Blood at the Old Gate
A Hidden New York Paranormal RomanceThe prequel door opens here. One wrong key leads beneath the city and into the arms of something dangerous.
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Yung-Lung Chen · The Cold City
New York has doors no map admits.
Enter The Cold City, a steamy hidden-world vampire romance series where every landmark has a secret, every lock has a hunger, and every woman who opens the wrong door may never be the same.
For adult readers. Vampires, danger, secrets, consent, and heat inside.
The Cold City — three novels, one hidden New York
New release · October 8, 2026
Blood Beneath the Harbor
A Staten Island Ferry Vampire Romance · The Cold City, Book Three
The last boat out of St. George leaves at two in the morning. Zack Vasco has been aboard every one of them since 1905.
Out now · Kindle & Kindle Unlimited · 242 pages · A complete standalone romance
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A hidden New York. A city under the city. A hunger that remembers your name.
The Cold City is a paranormal romance series set beneath the landmarks of New York, where old doors open into impossible places, vampires keep dangerous promises, and desire is never separate from consequence.
For readers who want romance with teeth, heroines with agency, and monsters who understand restraint.
The Cold City books
Blood Under the Lights
A Cold City NovelUnder Yankee Stadium, a Bronx electrician follows a forbidden current into the old bones of the city and meets a vampire who hears every beat of her heart.
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A Cold City NovelThe Cold City expands beyond the first gate. More blood. More secrets. More doors that should have stayed closed.
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A Staten Island Ferry Vampire RomanceA ferry deckhand re-ties a vampire’s line with her missing father’s hitch, ties it better, and the harbor learns her name.
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Reader promise
What waits inside these books
- Hidden New York mythology
- Vampires with restraint
- Dangerous attraction
- Strong heroines who choose
- Secret doors, old locks, bloodlines, and bargains
- Adult heat with clear consent
- Series mystery that keeps opening new doors
The author
About Yung-Lung Chen
Yung-Lung Chen writes dark, cinematic romance about secret cities, dangerous systems, and women who walk through the wrong door and refuse to become victims of the world waiting on the other side.
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