Whispers in the Ashes of Desire: Seven Steamy Romances of Power, Redemption, and Forbidden Love

Across worlds scarred by fire, shadow, and desire, seven stories of love take shape each fueled by passion, danger, and defiance. On the wild frontier, a forbidden affair threatens to undo a woman’s hard-won place in a ruthless land. Beneath a ruined city, two survivors cling to each other as the sky burns red above them. A star running back meets the one woman who could upend both his heart and his career. In a world steeped in temptation, a powerful man learns that control means nothing under the touch of the one he can’t have. When a scholar and a warlord are trapped behind a curtain of ash, rivalry gives way to heat as loyalties crumble. A ghost’s kiss crosses the divide between life and death, daring two souls to reach for what can’t last. And among the embers of betrayal, one woman discovers that secrets can burn brighter than truth. From ancient kingdoms to modern ruin, love endures where nothing else survives. When the world falls to ash, will love be the last thing left standing?

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This book marks the beginning of Velvet Ink: Shades of Desire, where seven worlds collide in passion and peril each story a different shade of longing, each heartbeat a reminder that love, no matter how forbidden or fragile, always finds its way back to the light.

When passion refuses to fit one mold, Velvet Ink: Shades of Desire reveals every shade it takes. Each bundle gathers seven standalone stories each its own kind of heat. From forbidden connections to tender confessions, from dark temptation to quiet surrender, these tales explore what it means to want, to crave, to lose control. Bound by intensity yet never the same, every volume is a storm of emotion curated, raw, and unpredictable. No two stories echo alike. No two lovers burn the same. Whether you crave dominance or devotion, slow tension or wild release, Velvet Ink: Shades of Desire invites you closer. How many shades will you let consume you?

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Release date

Ebook: 12 October 2025