Renata Beaumont has spent years building a life that looks complete. A successful career. A devoted husband. A future that has always felt certain.

Until one violent night leaves behind questions no answer should be able to explain.

As something restless begins to wake within her, a stranger appears who seems to understand what is happening—and draws her toward a truth increasingly dangerous to uncover.

The closer Renata comes to the truth, the more the life she so carefully constructed begins to fracture.

Some transformations cannot be understood.
They can only be survived.
And, ultimately, chosen.

About the Author

Cecilia V. Ashford

Cecilia V. Ashford writes literary dark fiction where the supernatural becomes a lens through which to explore modern womanhood.

In Carved Water, vampirism becomes a metaphor for transformation, identity, and the impossible tension between who we are and who we believe we are supposed to be.

Portrait of Cecilia V. Ashford

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