Fruit of the Flesh

I.V. Ophelia

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Set in Gilded Age New York, this gothic romance follows former ballerina Petronille De Villier and struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev, who marry for practical reasons but discover they share darker, more dangerous appetites. As secrets from their pasts resurface and bodies start disappearing, their union becomes a tense dance of obsession, suspicion, and desire. Told from both leads' perspectives, the novel blends murder mystery with sensual, macabre romance as the couple decides whether their damaged natures will destroy them or bind them together.