Fracture before flames

Claire Whitmore's life has settled into a hushed routine: a successful career, a picture‑perfect home-and a marriage that has grown painfully silent. At thirty‑eight, she wonders if desire has abandoned her entirely... until a chance discovery of Ivy's Parlour, a hidden salon where ritual, touch, and whispered confessions reignite senses long forgotten.

Guided by the enigmatic Ivy and drawn into nights of candlelit ceremonies, Claire sheds the mask of the dutiful wife and confronts her own yearning. Along the way she finds unexpected tenderness in Avery's arms, navigates the shockwaves of friendship and betrayal, and discovers that reclaiming pleasure is as dangerous as it is liberating.

From the quiet ache behind closed doors to the electrifying heat of multi‑partner rituals, Fracture Before Flame is a sensual, unflinching journey into the power of consent, the allure of forbidden desire, and the fierce courage it takes to demand to be seen. Perfect for readers who love emotionally charged women's fiction and lush, evocative erotica, Emma Kingsley's debut will leave you breathless-and believing that sometimes you have to fracture the old self before the true flame can burn.