Shadows by Vienna Black - spicy romance - June 2026
Same edge. Different sides. Neither knows the other is already there.
Jennifer and Mark are still learning what they unlocked together. Now they're going to find out what happens when they do it apart.
Jennifer leaves for a bachelorette weekend with her closest friends. Mark stays home with a decision he hasn't made yet and an invitation from Erin that couldn't be misunderstood. Separated for the first time since the blinds came open, each of them follows the pull of curiosity further than they planned.
Jennifer's weekend takes her somewhere she didn't expect to go. Mark crosses a line he can't uncross. Neither knows the other is standing at the same edge, making the same kind of choice.
When they find their way back to each other, what they've each discovered doesn't stay separate for long. The question isn't whether their marriage can survive what happened. It's whether what they're building together is something new, or something they can't come back from.
Shadows is the second novella in The Open Curtain Series: a steamy erotic romance about a married couple discovering that the further they go, the more they need each other to go there.
TROPES
Married couple’s sexual awakening
Dual POV sex scenes
Seen by the neighbor
Novella series
TRIGGERS
- Explicit sexual content, including sex, masturbation, and voyeurism
- Alcohol use
INFO
Release date: June 25th, 2026
ARCs immediately available
Reviews requested by 6/25/26
Link: https://booksirens.com/book/MHN6WID/UN91C9L
NOTE
This book is part two of a series. Reading part one is recommended, but not required, to enjoy the book. A link to the part one book, Silhouette, is linked on the ARC page for Shadows, and also here: https://booksirens.com/book/E0FMG57/OMGXOR6
