To Ashes

«To Ashes» — is a modern love novel about a girl who tries to break free from her father's control and finds herself in a destructive relationship with Stas Kurtov. Anna H writes a story about dependency, freedom, and inner struggle, where feelings become not a salvation, but a source of pain. The mood and intensity of the confrontation in the novel can be compared to emotional prose, where not only feelings matter, but also the price that must be paid for them. This book lacks abstract romance: here, love is tied to control, trauma, and the attempt to defend oneself. This approach aligns the text with dramatic stories about complex attachment and personal boundaries, which are valued by readers of contemporary prose about emotions.

The main character wants to leave behind the life that others have long decided for her and get closer to her own dream. On this path, she meets Stas Kurtov — a closed, tough, and dangerous guy, beside whom feelings quickly turn into a painful attachment. Their connection pulls her in more strongly, and the attempt to break it is not so easy. A tragedy intervenes in the story, after which silence becomes too costly. The novel combines drama, acute tension, and the theme of emotional violence.

Anna H writes in Russian and works in the genre of contemporary prose about emotions. Among her books are «Break My Ice», «Heart on Ice», «You Won't Want to Love Me», «Ice & Sugar», and «New Year Under One Sky». Her texts address strong feelings, complex relationships, and personal trials that test the characters' resilience.

• The main character — a girl who wants to escape from an imposed life and build her own future. Her path is associated with a difficult decision and an attempt to preserve herself.
• Stas Kurtov — the person around whom the main emotional conflict revolves. He is secretive, dangerous, and does not tell the whole truth.
• Dan — Stas's brother. In the story, he becomes an important part of the tension between the characters and influences their fates.