House of Ash

High heat and high stakes collide in this dark gothic romance about a disgraced heiress and the enigmatic demon she becomes bound to.

After the suspicious death of her father, Lark Voss returns to Blackvale Estate in the cursed town of Harrowick, where whispers of dark magic and buried power linger. The gothic mansion she inherits is decaying, filled with locked rooms and buried secrets. Publicly, she’s come to claim her inheritance. Privately, she’s returned for revenge.

While exploring the estate, Lark uncovers her father’s hidden journals, revealing a dark legacy tied to a forbidden pact. Deep within Blackvale, she finds a cursed book sealed in blood, and when she breaks it open, she awakens Ashriel, a demon of beauty and cruelty who was once bound to the Voss bloodline.

Lark offers Ashriel a deal: she will help him destroy those who imprisoned him in exchange for the power to take her revenge. But their relationship quickly blossoms into a game of manipulation, distrust, and growing desire—one that threatens to destroy everything.


Tropes:
• Morally black MMC
• Morally grey FMC
• Forced proximity
• Enemies with benefits
• Touch her and die
• Revenge plot
• Modern haunted house setting
• Succession vibes
• Elemental magic