Abandoned at birth by her mother, and hidden from the world by her father, Elizabeth Bathory-Tepés will stop at nothing to bring her family back together. Now in audio!
Do you love books, but lack the time to sit down and read one? Do you like to listen to audio while you drive to work, take a shower, or do other activities? Are you looking for a fun winter read?
If so, let me introduce you to The Covenant of Blood audiobook voiced by Jynelle Brown!
What do you get when you mix a blood pact, a lost love, and magical stones?
It's not easy being the daughter of the two most renowned serial killers in the world. Nobody knows that better than Elizabeth Bathory-Tepés, the daughter of Vlad the Impaler and The Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
Abandoned by her mother at birth, and neglected by her father while growing up, Elizabeth will stop at nothing to get her family back together. But will it be worth the cost?
Find out in J.S. Living's debut novel, in audio for the first time ever!
The Covenant of Blood is an urban fantasy with historical figures and features a strong woman as the main character. It also includes lovers torn apart by magic, family drama, mythical creatures, a slow-burn romance, and swoon worthy male main characters.
Summary of the Reviews:
Though the euphemisms for the open door romance scenes veer into unintentionally hilarious territory with lines like "He places his silent flute into my altar of venus,” The Covenant of Blood isa unique read that delivers a fresh take on the Dracula story. It has a fascinating twist and is an easy read thanks to it’s almost perfect chapter length, scenery descriptions that get to the point, and nice flow. J.S. Living focuses on character-driven fiction, which led one reader to comment, "Let me know if you ever find a real plot for this book because I certainly never did.”
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If you follow my pre-launch page, then you'll receive Snapshots of Dracula: Emergence PDF!
This pre-launch incentive is part of Snapshots of Dracula: A Bloodlines Flash Fiction Story Collection.
If you backed five or more projects in The Book Bazaar 2025, you recieved a copy of the first installment, titled, "Snapshots of Dracula: Prologue" in our anthology. “Snapshots of Dracula: Emergence” is the second installment in this collection of standalone stories and follows Dracula's emergence from his coffin. It can be read alone, or as part of the larger project.
If you reserve your pledge before the start of the campaign, you're in luck because you’ll get Those Bloody Recipes: A Bloodlines Mini-Cookbook!
Those who reserve their pledge at $3 will recieve a copy of Those Bloody Recipes, a mini-cookbook based on the Bloodlines series. This mini-cookbook includes a brief history of places in Europe, such as Hungary, Romania, and Wallachia; short stories; original art; and, of course, recipes from the Danube region and a couple of my personal favorites from the southern part of the United States of America.
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Backer's who pledge to the Idabelle tier or higher in the first 48 hours of the campaign will receive a digital mini-choose your own adventure story.
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If you're a Returning Backer, I’ve got something really special for you:
You'll receive a pre-recorded message in the voice of Liz, Lizzy, Angelo, or Dmitri. You’ll be able to choose the tone of your pre-recorded messages (for example, angry, romantic, excited, etc.), which will be different depending on which character you choose! These special recording are only available on Backerkit!
*The pre-recorded messages are at the discretion of the voice actors.
I'm J.S. Living, and I write character-driven fiction that will excite you with it's unique lore and slow-burn romances.
Whether you're a new Bloodling, or you've been around since the start, this audiobook will be a perfect addition to your library!
To listen to the current audio samples, check out www.thejsliving.com/cobaudioexcerpt
Latest from the Creator
Jaleesa
about 1 month ago
New Achievement Reached!
Hey, hey Bloodlings,
I hope you’re happy, healthy, and wealthy. 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
I wanted to be the first to say congrats! 🎊🎊🎊🥳🥳🥳
We've reached our first community achievement goal of 25 Pre-Launch Followers! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🎉🎉🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🥂🥂🥂
So, as promised, here's a photo of my precious boi, my cat, Haruhi sitting on the couch. I think he looks grumpy because I paused the TV to snap this pic and write this update. 😅😅😅
He's so precious, ain't he? ❤️❤️❤️
If you enjoyed this photo, then keep up the shares and follows because there will be more photos, and even videos, to come!
In the meantime, don't forget to participate in the weekly polls and discussions to earn your points on the leaderboard!
If you collect the most points for community engagement (polls/trivia, discussions, comments, etc.), you’ll win a special prize!
There are at least three polls at any given time, but you can also earn points through the discussion board by liking, commenting, and responding to posts.
As I said before, I hope you’ll participate in all the challenges and that you'll share the Covenant of Blood Audiobook campaign so you can Break the Covenant and get rewards!
Happy Tuesday!
XOXO
J.S. Living
P.S.
The most recent poll is in this updare, so why not go ahead and participate? 👀👀👀
Also, don't forget! We're aiming for 200 followers before 15 August so this project can launch. I literally cannot do this without you. So, our next achievement is for 50 pre-launch followers, and the prize is a video of Haruhi on the updates and highlights!
I'll even give y'all a choice of what kind of video gets posted (as long as you promise to participate in the poll)!
In the meantime, if you want to learn more about me, check out the streaming schedule below for August!
ICYMI: Streaming Schedule for August
Wednesday, 5 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
Watch me Wednesday: Navigating Familial Expectations and Obligations
Wednesday, 12 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
Watch me Wednesday: Feeling Like You Belong
Saturday, 22 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
See me Saturday: The Blood Quest Excerpts and Other Things
Saturday, 29 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
See Me Saturday: Writing Tips—Why Editing is So Important
I hope you’re happy, healthy, and wealthy! For me, the year has been busy with balancing my day job, my health, events, and fulfilling my previous two campaigns.
I’m excited to say I’m close to the finish line with that last one, which means I can confidently begin planning the two campaigns for this year. But, today, we’re focusing on my Printopia Campaign because it's first.
Right now, there are three polls, a discussion, and an achievement up. I also plan on streaming at least once a week all the way through the campaign!
The polls are a fun activity I’ve decided to post three times a week to test your knowledge about The Covenant of Blood. The answers for this weeks polls can all be found in my pre-launch page.
Polls go up on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Since I have to post them manually, I can’t guarantee the exact time they’ll go up. However, they will always close at 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST.
The first poll went up on Monday, 20 July; the second one on Wednesday, 22 July, and the third one went up today!
When the campaign begins, however...
the polls become a Trivia Challenge! If you collect the most points for community engagement (polls/trivia, discussions, comments, etc.), you’ll win a special prize!
In addition to bragging rights, The winning team will also get something special. So, what do you say? Want to play?
If you’re receiving this update, we’ve probably met in person or virtually! You entrusted me with your email, and now I’m entrusting my project to you. It takes five minutes or less to follow and get your Flash Fiction story.
Plus, when we break 25 followers, I’ll post a picture of my cat, Haruhi, in the updates and highlights. We’re eleven follows away from reaching this goal, but let’s aim for 200 before launch!
Anyways, as always, thank you for your time. Have a great day, and check out the streaming schedule below.
ICYMI: Streaming Schedule for July & August
Thursday, 23 July 5:50 PM-7:00 PM EST
Thursday Thoughts: Who is J.S. Living and Those Bloody Gluten Free Recipes
Wednesday, 29 July 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
Watch me Wednesday: Everything I don’t know about Motherhood
Wednesday, 5 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
Watch me Wednesday: Navigating Familial Expectations and Obligations
Wednesday, 12 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
Watch me Wednesday: Feeling Like You Belong
Saturday, 22 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
See me Saturday: The Blood Quest Excerpts and Other Things
Saturday, 29 August 6:00 PM-7:00 PM EST
See Me Saturday: Writing Tips—Why Editing is So Important
As a writer, I read a lot of books. But, as someone with health issues, audiobooks allow me to consume more books then I generally would be able to. My most current read was The Dome by Kosoko Jackson and I just started An Arcane Inheritance. I'm also working on the finishing touches for my own audiobook, Blood Ties: A Collection of Three Covenant of Blood Shorts. What about you?
