The Ink Merchant's Daughter
(2025)(A book in the Ash and Ink series)
A Story by Jasper Alden and D K Holmberg
They thought the ink was just for contracts. They never imagined it could reveal the truth.
Elara Greyridge swore she’d never return to Valecrest’s merchant quarter—not after her father’s mysterious death and the shuttering of his once-renowned ink shop. But when corrupted contracts begin unraveling across the city and secrets refuse to stay buried, Elara is drawn back into the shadows of her past.
Inside the boarded-up shop lies more than dust and memories. Beneath the floor, a hidden workshop pulses with forbidden inks—substances that twist agreements, manipulate truth, and erase consent. And when Elara is accidentally exposed to one of the rarest inks of all, her world fractures. She can now see the lies woven into every contract… and the truths long buried beneath.
But Valecrest’s most powerful merchants won’t let those truths come to light. With allies who may not be what they seem and a father’s journal full of dangerous revelations, Elara must uncover the truth behind the ink, the corruption infecting her city—and the legacy she never asked to inherit.
If truth is inked in blood and sealed with power, what happens when the bindings break?
Genre: Fantasy
Elara Greyridge swore she’d never return to Valecrest’s merchant quarter—not after her father’s mysterious death and the shuttering of his once-renowned ink shop. But when corrupted contracts begin unraveling across the city and secrets refuse to stay buried, Elara is drawn back into the shadows of her past.
Inside the boarded-up shop lies more than dust and memories. Beneath the floor, a hidden workshop pulses with forbidden inks—substances that twist agreements, manipulate truth, and erase consent. And when Elara is accidentally exposed to one of the rarest inks of all, her world fractures. She can now see the lies woven into every contract… and the truths long buried beneath.
But Valecrest’s most powerful merchants won’t let those truths come to light. With allies who may not be what they seem and a father’s journal full of dangerous revelations, Elara must uncover the truth behind the ink, the corruption infecting her city—and the legacy she never asked to inherit.
If truth is inked in blood and sealed with power, what happens when the bindings break?
Genre: Fantasy
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