Velvet & Venom (Bone Mother Chronicles 1) by Jade Marshall-review
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 9, 2026
Ella has spent her life buried in ash.
Trapped in a decaying manor ruled by a cruel stepmother and haunted by restless spirits, she survives by staying silent and invisible. But when the kingdom announces the Crescent Moon Ball, Ella makes a desperate bargain with the ancient entity known as the Bone Mother.
In exchange for a gown, a carriage, and three nights at the prince’s ball, Ella gives up pieces of herself … her reflection, her memories, and eventually her very identity.
Prince Robert carries a curse of his own. Born into a bloodline bound to darkness, the ball is his final chance to find a bride powerful enough to balance the monster growing inside him.
The moment Robert and Ella meet, their connection ignites.
But magic always demands payment.
And the Bone Mother never forgets a debt.
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REVIEW: VELVET AND VENOM is the first novella in Jade Marshall’s adult THE BONE MOTHER CHRONICLES dark, erotic, fairy-tale retelling. This is Prince Robert and Cinder-Ella’s story line.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Robert and Ella) VELVET VENOM re-tells the story of Cinderella, the ball, the glass slipper and the fairy-tale version of happily ever after but the truth is much darker, more dangerous and deadly, wrapped in black magic, curses, monsters and revenge.
As the Kingdom prepares for the Crescent Moon Ball, Ella is determined to meet Prince Robert, the man who has been claiming her dreams, and her thoughts for as long as she can remember but in an effort to become someone else, Ella must promise three things to the Bone Mother, a creature who demands everything and more.
VELVET AND VENOM is a dark re-telling of Cinderella. There are no singing mice, or glittery fairy god-mothers but a creature so deplorable the forest itself hides in the darkness. The premise is dark, dramatic and gritty.The happily ever after is marred by the darkness and scars that remain; the romance is erotic, fated and flawed; the characters are broken, cursed and determined.
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Reviewed by Sandy
