On Tour 09/21/26-10/29/26 “Dracula In Love” by Karen Essex

Release Date: February 14, 2026

About The Book:

London, 1890.

History remembers Mina Harker as the pure Victorian heroine nearly destroyed by Count Dracula.

Mina remembers differently.

In Dracula in Love, Mina tells the story in her own voice: a tale of desire, danger, awakening power, and the dark seduction Victorian men were desperate to bury. From the shadowed banks of the Thames to the windswept coast of Yorkshire, she recounts what truly passed between her and the Count, and how the monster who was meant to ruin her may have been the first to recognize what she was becoming.

Sensual, gothic, and fiercely female, Dracula in Love reclaims Mina Harker from the margins of legend and gives her the forbidden story she was never allowed to tell.

About The Author:

Karen Essex is the national and international bestselling author of Leonardo’s Swans, winner of Italy’s prestigious Premio Roma, and of six acclaimed historical novels including Kleopatra, Pharaoh, Stealing Athena, Dracula in Love, and Run, Darling. Also an award-winning journalist and screenwriter, Essex has written for Netflix, James Cameron, and major Hollywood studios and streamers. A New Orleans native, she has also lived in London, Paris, and Los Angeles. Her novels have been translated into 29 languages. https://shop.karenessex.com/

Social Media:

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Book Blurbs:

“Dark, gothic, and utterly sensual, Dracula in Love is the novel for Twilight’s grownup fans. The character of Mina Murray leaps from the pages in an extraordinary confession of what truly happened between her and Count Dracula. In this novel of forbidden desires and secrecy, purity is an overrated virtue.” —Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Nefertiti: A Novel

“The King of the Undead in all his manifestations confronts Victorian society, reclaiming his throne as the ultimate vampire, before whom all other paltry vampires in literature wither away. Dracula in Love is a sensual fantasy feast, a flight of the imagination, a darkly rich pleasure. Like The French Lieutenant’s Woman, the novel explores and exposes the stifling confines of Victorian society, especially upon women. But the means of deliverance is altogether different.”– Margaret George, bestselling author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra

“Karen Essex turns the legendary tale of immortal love into a seductive, blood-tingling celebration of the senses; Mina Harker is a heroine for the ages — bold, intrepid, and in love with one of the most dangerous, irresistible men in history. If you read only one more vampire novel, let it be this one.”– C.W. Gortner, author of The Last Queen and The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

“Beautifully written, this novel by the author of Leonardo’s Swans features vivid images of drama, danger, and romance…Romance and vampire fiction buffs will snap this one up.”–Library Journal

“You should run to this fresh perspective on Bram Stoker’s classic novel…[DRACULA IN LOVE] is a haunting, feminist portrayal of eternal love, forbidden desires, and Victorian virtues…a refreshing take on a classic that is sure to mesmerize readers.” –Fangoria

Bloggers On Tour:

Sept. 21st – Nurse Bookie https://instagram.com/nurse_bookie

Sept. 29th- Books and Coffee MX https://instagram.com/booksandcoffeemx

Sept. 30th – Sarahs Bookish Reviews https://instagram.com/sarahs.bookish.reviews

Oct. 7th- Crafty Jenn Reads https://instagram.com/crafty.jenn.reads

Oct. 13th – Tammy Reads https://instagram.com/tammyreads62

Oct. 14th – Marilyn Goncalves https://instagram.com/marilynjgon

Oct. 17th – Subakka Bookstuff https://instagram.com/subakka.bookstuff

Oct. 20th- Tiffany Vt4 https://instagram.com/tiffanyvt4

Oct. 23rd- Reading Is My Remedy https://instagram.com/reading_is_my_remedy

Oct. 25th- Books Love And Understanding https://instagram.com/booksloveandunderstanding

Oct. 25th – Red Corset Reads https://www.instagram.com/redcorset_reads