Ember&Ivory

Lucas comes home to his father's mansion expecting distance and finds Isabelly instead, the young stepmother running the house with a warmth that feels like it's aimed right at him. The pull between them shows up fast, and it's the kind that doesn't leave room for half-measures.

Underneath the marble floors and old money sits a homecoming that turns into a test. Lucas has to decide whether he's there to rebuild what his father broke or to fall into something that makes rebuilding impossible.

It's a kinetic novel, so there are no choices to weigh. You read Lucas's slide from awkward stepson to something else entirely, scene by scene, while the story handles the corruption and the fallout for you.