Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloody Fool for Love | 2022 | Ashley Poston | Buy |
| 2 | The Bewitching Hour | 2023 | Ashley Poston | Buy |
Ashley Poston contributed two novels to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. Bloody Fool for Love (2022) is a prequel following Spike, and The Bewitching Hour (2023) continues the prequel series.
Bloody Fool for Love takes its title from the season five Buffy episode of the same name. The novel digs into Spike’s backstory before the events of the TV show, covering his early years as a vampire. The Bewitching Hour shifts to a different character and time period within the Buffy universe. Both books are aimed at readers who already know the show and want more from its world.
Poston is primarily known for her original romance and YA novels, including The Dead Romantics and A Novel Love Story. The Buffy tie-ins are a different kind of project, written within someone else’s fictional universe rather than her own. They show her range as a writer comfortable working in both licensed and original fiction.