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The word Pantheon in brass capitals on a near-black ground with gothic spires and clockwork gears, above the words, a romantic conspiracy thriller, book one of a trilogy. Below sits the book cover: a dark-haired woman holding a pale mask at her side. The line beneath reads, she built a life so completely it became real.
Heading Book one of three, The Pantheon trilogy, above three book shapes in a row. Book One shows the cover, out now, with the line, being loved requires being seen. Book Two is a dark panel with the numeral two, 2027, and the line, being known was only the beginning. Book Three is a dark panel with the numeral three, to come, and the line, she cannot leave, so she decides how it ends.
Heading The premise, Vivienne Ho does not exist, above a wood-panelled boardroom with a long table and tall windows over the Hong Kong skyline and harbour. The words read, for five years the most composed woman in any Hong Kong boardroom has been a face Circe puts on before seven each morning. She used to kill for a private house in Geneva. This is the season it puts half a billion dollars on her head.
Heading The man who looks, Damien Tang, above a painted portrait of a dark-haired man in a navy jacket and open white shirt, leaning back by a window over a city at dusk, a faint smile, with an architectural model behind him. The words read, he loses a container terminal to her on a Thursday and wants her by the weekend. His family opens a file on the woman he cannot stop thinking about, and he lets it run. Illustration by Jryona, @jryona_arts.
Heading What readers say, above a painted portrait of a woman with long dark hair in a pale pink shirt, smiling softly by a tall window over green hills. Three quotes. Lupe Farkas, Imperfect Rebel: Vivienne, in particular, is a character I'll be thinking about long after closing the book. Akku, on Goodreads: this isn't a simple, fluffy romance. It's dark, clever, and full of tension. Georgia, on Goodreads: the Hong Kong location is developed well and feels very authentic. Illustration by Jryona, @jryona_arts.
Heading The song, Somewhere With Nobody In It, above the square playlist cover: a dark apartment over a city skyline at night, with the words Pantheon, the soundtrack. The words read, the book has a duet: his verses say what he wants, and hers only what she does. Every song from the series goes on one Spotify playlist, Pantheon, the songs. Lyrics by Lacunae.
Text slide headed What to expect, Before you begin. Points of view: name tags for Vivienne and Damien, and a fainter one reading plus the hunters, with the words, mostly hers and his, in close third, with chapters from the people hunting her. For readers who love: tags reading morally grey heroine, assassin heroine, rivals to lovers, secret identity, he falls first, cat and mouse, competence kink and slow burn. Heat: three of five flames filled, and the words, explicit and on the page, sex and violence both. 18+. The ending: book one stands alone. No cliffhanger, happy for now.
Text slide headed Out now, Read Pantheon. The words read, available worldwide on Kindle and Kindle+, in paperback and in hardcover. The opening is free to read at pantheon.lacunaedesigns.com. Everything is linked in my bio.
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Posted On: November 3rd 2026, 10:11 am
Pantheon, from the beginning.

Vivienne Ho does not exist. She is the face Circe puts on before seven every morning, in Hong Kong boardrooms where nobody looks at her twice. Then Damien Tang loses a deal to her and decides he wants to see her properly.

It is the first book of a trilogy, and it stands alone. Book two is planned for 2027, and the second slide carries a small hint of where the story goes after this one.

The fifth slide is what its first readers said: Lupe (@farkas_lupe), Akku (@the_silly_readers) and Georgia (@gothic_book_dragon). Thank you very much once again 🥰🫶🏻✨

The cover, Damien and Vivienne are all painted by Jryona (@jryona_arts) 🖤

The book has a duet too, Somewhere With Nobody In It. I wrote the lyrics. It is on one Spotify playlist, Pantheon, the songs, and every song the series gains will join it.

Out now on Kindle and in print. Everything is linked in my bio.

#Pantheon #romanticthriller #romanticsuspense #asianlit #asianauthors
Comments (4)
gothic_book_dragon 16 hours ago

gothic_book_dragon

Beautiful! 😍

farkas_lupe 18 hours ago

farkas_lupe

🖤🖤🖤

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