Fruit of the Flesh *PREORDER* w/ extras!

Releasing 01.20.2026

While supplies lasts it will include the paperback book plus double sided sticker sheets; one side is a print, the other side is stickers.

Behind the glamour of Gilded Age New York, a marriage of convenience between an artisan and a ballerina masks their shared appetite for revenge in this darkly seductive gothic romance.

In early 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional choice: Marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, it’s an escape from her family’s unsavory legacy. For him, the De Villier name promises the patronage his art desperately needs. It should be a simple arrangement.

But beneath their marriage of convenience lurks a darker recognition. In each other, they see a reflection of their own dangerous appetites. As buried secrets surface and bodies begin disappearing, Petronille and Arkady discover their union runs deeper than social advantage. Their shared obsessions draw them into an intoxicating dance of predator and prey, though it’s never quite clear who is which.

Bound by law, God, and blood, they must decide if their monstrous natures will tear them apart or forge them into something terribly wonderful together. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, two creatures of shadow learn that true love requires a taste for the macabre.

Genre: Adult - Romance - Gothic - Dark - Historical

Tropes: Artist x Muse, Ballerina x Sculptor, Marriage of Convenience, Wealthy Woman x Poor Man, Open Door Romance (explicit 18+).
Comps: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Shepherd King Duology by Rachel Gillig, Belladonna by Adalyn Grace, Gothikana by RuNyx.
Other comps: For fans of the romantic gothic atmosphere of Crimson Peak paired with the politics of the HBO show Gilded Age and the murderous pull between main characters in NBC's Hannibal.