I received a (scam) email offering to buy the rights to my second novel and decided, just for funsies, to see what might be said about me in these Google Search streets. What I found is both surprising and hilarious.
Vitae: Heirs of the Five—the first novel in my dark fantasy series—has been out in the world since 2020. She’s been through a pandemic, multiple edits, cover glow-ups, and enough character drama to qualify as an honorary soap opera. So imagine my surprise when Google’s AI-generated Overview told me that my book title might refer to one of three things:
- A Disney+ series about vampire clans
- A Wikipedia entry on the Mafia’s Five Families
- And my very own spellweaving main character, Liana, from Vitae
When I tell you that I cackled!
Apparently, Heirs of the Five is now canonically adjacent to both blood-drinking immortals and blood-oath-making mobsters. Who knew I was writing in such illustrious company?
But once I got past the laughter, I started thinking—maybe Google’s onto something.
The Power of a Title
Heirs of the Five is a name that sounds ancient, dramatic, and steeped in destiny. It should be confused for something epic. If anything, I’m flattered that my fictional world reads like the kind of saga that could sit comfortably next to an underground crime dynasty or a supernatural boarding school.
And maybe… there’s something poetic about it.
- Liana, my protagonist, is part of a legacy she never asked for.
- The Five in my world aren’t mob bosses or vampire elders—but they are powerful figures with complicated pasts and futures.
- And like both mafiosos and fanged immortals, the choices my characters make ripple through generations.
So sure. Vitae might not be The Godfather: Spellweaver Edition… but you will get ancestral tension, forbidden power, and a girl who has to decide whether legacy defines her—or whether she gets to define it herself.
The Metadata Mystery
Now, if you’re wondering how Google connected these dots, welcome to the fascinating (and occasionally absurd) world of metadata. Search engines don’t always read context—they read words, patterns, and popularity.
So when you publish a book with a title like Heirs of the Five, you might get lumped in with:
- European vampire teen dramas
- Organized crime history
- And, thankfully, your actual book
The takeaway? Never underestimate the power of a strong title. Especially when the algorithm has jokes.
In Good Company
I saved the screenshot and labeled it exactly what it is: In Good Company. Because whether you’re ruling a supernatural council, running a criminal empire, or just trying to finish your next manuscript between real life and a pile of laundry—we’re all telling stories that matter.
Mine just happens to be nestled between fangs and fedora-wearing enforcers. And honestly? That feels exactly right.
If you want to meet the actual Heirs of the Five (sans garlic or tommy guns), grab your copy of Vitae here and step into a world of magic, legacy, and the kind of quiet power that doesn’t need a mafia family to make waves.
