Power keeps records.
Truth breaks them.
In a city ruled by vows, ink, and unspoken debts, a newly appointed minister learns that authority is not granted—it is extracted.
The Minister of Devotional Accounts wears velvet because the office demands it. Beneath the cloth, a vow scar binds him to a system older than the palace itself—one that counts sins, enforces promises, and quietly destroys anyone who threatens its balance.
When a sealed girl is taken into custody and the city’s magic begins to misbehave, the Minister discovers that some vows are not meant to be kept—and some truths are not meant to be named.
To save her, he must work with a thief who understands corners better than laws, navigate a temple that records devotion like debt, and confront a mechanism that does not care who survives—as long as the ledger closes.
But the system is watching.
And it does not forgive hands that hesitate.
The Minister in Velvet is a dark, atmospheric fantasy of power, consent, and resistance—where magic behaves like bureaucracy, vows act like weapons, and survival depends on knowing when to obey, when to refuse, and when to steal the truth back.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
Truth breaks them.
In a city ruled by vows, ink, and unspoken debts, a newly appointed minister learns that authority is not granted—it is extracted.
The Minister of Devotional Accounts wears velvet because the office demands it. Beneath the cloth, a vow scar binds him to a system older than the palace itself—one that counts sins, enforces promises, and quietly destroys anyone who threatens its balance.
When a sealed girl is taken into custody and the city’s magic begins to misbehave, the Minister discovers that some vows are not meant to be kept—and some truths are not meant to be named.
To save her, he must work with a thief who understands corners better than laws, navigate a temple that records devotion like debt, and confront a mechanism that does not care who survives—as long as the ledger closes.
But the system is watching.
And it does not forgive hands that hesitate.
The Minister in Velvet is a dark, atmospheric fantasy of power, consent, and resistance—where magic behaves like bureaucracy, vows act like weapons, and survival depends on knowing when to obey, when to refuse, and when to steal the truth back.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Political and bureaucratic fantasy
Dark, intelligent worldbuilding
Moral tension over chosen heroics
Slow-burn alliances and sharp dialogue
Stories where systems are the real antagonist
Book 3 of the Unsworn World series.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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