{"product_id":"book-11oa","title":"The Psalm of Ashen Silk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI go for my son.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lie, whispered to God and myself every Friday as I lead Quasimodo from the sanctuary of Notre Dame to the sin of the street faire. \u003cem\u003eI go for his smile, for his enjoyment.\u003c\/em\u003e More lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI go for her: The Embermage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is temptation. She is forbidden. She is sin-yet one I cannot resist. Her fire calls to a darkness deep within me, stirring feelings and urges that must remain buried. For months, I've watched from the safety of the crowd: to look, but to never, ever touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil one night, when I get far too close. She perceives me, beckons to me... then \u003cem\u003etouches\u003c\/em\u003e me, leaving her scarf as a favor of the occasion. I should discard it, surrender it to my priest at my next confession, or Hell, even burn it. But I don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI allow her name to fester on my lips, a wretched, sinful psalm, and desire one thing above all else, even my God's forgiveness:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe night she'll scream my name, not His.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Psalm of Ashen Silk\u003c\/em\u003e is the prequel novella to a series of sapphic retellings of \u003cem\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/em\u003e, The Phantom of Notre Dame series: where Hunchback collides with \u003cem\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera\u003c\/em\u003e in the streets of gothic Paris. These LGBT+ dark fantasy romances are as steamy as they are twisted, and are intended for a mature adult audience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: while Claude and Esmeralda remain the main characters of every book, they will add partners of various genders to their consensually polyamorous relationship over the course of the series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50569754771760,"sku":"BD11oa","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/11oa-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770208311","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-11oa","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}