Blood on velvet (in progress)
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Last published Sat, Nov 1, 2025
In a world built on ancient traditions of pomp and gold everything is but a show. Or nearly everything. Political marriages and names telling more than they should are ever-present.
But so is death and betrayal.
Aurelienne is being married to a son of a rival dynasty. At least that is what her mother thinks before poison drips into Aurelienne's wine and she falls backwards into the darkness...
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