Velvet Ruin - A Captive Lady, a Ruthless Warlord, and a Fortress of Dangerous Secrets
A desperate bargain. A ruthless warlord. A fortress where loyalty is a weapon and love can be lethal.
When Lady Elara Ravencrest is traded to the infamous Kael Blackthorne to save her family, she enters a world of iron gates and colder truths. Shadowmere is more than a prison-it is a nest of spies, assassins, and shifting alliances where every smile hides a strategy.
Determined to outwit her captor, Elara plots escape, but Kael proves as intelligent as he is dangerous. Each move draws them into a dangerous dance of power and desire, where trust is a gamble and surrender could mean survival-or ruin.
Velvet Ruin is a dark romantic fantasy of political intrigue, slow-burn tension, and a heroine who discovers that the sharpest weapon may be her own mind.
282 pages
English edition · First published 2025 by Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp · ISBN 9798265146045
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