{"product_id":"the-psalm-of-ashen-silk-a-prelude-to-the-hells-of-notre-dame-the-phantom-of-notre-dame","title":"The Psalm of Ashen Silk: A Prelude to The Hells of Notre Dame (The Phantom of Notre Dame)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI GO FOR MY SON.\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. I go for his smile, for his enjoyment. 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 touches 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\u003eThe Psalm of Ashen Silk is the prequel novella to a series of sapphic retellings of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Phantom of Notre Dame series: where Hunchback collides with The Phantom of the Opera 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Fable \u0026 Craft Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49036805406937,"sku":"9781960411181","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/5883\/9513\/files\/9781960411181.jpg?v=1785785833","url":"https:\/\/fableandcraft.co\/products\/the-psalm-of-ashen-silk-a-prelude-to-the-hells-of-notre-dame-the-phantom-of-notre-dame","provider":"Fable \u0026 Craft Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}