Katskin (Hybrid Edition)

A Tale of Beauty, Promises, and the Haunted Heart

In a grief-stricken vow, a single promise binds a shattered man to a ghost—and condemns a daughter to a lifetime in the shadows.

New York, 1878. Steel magnate Ivan Volkova watches his young wife, Stephanie, slip away in childbirth, her final breath entwined with a desperate, binding plea: Promise me you will never marry another unless she is as beautiful as I am.

Blinded by loss and rage, Ivan makes the vow—and then turns his back on the newborn who cost him his one true love. He curses the child, refuses to look upon her, and buries himself in his empire, a “robber baron” building a fortune as cold as his broken heart.

Meanwhile, in the hushed halls of his sprawling Victorian mansion, the infant is named Summer by the loyal servants who raise her. She grows up unseen by her father, a secret daughter in her own home, her existence a quiet rebellion against his haunted pledge.

But as years pass and Ivan’s isolation deepens, the promise to his dead wife festers. His obsession with finding a woman of equal beauty becomes a legendary, impossible quest that twists his soul and dictates his destiny. And Summer, watching from the margins, must navigate a world where her father’s devotion to a ghost threatens to eclipse any chance of love, recognition, or a life of her own.

A Novel That Lives Beyond the Page

Katskin is more than a historical gothic drama—it’s an immersive Hybrid Edition experience. Each chapter unlocks layers of sensory storytelling:

🎬 Chapter Videos
Step into the opulent, mourning-draped world of 1878. Through QR codes, witness the haunting deathbed scene, the rain-soaked funeral, the luminous moments of Summer’s hidden childhood, and the grand, lonely halls of the Volkova mansion—all through atmospheric short films that pull you deeper into the story’s emotional core.

🎵 AI-Generated Musical Epilogue
At the journey’s end, experience a unique AI-crafted music video that captures the novel’s essence—a visual and auditory poem of love, loss, longing, and the legacy of a promise that shaped generations.

For Readers Who Love:

• Atmospheric Gothic family sagas like Rebecca or The Thirteenth Tale
• Historical dramas exploring grief, obsession, and hidden heirs
• Tales of daughters invisible in their own homes, fighting for their place
• Immersive, multi-sensory storytelling that blends classic narrative with modern technology

A promise to the dead can haunt the living. A daughter unseen can become the most powerful force of all.

Katskin (Hybrid Edition) — Where every vow has a cost, and every secret casts a long shadow.

Unlock the story. Watch the past unfold. Hear the promise echo.