Dark Paranormal (Vampire / Demon / Monster)

Bond of a Vampire (Durand Supernatural Academy)

Name: Bond of a Vampire (Durand Supernatural Academy)
Author: Erin Bedford

Erin Bedford

Book 3 in the Durand Supernatural Academy series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A supernatural academy saga where a fated bond forms under real danger and older rules. Dark academy atmosphere meets slow-burn devotion.

At a glance

Bond of a Vampire is book 3 in Erin Bedford’s Durand Supernatural Academy series. It rates 2/5 for spice and 3/5 for darkness, mid-range for dark paranormal romance: of the 852 dark paranormal romance books we rate, 19% score lower for darkness and almost none lower for spice. Tropes: found family, slow burn and forbidden romance. It is lighter than Erin Bedford’s other books on Readark (average darkness 3.7/5). It runs to 427 pages. We have not tagged its content warnings yet, so check the author’s notes before you start.

Tropes

Forbidden Romance Found Family Slow Burn

Book details

Pages: 427
Published: June 2026

Bond of a Vampire spice level

Bond of a Vampire is rated 2/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: brief and fade-out, meaning scenes begin on the page but stop short of explicit detail. Its darkness rating is 3/5: genuinely dark, meaning violence, coercion or captivity drive the plot, not just the mood. How we rate