Ivory & Ash

By Madison Brooks

At Halcyon Conservatory, talent is worshipped, weakness is exposed, and everyone knows the unofficial rule: don't fall for someone more broken than you. Violinist Elara Vale has built her life on discipline, precision, and the promise that if she plays perfectly enough, no one will notice the cracks beneath the surface. She came to Halcyon to secure her future, not to feel anything she can't control. Then she is assigned to accompany Jonah Mercer. Once a prodigy at the piano, Jonah hasn't touched the keys in three years. Rumors follow him through the practice halls like smoke. He is brilliant, guarded, and carrying a silence heavier than any sonata. The conservatory expects him to fail quietly. Elara expects him to be impossible. Instead, their forced partnership becomes something dangerous: a return to music for him, and a loss of control for her. As juries approach and old wounds reopen, Elara and Jonah are pulled into a fragile duet of obsession, honesty, and desire. But when both of them are hiding the true shape of their damage, love becomes less like salvation and more like a risk neither can afford. In a world of ivory keys and burnt-out dreams, they must decide whether being seen is worth the cost of falling apart. Ivory & Ash is a haunting, slow-burn conservatory romance about grief, ambition, and the terrifying courage it takes to begin again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXTJRKNJ
• ISBN13: 9798258016577
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"