A Mortal Queen by S.P. Woods

Years before this story: "Keep your chin up," my uncle shouted at me, during another round of teaching me to hunt in the woods. "A bow's not only good for hunting deer, Kylin. Aim for the heart or head and you could down a vampire. Don't hesitate, they won't either." I gripped my bow tighter. I aimed straight for my practice target. There's no way I'd ever let a vampire near my family again. Not after sleepless nights of comforting my crying cousin. While I'm grateful the elves do everything they can to protect us, I want to be ready. A Mortal Queen: Stolen follows the journey of Kylin, a mortal girl who is thrown into the midst of a dangerous, century-long feud between kingdoms of Elves and Vampires. Once a naive and clumsy daughter of a struggling community, Kylin's life is forever changed one bloody and fateful night that leads her down a path of danger and romance. Due to forces that pull her away from everything she knows, she finds herself torn between her duty to her people and a newfound lust-driven love that she can't deny. As the stakes rise and secrets are uncovered, Kylin's world is turned upside down. She must navigate a treacherous and uncertain path to find her true place in a world where she has no advantages. With a romance doomed from the beginning, A Mortal Queen is a tale of forbidden love and dark secrets.