Series β Frozen Fate, Spin-off
Cliffhanger β No
Length β 187,000 words / 761 pages
Genre β Dark Romance
Tropes β Adult Romance, Age Gap, Alpha Hero, Angsty, Anti-Hero, Bis3xual Awakening, Cartel, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-lovers, First Love, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Guardian/Ward, Heroine in Danger, LGBTQIA+, MMF, Poly (3+ people), Protector, On The Run, Romantic Suspense, Russian Mafia, Scars, Slow Burn, Stalker, Stepsibling, Taboo, Tortured Past, Touch Her And Die, Tragic, Vengeance, Virgin Hero
Content Warning β https://pamgodwin.com/rise-of-ink-and-smoke-spoiler-free
Blurb β
A spinoff of the Frozen Fate trilogy by Pam Godwin, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author.
Wolfson Strakh fought his way to freedom, and it still isnβt enough.
With ink-stained fingers and his fierce Alaskan family at his side, he should feel whole. Instead, the past clings like scars, leaving a loneliness that wonβt release him.
Until Dove Rath blows it apart.
A runaway bride with a rifle, sheβs the dangerous fairytale princess of his dreams. But she isnβt here to be saved. Sheβs here to end her stepbrother, Jag Rath.
Ruinously handsome and lethal behind a keyboard, Jag drags old darkness into Alaska, twisting protection into possession and loyalty into hunger. Curiosity sharpens. Desire flares. Boundaries blur. Secrets stir.Β
Jagβs past threatens the freedom Wolf bled for, the love he never expected, and the woman caught between them.
Now Wolf stands on another cliff, betting his life on love as everything ignites in a rise of ink and smoke.
Links β
Universal link: https://books2read.com/ROIS
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK33GTYF
Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/ROIS
Apple: https://apple.co/466kzCK
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1149312473
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/rise-of-ink-and-smoke
Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=u-a4EQAAQBAJ
Author website: https://pamgodwin.com/rise-of-ink-and-smoke
Signed Paperback/Hardcover: https://pamgodwin.com/product/rise-of-ink-and-smoke
Audible: Coming Jun 9, 2026, duet-style with Stella Hunter, Henry Kramer, Anthony Palmini (Tamlin and Rhysand from ACOTOR)
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228586071
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/rise-of-ink-and-smoke-by-pam-godwin
Rise of Ink and Smoke by Pam Godwin
Tanya’s rating: 5 of 5 stars
Rise of INK and SMOKE is the 4th book in the Frozen Fate trilogy series and is a spin-off. You do NEED to read books 1-3 first. This is a big book, over 700 pages to read!
I am so excited that we are finally getting Wolfsonβs story!
This is Wolfson Strakh, Jag Rath and Dove Rathβs (stepsiblings) story. Itβs a dark story so do check for your CW/TWβs if you have them.
Okay this part might get confusing, but Wolfsonβs father is Frankieβs husband (Monty Novak aka Montgomery Strakh) From books 1-3 Leo is his cousin, Kody is his uncle and Denver (evil incarnate and now dead) is Leoβs father and Wolfsonβs uncle. All that from the first 3 books.
Wolfsonβs story probably tore at the heart of this author, because it did mine! There are 2 others that pulled at my heart too, Jag & Dove!
Pam took me on this heart wrenching dark journey for Wolfson. The story told isnβt for the faint of heart, itβs dark and a lot of bad things happened.
The Rise of Ink and Smoke is not an easy read. It is emotional, fingernail biting, edge of your seat intense!
The story told is messy, not the writing, the story. The story broke me and built me up again for an HEA. I loved reading this book! If I could have given more than 5 STARS I would!
Lita’s Book Review: 4.5 Stars
Rise of Ink and Smoke ( Frozen Fate #4) by Pam Godwin is the conclusion to a saga that took me on a wide range of emotions. This is Wolfson aka Wolf’s story. It has been over a year and a half since the last book and I was over the moon when the author announced she was giving another book in this saga. I was even more excited when I found out it was Wolf’s story. He was my favorite character from this series. He is over the top, extremely talented, super intelligent and a bona fide clown. And the cherry on the top is his intensive blue eyes, god like body and extremely good looks with a large dose of fashion. Wolf finds himself still trying to find himself after the trauma of life at Hoss, the cliff, the doctor and now living in the real world. Tattooing is his passion and his way of dealing until Dove crashes into his world wearing a wedding dress while running with a weapon. Instantly in love, Wolf is determined to make Dove his. Dove has had a hard life and the breaking point is her stepbrother Jag. She has a love/hate relationship with him and at this moment she is out for blood. I do not want to give anything away about this story. Just know you will be surprised. Strap in and get ready for the ride of your life.You can read this book without the previous books, however after you finish you will want to read the other 3. Yes it is a long read and the author could have broken the story into 2 or 3 books. I am not mad at her. I enjoyed every last page of this book. 4.5 stars for me. Oh, and for those who have read her previous book, surprise!
The books in the Frozen Fate world should be read in order:
Book 1 – Hills of Shivers and Shadows: https://books2read.com/HOSS
Book 2 – Cage of Ice and Echoes: https://books2read.com/COIE
Book 3 – Heart of Frost and Scars: https://books2read.com/HOFS
Spin-off – Rise of Ink and Smoke: https://books2read.com/ROIS
Author Bio
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Pam Godwin, lives in the Midwest with her husband, cats, retired greyhounds, and an old, foul-mouthed parrot. She traveled the world for seven years, attended three universities, married the vocalist of her favorite rock band, and retired from her quantitative analyst career in 2014 to write full-time.
Her interests veer toward the unconventional: bourbon, full-body tattoos, and tragic villains. Equally peculiar are her aversions to sleeping, eating meat, and dolls with blinking eyes.
Author links
Website β www.pamgodwin.com
Bookbub β bookbub.com/authors/pam-godwin
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Amazon β https://www.amazon.com/stores/Pam-Godwin/author/B00A3AF2LY
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Other books by Pam Godwin
STAND-ALONES
DARK HISTORICAL PIRATE ROMANCE
Sea of Ruin: pamgodwin.com/sea-of-ruin
King of Libertines: pamgodwin.com/king-of-libertines
ROCK-STAR DARK ROMANCE
Beneath the Burn: pamgodwin.com/beneaththeburn
BILLIONAIRE / REVENGE ROMANCE
Dirty Ties: pamgodwin.com/dirtyties
STUDENT-TEACHER ROMANCE
Dark Notes: pamgodwin.com/dark-notes
STUDENT-PRIEST ROMANCE
Lessons in Sin: pamgodwin.com/lessons-in-sin
CELEBRITY ROMANCE
Incentive: pamgodwin.com/incentive
SERIES
ALASKAN SURVIVAL ROMANCE
FROZEN FATE trilogy: pamgodwin.com/book/hills-of-shivers-and-shadows
LOVE TRIANGLE ROMANCE
TANGLED LIES trilogy: pamgodwin.com/tangled-lies
DARK ANTIHEROES ROMANCE
DELIVER series: pamgodwin.com/deliver
DARK DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE
TRILOGY OF EVE: pamgodwin.com/trilogyofeve
DARK COWBOY ROMANCE
TRAILS OF SIN trilogy: pamgodwin.com/trails-of-sin-series






