After ten years together, Nikita and Ethan still love each other but love isn't enough. Their passion has dulled, their desires unspoken.

Desperate to reignite the fire, they turn to an unconventional therapist, Lucas, who offers them a provocative challenge:

Go to The Castle. Watch. Explore. See what turns you on.

Ethan expects a night of curiosity, maybe a little teasing, a few stolen glances. He doesn't expect to get off on watching.

But when a masked stranger takes Nikita's hand and pulls her onto the dance floor, something inside him shifts. The way she moves, the way she lets herself be touched, it's the hardest he's ever been.

And when he leads her to a private room, offering her to a blindfolded man for a slow, sensual dance he knows there's no turning back.

Every moan, every whispered breath pushes them deeper into the game. The more Ethan watches, the more he wants.

The more Nikita gives, the more she craves.But something about the masked man lingers in Ethan's mind. The way he touches her, the quiet confidence in his movements it feels too familiar. Too deliberate.

And then Ethan sees it.

A tattoo, barely visible under the dim light. A tattoo he's seen before.

A realisation coils in his gut.

This isn't just a game anymore.

Someone has been guiding them from the beginning. Someone who knows their deepest desires better than they know themselves.

Now the question isn't how far they'll go.

It's who's been leading them there all along.

A fast-paced, high-heat novella featuring voyeurism, exhibitionism, and an all-consuming forbidden attraction. Welcome to The Castle—where your darkest desires come to life.

New Hope After Dark is a sizzling collection of novellas that will keep you glued to the page and leave you breathless for more. Each story is short, spicy, and fast-paced, perfect for devouring in a single, heated sitting.