<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Blood Bound Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blood Bound Books has been publishing the best dark fiction from authors around the globe.since 2009.]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/news-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:53:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[August Discount Code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apply the code below at check-out for any items at https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/store]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/august-discount-code</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71071a10c38ed7f083eb89</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:25:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inner Circle Audiobook for August]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have audiobook codes to download Hail Santa! from Amazon Audible.]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/inner-circle-audiobook-for-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70ffc9d9c2f27b9b130087</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:59:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_1c6aa02a80db44d8904240ac63af31cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July ARC]]></title><description><![CDATA[For July, we've got an available ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of Faithful Servants. 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Mendes, picks up immediately after book three ends.   This one won't release publicly until December 2026, but we invite you to get a "First Look" as the book is edited.   Chapter 1   1903   Temple Ruins of the Tz’ul-Aya   It took a few seconds for Giulio Columbo to connect the faint echoing snap from above as the sound of his rope harness severing.   Or the pulley rig breaking.   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It was brutal, uncompromising, and fit the Blood Bound Books mold perfectly.]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/dark-romance-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce96e4535e7bcd26983992</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:23:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Bark Than Bite - Short Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE SPLATTER CLUB  presents More Bark Than Bite Robert Essig I was hanging out with Haloran Fritz smoking a fatty when the idea struck me. We had nothing better to do. No one knew much about Malcolm, but he went to work every day and had been a widower going on, hell, who knew how many years. I hadn’t seen his wife Lucretia since I was a kid. 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Get it here Chapter 2. “In the beginning, a single desire drew together three friends. 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