the traits you apologize for may be your greatest strength.