Avery Sterling

Vampires are real. Powerful, organized, and nearly untouchable, they move through society under the governance of the Cardinal Order—an ancient system built to protect their kind and punish those who defy its laws. Michael Chamberlain is one of them. A successful entrepreneur with a carefully buried past, he returns to the Hamptons to take over his father's elite nightclub—and to secure a contracted blood source. Cold, controlled, and emotionally detached, Michael has long accepted the rules of his world. That is, until he meets Paislee Sullivan. Determined college student working to fund her future, Paislee doesn't realize how dangerous her presence at the nightclub is. When her path collides with Michael's, she's pulled into the shadows of a world built on power, secrecy, and blood. As their attraction deepens Paislee must navigate a society where consent is contractual, love is forbidden, and ignorance offers the only safety. But some connections can't be denied—and breaking the rules could mean losing everything. The Cardinal Code is a seductive and high-stakes romance set in world where the elite don't just run society—they feed on it.