Book Name: Shattered from the Start
Cover Reveal: 26/08/2026 (26th August 2026)
ARC Sign Up: 27/08/2026 (27th August 2026)
ARC Release Date: 29/09/2026 (29th September 2026)
Release Date: 13/10/2026 (13th October 2026)
Please note: This is book 7 in the House of Midnight Pleasures series, but can be read as an interconnected standalone.
When she was 18, Vianne Shane moved to France to study abroad for a year, fell in love with a sweet, rugged man, and ruined her life. Bastien Lombard was her first love, her sexual awakening, her everything. But when Vianne’s identical twin sister Evangeline came to visit that year, it kicked off a stunning cascade of disasters that changed all their lives forever.
Twenty-six years later, back in town for a friend’s wedding, Vianne has nowhere to hide from her pain. But when they gather for dinner to dissect the past, both she and Bastien discover that nothing about that fateful spring was how they each remember it—and that some truths take a lifetime to come to light.
Tropes: High-heat / sexual awakening. First love (18F, 22M), Second chances (44F, 48M), Y2K-era, Lady/Laborer, Stranger in a strange land, Degradation / praise (ex. “my little slut,” “you’re just a body tonight,” “fuck doll,” “a toy just for me” – all with affection + enthusiastic consent), Mild bondage / restraint, Clothed male, naked female, Loss of virginity, “Evil twin”, Cheating, Surprise baby.
Please be aware that the following trigger warnings apply to ‘Shattered from the Start’:
- Cheating
- Emotionally abusive parent (on page)
- Consensual use of physical force,
- Restraint,
- Degrading names during sex
- Betrayal by a family member
- Dyslexia / shaming / ableism
- Sex work (off-page)