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FRUIT OF THE FLESH
In Gilded Age New York, ballerina Petronille makes a calculated marriage to escape her family's dark legacy. She expects a loveless yet convenient arrangement, but instead finds that her new husband Arkady, a talented sculptor with dangerous secrets, is much more than she bargained for. As Petronille and Arkady navigate their unconventional union, buried truths begin to surface, testing the boundaries between love, art, and survival in a world where nothing is quite what it seems. A darkly seductive gothic romance for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Brynne Weaver, and Sophie Lark, FRUIT OF THE FLESH will be released by Montlake on January 20, 2026.
We will publish another standalone from I.V. Ophelia in Fall 2026 titled FLORESCENTIA.
Rights Sold
German—Vajona (in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal)
Author Highlights
I.V. Ophelia is the author of many novels, including her The Poisioner series, which will be translated into multiple languages, such as: German—Vajona (in a pre-empt), Italian—Virgibooks, Portuguese (Brazil)—Cabana Vermelha, Slovak—Vydavatelstvo Pandora, and Russian—AST.
About the Book
In early 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional choice: Marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, it’s an escape from her family’s unsavory legacy. For him, the De Villier name promises the patronage his art desperately needs. It should be a simple arrangement.
But beneath their marriage of convenience lurks a darker recognition. In each other, they see a reflection of their own dangerous appetites. As buried secrets surface and bodies begin disappearing, Petronille and Arkady discover their union runs deeper than social advantage. Their shared obsessions draw them into an intoxicating dance of predator and prey, though it’s never quite clear who is which.
Bound by law, God, and blood, they must decide if their monstrous natures will tear them apart or forge them into something terribly wonderful together. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, two creatures of shadow learn that true love requires a taste for the macabre.
About the Author
I.V. Ophelia is the author of The Poisoner and The Arachnid in the gothic vampire series The Poisoner. Born in small-town New England, she now haunts the streets of New York City, writing the most unhinged tales she can conjure. When not crafting gothic romance, she works as a full-time artist, hoards nineteenth-century gowns and antique furniture, dotes on her menagerie of pets, and plots her next literary transgression. Discover more of her deliciously dark world at www.ivophelia.com.
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