Nearly Dead

By Michelle M. Pillow

The final installment of the spellbinding first-person POV romantic urban fantasy series by NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Michelle M. Pillow.

I was supposed to stay dead.

That’s the one thing everyone agreed on.

One bite. One drink. That’s all it took to rip apart what was left of my humanity. Now there’s a war raging under my skin, werewolf venom battling vampire blood. I’m stuck in the middle, no longer mortal… and not quite anything else.

Costin says he saved me. That he did what he had to do. But what he really did was break his promise. He turned me into a monster.

And still, I want him.

Worse, I need him. His blood. His strength. His control. But every time I give in, I lose more of myself. The hunger is growing. So is the rage.

Everything’s unraveling. My body. My past. The fragile peace holding the supernatural world together. And the only thing more dangerous than what I’ve become… is what I might do next.

Now, I’m out of time. If I don’t figure out what I am, and fast, I’ll destroy everything I’ve been trying to protect.

Including the master vampire willing to burn the world for me.

✨ Tropes You’ll Devour:
• Monster Girl Energy
• Transformation Gone So Wrong
• Enemies-to-Lovers
• Slow-Burn Dark Romance
• Forbidden Magic & Supernatural Politics
• Found Family, Deadly Betrayal
• Heroine Who Refuses to Die

Now complete and ready to binge! Read the full series from beginning to bloody end.

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Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs, Nearly Dead is the fang-sharp, heart-pounding finale to the Merely Mortal series—where monsters rise, love gets bloody, and the last girl standing might not be a mere mortal after all.

Also for fans of Dannika Dark, Shannon Mayer, Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone, Deborah Wilde, and Linsey Hall.

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Book Details

Print Pages Hours to Read Total Words
 pages  10-11 Hours

 Release Date: 06/03/2025

Merely Mortal” by Michelle M. Pillow contains potential triggers that readers might want to be aware of before diving into the book:

  • Death and Loss: The story involves tragic incidents related to Tamara’s supernatural family.
  • Violence
  • Betrayal and Trust Issues
  • Supernatural Peril
  • Emotional Turmoil
  • Power Dynamics and Coercion: The power dynamics between mortals and supernaturals, including coercion or manipulation.
  • Identity and Existential Crisis: Themes of struggling with one’s identity and place in the world, particularly when feeling out of place or pressured by family expectations.

CW: Michelle M. Pillow’s books contain adult subject matter, graphic violence, and are not suitable for all audiences. 

Book Heal Levels: Sensual

Genre:
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Paranormal Romance
  • Supernatural Mystery and Suspense
  • Supernatural Thriller Elements
  • New Adult
  • vampire romance

  • completed series

  • binge-worthy romance
Tropes:
  • Monster Girl Energy
  • Transformation Gone So Wrong
  • Enemies-to-Lovers
  • Slow-Burn Dark Romance
  • Forbidden Magic & Supernatural Politics
  • Found Family, Deadly Betrayal
  • Heroine Who Refuses to Die
  • supernatural hybrid heroine

  • Strong Female Protagonist

  • Mortal in a Supernatural World
  • Forbidden Love
  • Forced Proximity
  • Mythical Creatures: magics, vampires, wizards, necromancers, werewolves, shapeshifters, fae, trolls, goblins, demons, dragons, and more!
  • Mystical Connection
  • Family Legacy and Dark Family Secrets
  • Supernatural Bureaucracy
  • Protective Lover
  • Emotional Turmoil and Vulnerability
  • Supernatural Conspiracies and Conflict
  • Hidden World Within Our World
  • Magic in the Mundane
  • Opposites Attract
  • Rescue Romance Tropes
  • The Chosen One
Themes:
  • Identity and Belonging
  • Transformation
  • Mortality vs. Immortality
  • Family Legacy and Expectations
  • Power Dynamics
  • Trust
  • Love and Romance
  • Isolation and Connection
  • Autonomy and Self-Determination
  • Good vs. Evil

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Romantic Urban Fantasy, First Person POV

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