Romantasy: Urban - Shattered Veins

Shattered Veins: Blood Debts and Uneasy Pacts in the Heart of Magic

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

In the vibrant chaos of Miami, a blood mage cursed with a familial magic-induced debt allies with her clan's longstanding adversary, a vein-weaver, to shatter forbidden curses, but freedom demands she sacrifice her bloodline's power at the risk of losing her heritage.

✨ Genre: Urban Romantasy

✨ Tropes/Themes: Power with a Price, Urban Fantasy Setting, Magic-Induced Debt, Enemies Turned Allies, Forbidden Spell Use, Sacrifice of Power, Blood Magic Bonds, Familial Curses

✨ POV & Structure: 1st person past tense dual POV, structured in a 4-Act format with romantic beats overlaying the escalating magical conflicts.

✨ Vibe: This narrative hums with visceral intensity and familial drama, incorporating warm romantic elements through evocative on-page encounters with minimal explicit detail. The vibe is one of raw emotion and inherited burdens, with a touch of grit from blood magic without crossing into gore.

✨ Book Size: Novel (60,000-100,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 38 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: Warm (on-page romantic moments with minimal explicit detail)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 38 chapter outline.