Vivienne Ashe · The Inkbound Vows, Book One

Stories written in ink, ash, and dangerous promises.

Thorn & Tally House presents atmospheric romantic fantasy from Vivienne Ashe.

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Two courts. Two houses. One author.

From the debt-bound fae of The Inkbound Vows to the tide-locked house of The Witches of Morrowick.

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A Vow of Ash and Ruin

Wren Halloway can read the truth in a document’s stitching. When a living fae vow appears in her missing sister’s handwriting, Wren is bound to a court where contracts breathe, debts have teeth, and every spoken word can become law.

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Coming Soon The Inkbound Vows, Book Two

A Vow of Salt and Ruin

A dark romantic fantasy of dangerous vows, inherited debts, and a bargain that may cost more than either of them can survive.

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Black Tide Covenant

Three women. A house at the water’s edge. A covenant the tide was never meant to uncover.

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A Vow of Ash and Ruin

The Bargain at the Center

Only one survives.

Character panel reading: Only one survives. She mends what others break. He collects what is owed. Bound by a debt, divided by desire.

Wren mends what others break. Lucan collects what is owed. Bound by an old debt and divided by a desire neither of them can retract, no promise between them is innocent, and no debt is ever forgiven.

The Ruin Court

In the Court of Ruin, every word has consequences.

A world where vows bind, debts inherit, and nothing written is ever free.

Worldbuilding panel titled 'Where Ink Becomes Law,' listing four rules: vows bind, debts inherit, contracts collect, and nothing written is ever free.

Contracts breathe in the Ruin Court. Debts have teeth, and inherit past the grave. Every spoken word can become law — and every mark demands its price.

The Reader Promise

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Trope panel listing: Enemies to Lovers – Desire begins with distrust. Fae Court Intrigue – Beauty conceals power. Dangerous Bargains – Every vow has a price. Binding Magic – The ink always collects.
Enemies to Lovers Fae Court Intrigue Dangerous Bargains Binding Magic
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About the Author

Vivienne Ashe

Vivienne Ashe writes slow-burn romantic fantasy about clever women, dangerous bargains, and fae who really should have read the terms and conditions. She lives in coastal Southern California, where she takes long walks by the ocean, volunteers in her community, and enjoys the occasional glass of wine. She believes that competence is a love language, that every mended thing keeps a record of its breaking, and that no vow should be signed before dark.

A Vow of Ash and Ruin is the first book in The Inkbound Vows series.

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