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  <description>&lt;p&gt;On this edition of our Vampire Book Club, we discuss the novel A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson, including how it touches on polyarmory, abusive relationships, and its take on the brides of Dracula. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;REFERENCES:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The author's substack: &lt;a href="https://saint.substack.com/p/conclave-at-the-end-of-the-world" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://saint.substack.com/p/conclave-at-the-end-of-the-world&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-of-manipulative-love-bombing-in-a-relationship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-of-manipulative-love-bombing-in-a-relationship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Contact: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find us on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/vampiresruinedpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;⁠⁠@VampiresRuinedPodcast⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt; and now Bluesky: &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vampiresruined.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;vampiresruined.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Email us at &lt;a href="mailto:vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;⁠⁠&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our music is edited and mixed by Vic-Ra the Neverliving, and includes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Dark Halloween Night” by Chase Alan Willis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Kevin MacLeod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode of &lt;em&gt;Vampires Ruined My Life&lt;/em&gt; was recorded in November 2025. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was released on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. &lt;/p&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this edition of our Vampire Book Club, we discuss the novel A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson, including how it touches on polyarmory, abusive relationships, and its take on the brides of Dracula. </p>

<p>REFERENCES:</p>

<p>The author's substack: <a href="https://saint.substack.com/p/conclave-at-the-end-of-the-world" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://saint.substack.com/p/conclave-at-the-end-of-the-world</a> </p>

<p><a href="https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-of-manipulative-love-bombing-in-a-relationship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-of-manipulative-love-bombing-in-a-relationship</a></p>

<p>Contact: </p><p>Find us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vampiresruinedpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">⁠⁠@VampiresRuinedPodcast⁠⁠</a> and now Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vampiresruined.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">vampiresruined.bsky.social</a></p><p>Email us at <a href="mailto:vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">⁠⁠</a><a href="mailto:vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com</a>⁠⁠&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Our music is edited and mixed by Vic-Ra the Neverliving, and includes:</p><ul><li><p>“Dark Halloween Night” by Chase Alan Willis</p></li><li><p>“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Kevin MacLeod</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p>This episode of <em>Vampires Ruined My Life</em> was recorded in November 2025. </p><p>It was released on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this edition of our Vampire Book Club, we discuss the novel A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson, including how it touches on polyarmory, abusive relationships, and its take on the brides of Dracula. </p>

<p>REFERENCES:</p>

<p>The author's substack: <a href="https://saint.substack.com/p/conclave-at-the-end-of-the-world" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://saint.substack.com/p/conclave-at-the-end-of-the-world</a> </p>

<p><a href="https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-of-manipulative-love-bombing-in-a-relationship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-of-manipulative-love-bombing-in-a-relationship</a></p>

<p>Contact: </p><p>Find us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vampiresruinedpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">⁠⁠@VampiresRuinedPodcast⁠⁠</a> and now Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vampiresruined.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">vampiresruined.bsky.social</a></p><p>Email us at <a href="mailto:vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">⁠⁠</a><a href="mailto:vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">vampiresruinedmylife@gmail.com</a>⁠⁠&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Our music is edited and mixed by Vic-Ra the Neverliving, and includes:</p><ul><li><p>“Dark Halloween Night” by Chase Alan Willis</p></li><li><p>“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Kevin MacLeod</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p>This episode of <em>Vampires Ruined My Life</em> was recorded in November 2025. </p><p>It was released on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. </p>]]>
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