Overview

For a thousand years, Maeve O’Cleary has walked the earth as an immortal elder of the Corda Clan. Misunderstood as vampires, the Corda live in the shadows of history, burdened by the hunger they strive to resist and hunted by their eternal rivals, the Tiarna—a ruthless clan of lords who wield power and prophecy with deadly precision.

In 1848, with Ireland devastated by the Great Hunger, a mysterious force calls Maeve home. Amid the desolate fields, a desperate mother begs Maeve to save her only remaining child. “Feed her hunger,” she pleads—a request forbidden by Corda Law. But the girl’s pleading green eyes pierce Maeve’s resolve and heart. Saving Saoirse Twomey will be a choice she both cherishes and laments eternally.

Nearly two centuries later, Saoirse’s immortal hunger awakens, prompting Maeve and Saoirse to embark on a journey back to Ireland. As Saoirse struggles to reconcile her emerging desires, Maeve is thrust into the depths of her past—a love lost to betrayal, and a prophecy that could unravel the fragile peace between clans.

When an alliance forms between her former mentor, Anatoly Popa, and her fiercest rival, Simon Darby of the Tiarna, the stakes become higher than ever. The murder of a Corda Elder on the streets of France sends shockwaves through the Corda Clan, forcing Maeve to confront long-held secrets and protect the family she has built. The earth itself murmurs ominous warnings as Maeve confronts battles that span centuries and emotions that defy eternity.

From the famine-stricken fields of Ireland to the cave dwellings of Matera, Italy, Immortal Bite weaves a sweeping tale of epic love, brutal loss, and one timeless question: what does it mean to be human?

Immortal Bite is the first book in a new four-part series, Immortal Bloodlines. It’s the first fantasy series by best-selling lesbian fiction author Nancy Ann Healy, writing as Riley Carmichael.