Shadows

The Open Curtain Series: Book 2

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Genres

Steamy Romance, Erotic Romance, and Novellas

Trigger Warnings

Sex and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

The Open Curtain Series — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

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Publication Date

Jun 25, 2026

Page Length

159 pages

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Shadows

The Open Curtain Series: Book 2

Published Copy

Blurb

A neighbor's eyes opened something in her. A girls' weekend blew it wide open.

When Jennifer packed her little black dress and heels, she was ready to let loose at a bachelorette getaway. She thought she was cooling down after a roller-coaster week. She was just getting started.

By the time the weekend reaches a private booth, a stranger named Claire is on the other side of the glass, and her best friend is beside her, and something has shifted. She's not nervous anymore. She's in charge. Back home, her husband stands at an open gate of temptation and consequence.

They each went further than they planned. And when Jennifer drives home, barely sorry, breathless, already knowing what she's going to say, neither of them has to pretend the other did something wrong.

Shadows is the second novella in The Open Curtain Series: a high-heat romance about voyeurism, exhibitionism, a woman who stops asking for permission, and the husband who was already right there with her.

Details

Genres

Steamy Romance, Erotic Romance, and Novellas

Trigger Warnings

Sex and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

The Open Curtain Series — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Jun 25, 2026

Page Length

159 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Vienna Black is the pen name behind years of top-rated erotic short fiction on Literotica, where her stories earned a devoted following through a knack for creating high-heat moments with unique situational twists. Vienna’s work finds the precise moment when two people realize they want the same forbidden thing. The Open Curtain Series is her debut in long-form erotic romance, and Silhouette is its first act.

Her fiction centers on married couples navigating the distance between what they've built together and what they've never admitted wanting. What defines her work is the structure: parallel desire, each partner approaching the same edge independently, with dramatic irony doing the heavy lifting before anyone says a word.

A lifelong California resident with extensive travels throughout the US and Europe, Vienna spends her time looking for the stories hiding in plain sight.