A king who has spent thirteen years preparing to die has no business falling in love. Adolphus Voss, Alpha King of the Velthar Territory, has never lost a fight. But he is losing the only one that matters — the one against his bloodline's curse. No Voss male survives to thirty without his fated mate, and Adolphus has made his peace with that truth. Or so he believes. Nadia Osei is a field researcher, not a myth-chaser. When a storm drives her deep into restricted territory and straight into the arms of a man with grey eyes that see too much, she tells herself it's biology — elevated pulse, heightened awareness, the body's instinct for survival. She is not staying. She is absolutely not his. But the bond that forms between them doesn't negotiate. And the curse that should have killed him begins to unravel in ways that terrify them both — because Nadia isn't just any human. She is the descendant of the woman who helped lay the curse three generations ago. And whatever power runs in her blood is waking up. Adolphus has twenty-nine days until his thirtieth birthday. Claiming her might save his life. Keeping her might destroy hers. And somewhere on the border, an enemy Alpha is watching — certain that a distracted king is a dead king. CLAIMED BY THE BLOOD MOON is the first book in a dark, slow-burn paranormal romance series about a cursed king, a reluctant mate, and the ancient power that refuses to let them go.