Fruit of the Flesh (Pre-order January 20, 2026)

Fruit of the Flesh by I.V. Ophelia (Pre-Order January 20, 2026)

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Love devours those who dare to taste it.

Behind the glittering veneer of Gilded Age New York, an artisan and a ballerina enter a marriage of convenience—only to uncover a shared hunger for vengeance in this darkly seductive gothic romance.

New York, early 1900s: Former ballerina Petronille De Villier weds struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, the marriage is an escape from a family legacy steeped in scandal. For him, the De Villier name promises the wealthy patrons his art demands. It should have been a tidy arrangement.

But in each other’s eyes, they recognize something dangerous. Something that matches their own appetites. As old secrets resurface and bodies vanish, Petronille and Arkady’s union deepens into a dangerous dance of predator and prey—though neither can say who is which.

Bound by law, God, and blood, they must decide: will their monstrous natures destroy them…or transform them into something terribly, wonderfully inhuman together?

In a city where nothing is as it seems, two creatures of shadow learn that love is the most exquisite kind of cruelty.