"We are the authors of our own shadows..."
In the valley of Saint Jude, life is not lived; it is recorded.
The Maison des Ombres is a house of living ink and ancient debt, ruled by the Count—a man who uses a master quill to script the destinies of everyone within his walls. For Julian de la Croix, the "Ink" in his veins is both a gift and a death sentence. He is the Count’s most precious draft, a boy whose very blood can rewrite reality.
But Julian is not the only one playing a dangerous game.
Tristan, the Count’s elegant and calculating Keeper, has spent a decade studying the architecture of his master’s cage. As the siblings—Bram, the stone-hardened soldier, and Elodie, the golden memory—struggle to break free from the margins, Julian finds himself caught between a desire for freedom and a terrifying, beautiful devotion to the man who might be his savior... or his next master.
As the ink begins to bleed and the house begins to burn, the de la Croix siblings must decide: Will they remain characters in a tragedy, or will they find the strength to strike through the Count's final period?
INK AND ASH is a dark, atmospheric Gothic fantasy perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys, Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, and Maxton Hall.
