Vows in the House of Ash

When cathedral restorer Seraphina Vale is forced to marry Lucian Blackthorne—the ruthless heir to a crumbling aristocratic dynasty—she expects a gilded cage, not a house that seems to breathe secrets through its walls. Blackthorne Hall is all candlelit corridors, locked rooms, and servants who refuse to meet her eyes. Lucian is colder than the marble saints she restores, a man rumored to have buried both enemies and lovers beneath the family chapel.

But Seraphina has secrets of her own. She did not come to Blackthorne Hall as a helpless bride. Hidden beneath her obedience is a mission: uncover the truth behind her sister’s disappearance, last seen wearing Lucian’s signet around her throat. As desire turns into a dangerous obsession and every kiss becomes a battle for control, Seraphina discovers the marriage contract binds more than their names—it binds them to a conspiracy older than either of them.

In a house built on blood, love may be the darkest inheritance of all.