Ringmaster

Seven Sins Carnival #1

by Arden Hart

Twenty years ago, I burned my faith to ash and dragged six brothers out with me.
Now I run the show that rose from those ruins.

The world sees a carnival—bright lights, painted smiles, sin wrapped in glitter and gold.
I see a hunting ground.
Every city we pass hides another Prophet, another ghost of the Sanctum of Ash.
Another chance to make the men who raised us pay.

Then she walks in. Jules.
A journalist with questions that cut, eyes that don’t look away, and a mouth that could ruin me.
She wants the truth about the disappearances that follow my carnival from town to town.
I want her gone. Or beneath me. Or both.

The deeper she digs, the closer she gets to the secrets I buried—and to the monsters that made me.

I can command an audience with a smile. I can make the crowd believe in magic.
But I can’t decide if Jules is my salvation... or my next sin.

Ringmaster is a dark, obsessive carnival romance featuring a brooding, morally gray ringleader haunted by his past and the journalist who dares to uncover his secrets.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication March 13, 2026

About the author

Arden Hart writes dark, obsessive romances that linger in the shadows. Expect possessive heroes, twisted desires, and tension that grips you until the last page.

When not weaving danger and obsession onto the page, Arden enjoys strong coffee and dreaming up morally gray characters who refuse to let go.