Fruit of the Flesh by I.V. Ophelia Romantasy Watching Lauren from a distance

Watching Lauren from a distance isn’t enough

in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen

Jeremy finds himself grateful for the unusual partnership

Productions on stage and screen regularly renew its power to engross

of observing her surroundings closely and predicting what will happen next—that can seem uncanny

Fruit of the Flesh by I.V. Ophelia Romantasy Watching Lauren from a distanceearly 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional choice: Marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, its an escape from her familys 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