Echoes of Velmora: A Necromantasy Novel

By Raylan Beuso

In Velmora, the dead do not rest quietly. They leave echoes.

Elara Vance is a licensed necromancer in a city where death is regulated, ritualized, and closely watched. Her work is not about raising the dead-it is about listening. Interpreting the lingering imprints of lives ended. Respecting boundaries that exist for a reason.

Until an echo breaks every known rule.

Drawn into a mystery that suggests consciousness where there should be only residue, Elara crosses paths with Silas Rookwood, a principled undertaker sworn to protect the dignity of the dead and the laws that govern them. What begins as professional tension becomes a reluctant partnership-and then something far more dangerous.

As forbidden necromancy stirs beneath Velmora's fog-shrouded streets, the city's rigid systems begin to fracture. Guild politics, unethical magic, and buried conspiracies force Elara and Silas to confront a terrifying question:

What happens when death is made to think?

And what is love worth when it grows in the shadow of that answer?

Echoes of Velmora is a gothic fantasy romance featuring:

A slow-burn, emotionally mature love storyNecromancy grounded in ethics, consequence, and restraintA fog-drenched gothic city inspired by late-industrial EuropeDual POV from a necromancer and an undertakerAtmospheric storytelling with moral tension at its core

Perfect for readers who enjoy gothic fantasy, slow-burn romantic fantasy, and dark, atmospheric worlds where love grows quietly and dangerously among the dead.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMLBPBLX
• ISBN13: 9798247361336
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"