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We Love the Nightlife
By (Author) Rachel Koller Croft
Penguin Putnam Inc
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
19th August 2025
United States
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
813.6
Paperback
384
Width 132mm, Height 203mm, Spine 20mm
292g
Locked in a toxic female friendship, two vampires careen toward catastrophe in this dark and dazzling page-turner, set amidst London's glittering disco scene. A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Locked in a toxic female friendship, two vampires careen toward catastrophe in this dark and dazzling page-turner, set amidst London's glittering disco scene. London 1979. Two women with a deep love for disco meet one fateful night on the dance floor, changing the course of both their lives forever. Nicola, a beautiful and brooding vampire for nearly two centuries, can't resist fun-loving and feisty Amber from America, ultimately offering an eternity together where the glamour of nightlife always takes center stage. But not all is what it seems. Nearly fifty years later, after an unexpected betrayal, Amber wants out from under Nicola's thumb, but it won't be so simple to break up this festering friendship when she learns others have done the same-and wound up dead. Sensing Amber's restlessness and in one last play to keep her close, Nicola proposes they open a nightclub of their very own, hearkening back to their best days as dancing queens. Amber agrees but she's secretly hatching a dangerous escape plan. And if she fails...the party is over for good.
Disco, broken friendships, and a giant mystery are just the beginningA bloody good time.
Cosmopolitan
Delightfully undead fun.
People
We Love The Nightlife captures the disco era of 1979 London and shows clubbing is the perfect gig for vampires: sleep all day and party all night!
Parade
Concealed family histories, betrayals, and carefully parceled flashbacks usher the narrative toward an incendiary climax, and Crofts devilish plotting pays heed to classic vampire tropes without succumbing to them. Readers should rush to sink their teeth into this.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Not only irresistibly glamorous and impossibly fun this novel, full of toxic female friendships, centuries-old feuds, and London disco is a SNACK. Trust me when I say: youll never want this party to end."
Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters
"Glitzy and glamorousa deliciously original story about two female vampires locked into a toxic friendship doomed to last an eternity. Rachel Koller Croft perfectly balances both the addictive fun that comes with being forever young as well as the blood-curdling consequences that inevitably arise when you choose to live your life in the dark."
Stacy Willingham, New York Times bestselling author of Only If You're Lucky
"A fresh take on vampire lore and frenemies galore!...Prepare to be mesmerized."
Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish
"While fashion and music trends may change, Rachel Koller Croft proves that vampires never go out of style. Especially when those vampires are disco-loving it girls prowling the streets of London. A sultry and sparkling tale of female friendship gone wrong, I felt about this book the way I feel about any great night out on the townI never wanted it to end."
Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of Cutting Teeth
"Cinematic, immersive, heart-pumping, and so freaking cool!"
Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here
"Perfect skin. Eternal youth. Wicked hearts. Rachel Koller Croft reclaims the vampire story for disco queens who want to dance forever with their friends or die trying."
Nina Simon, New York Times bestselling author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night
"SO. MUCH. FUN. Walking the line between effervescent and unsettlingLets toast a glass of the finest red to Crofts slick and sexy tale."
Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat
"An ode to disco and toxic friendships, this book is a truly wild ride."
Ella Berman, author of Before We Were Innocent
These dueling perspectives, coupled with memorable side characters and a beautifully paced plot, make We Love the Nightlife an engrossing, darkly funny, twisted breakup story thats perfect for vampire fiction lovers and for fans of relationship drama.
BookPage
"Crofts books are the ultimate good time not only because of her clever twists or bitingly honest depictions of womens social lives, but because, like the best girls girl, they radiate a genuine love of women in all their fangs, finery, and fierceness. What a breath of fresh air."
Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour
"Put on your dancing shoes, this is the book equivalent of a wild night out. A glamorous, thrilling page-turner as effervescent as a French 75, that sinks its fangs into the complex power dynamic between two friends who both want to be the life of the party. Clever, inventive, and wickedly fun."
Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep
"A biting work of paranormal fiction with the intensity of a thriller, this book is a party I didn't want to leave."
Clmence Michallon, author of The Quiet Tenant
With vivid imagery and masterful prose, Rachel Koller Croft has penned a thoroughly enchanting and inventive novel that is simply irresistible!
Wendy Walker, bestselling author of What Remains
This sexy new vampire novel brings the suspense, but it also tackles mature themes like toxic female friendship.
Katie Couric Media
"Croft is at her sly, sardonic best in this suspenseful tale of friendships gone sour.
Crime Reads
"We love the nightlifeand we love a book about female friendships and vampires."
Book Riot
We Love the Nightlife promises a gripping and entertaining vampire story for readers.
Screen Rant
A pounding disco beat is the backdrop to this tightly plotted, inventive vampire tale. Grab your fangs and join the party!
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Rachel Koller Croft is the author of Stone Cold Fox and We Love the Nightlife. She's also a WGA award-nominated screenwriter. Rachel lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Charles, and their rescue pit bull, Juniper.