Velvet Ashes

By ELIAN AKOKO

Fifteen years ago, the Velvet Hour burned.

By morning, a woman was missing. By nightfall, the city moved on.

When archivist Abigail Vale is hired to recover a set of lost letters tied to the fire, she expects puzzles - not politics, and certainly not Elara Voss, the club's dangerously controlled owner who guards her secrets as fiercely as her reputation.

But the deeper Abigail digs, the clearer it becomes: the fire wasn't an accident. The disappearance wasn't voluntary. And powerful people built their careers on the ashes.

As financial conspiracies surface and a ruthless councilwoman moves to silence them both, Abigail and Elara must decide what they're willing to risk - reputation, freedom, and the fragile, undeniable connection growing between them.

Because some truths don't stay buried.

And some fires were meant to spread.

Velvet Ashes is a bold sapphic romantic thriller about leverage, loyalty, and choosing love in the middle of collapse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GRWZ28WN
• ISBN13: 9798233000386
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Elian Akoko
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"