Title: Ink & Stardust
Series: Ink & Ashes #1
Author: Melissa Toppen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Trope: College Romance
Release Date: February 21, 2025
BLURB
Fate is a funny little thing.
It had a good laugh when I found my boyfriend of four years in bed with my best friend.
It was rolling on the floor when the same backstabbing beasts stole my dream school, landing me in a different state, where I didn’t know a single soul.
You’d think after all that, it’d cut me a break, right?
Wrong.
Enter its next jest, and this one’s a doozy.
Kai Elliot. Campus womanizer. Self-proclaimed bad boy. And the new bane of my existence—but not for the reason you might think.
Kai is as beautiful as the ink that mars his skin. Perfect lines. Vibrant colors. Designs as intricate as the man who bears them. I knew from the first moment I laid eyes on him that he was dangerous. A man who would destroy everything I stood for, stripping me bare for the world to see, and that’s exactly what he does.
I don’t love him. Hell, I don’t even like him. But that doesn’t stop me from injecting him into my veins like he’s my own personal brand of narcotics. Nothing can top the high he gives me, which is why I keep coming back for more, even when I know I shouldn’t.
And just when I think maybe fate isn’t that bad after all, it goes and gets my traitorous heart involved. Because the only thing worse than loving a man who betrays you- is loving a man who will never love you back.
If fate is real, I’m pretty sure it hates me.
PURCHASE LINKS
Free in Kindle Unlimited
đź’śReviewđź’ś
After being betrayed by the two people she should have been able to trust Lyric needs a fresh start and that begins with a different college. She isn’t looking for love but maybe a casual relationship with a man who appears to be her complete opposite might be exactly what she needs.
Kai may appear to be the man you don’t bring home to your family but appearances can be deceiving. Even though he doesn’t believe he is looking for a relationship he is drawn to Lyric in a way that he never expected and the more we learn about this intriguing man the more we want to know.
The characters draw you in as they take you on an emotional and romantic journey as they find what they didn’t know they were looking for in each other.
COMING SOON
Releasing June 27
AUTHOR BIO
Melissa Toppen is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in Fantasy, New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for romance and all things fantasy, and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read. You can find more information about Melissa and her books at melissatoppen.com
Kari's Book Reviews and Revelations 