Velvet, Blood & Power

Twelve years ago, Lila watched her sister Mira get murdered—a gold hairpin through her throat, ordered by a general’s mistress. Today, Lila is that general’s top mistress, a dancer whose beauty hides a blade. She sleeps beside her family’s destroyer, Julian Ashford, waiting for the perfect kill. But on the brink of revenge, she discovers the impossible: Mira loved this man. Now Lila is trapped between hatred, truth, and a taboo desire she never expected. With the wife, the mistresses, spies, and rebels all circling, this blood‑soaked game of seduction and vengeance will leave no one unscathed.

Twelve years ago, Lila watched her sister Mira get murdered—a gold hairpin through her throat, ordered by a general’s mistress. Today, Lila is that general’s top mistress, a dancer whose beauty hides a blade. She sleeps beside her family’s destroyer, Julian Ashford, waiting for the perfect kill. But on the brink of revenge, she discovers the impossible: Mira loved this man. Now Lila is trapped between hatred, truth, and a taboo desire she never expected. With the wife, the mistresses, spies, and rebels all circling, this blood‑soaked game of seduction and vengeance will leave no one unscathed.