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Pink Ink

A Dark Romance
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Gothikana meets Dexter in this sinfully delicious dark romance about a film student who’s secretly tracking the murders of a serial killer—unaware he’s also her brooding professor. There’s a serial killer prowling the city, and no one has noticed… Except for me. I see the connections... Read More
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From indie rising star Avina St. Graves, Ninth House meets Butcher and Blackbird in this dark romance about a horror-obsessed film student who’s secretly stalking the murders of a vigilante—unaware he’s also her brooding professor.

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Gothikana meets Dexter in this sinfully delicious dark romance about a film student who’s secretly tracking the murders of a serial killer—unaware he’s also her brooding professor.

There’s a serial killer prowling the city, and no one has noticed…

Except for me.

I see the connections between his kills—

The artistic references,

The careful curation of the scene,

The macabre motifs that turn violence into vivid works of art.

When I recreate one of his murders for my film project at Cresswell University, I unknowingly present it to the very man who committed the crime. Professor Maddox Shaw.

A world-renowned artist struggling to recapture his muse.

A serial killer caught deep in the web of a dangerous secret society.

A man who makes me come alive.

Sleeping with your professor is bad enough. Sleeping with a serial killer is just asking for trouble. When trouble finds me, it’s not Maddox, but the powerful people pulling his strings.

There’s no line they won’t cross to keep their secrets safe.

And there’s no line Maddox won’t cross to keep me.

After all, he’s good at killing people.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781668218983

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Illustration: 4-c designed edges

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 271g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Avina St. Graves is a bestselling dark romance author, known for Death’s ObsessionSkin of a SinnerFiery Little ThingScorpion, and The Saltwater Curse. When she isn’t reading and writing, doom scrolling, or figuring out how to make red flags look green, you can find her holed up in bed, combating the three Ps: back pain, neck pain, and knee pain. Born in Indonesia, she now lives in New Zealand. Pink Ink is her traditional publishing debut.

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