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His to Ruin: A Dark Romance of Obsession, Power, and Artistic Destruction
Paperback
Series: Velvet Vows
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 26 2026
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
He didn't rescue her from ruin-he designed it.
Once celebrated and now publicly disgraced, Isla Vane disappears from the art world after betrayal shatters both her career and her heart. Seeking silence and anonymity, she retreats to a secluded estate near Cornwall, Ontario, desperate to create again on her own terms.
What Isla doesn't realize is that her escape has been meticulously arranged.
Damien Rourke-wealthy art patron, shadowed visionary, and dangerously obsessed-believes true brilliance is born through destruction. He offers Isla everything she craves: isolation, protection, and devotion. What he demands in return is surrender-to his influence, his control, and his vision of who she should become.
As desire tangles with domination, Isla slips into a relationship where intimacy and power blur. She is both muse and captive, drawn to the darkness Damien awakens inside her. He pushes her to create from pain, to fracture herself open for art-no matter the cost.
When the arrival of her former best friend, a relentless documentarian, and Damien's estranged sister fractures the illusion of safety, long-buried secrets rise to the surface. And Isla uncovers the most devastating truth of all:
Damien didn't save her from her fall.
He orchestrated it.
Now Isla must choose.
Freedom... or the ruin that fuels her brilliance.
His to Ruin is a provocative standalone dark romance in the Velvet Vows series, exploring obsession, power, artistic destruction, and the dangerous beauty of choosing the darkness that makes you whole.
Contains morally gray characters, power imbalance, and dark romantic themes intended for mature readers.
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