London, 1885. Gaslight, fog… and a love that refuses to stay on the page. Augusta Harrow has the kind of life other men envy: wealth, a powerful family firm, and an advantageous engagement already arranged. On paper, his future is perfect. Inside, it feels like a carefully managed coma. Night after night, he dreams of stone corridors, riverbanks, and a woman he’s never met—but somehow remembers. When a throwaway comment leads him to a cramped print shop in Bloomsbury, his restless soul finally has somewhere to go. Albina Crowe lives on ink, courage, and just enough money to keep the landlord at bay. By day she and her father wrangle a stubborn press and print whatever the city demands: sermons, notices, penny stories, spiritualist handbills. By night, she secretly writes a new serial called The Flame Remembers —a tale of two souls who keep finding each other across lifetimes and stepping back in fear. When Augusta walks into Crowe & Son asking for that very pamphlet, their “small” meeting looks ordinary from the outside. A gentleman. A shop girl. A purchase, a touch, a spark. Inside, everything shifts. In a dim séance circle off Russell Square, a voice from beyond calls out a pattern they both feel in their bones. In Westminster boardrooms, Augusta is warned to forget the print shop girl and behave. In Bloomsbury, Albina receives a thirty-day notice that could cost her family their livelihood—all because of whispered gossip about a Harrow heir. To stand together, they’ll have to do more than fall in love. They’ll have to break the script written for them by class, duty, and fear—and finally choose the door their souls have avoided for lifetimes. Victorian Embers is Volume VIII of Journey Through Time: A Twin Flame Saga —a fog-lit, slow-burn historical romance blending reincarnation, spiritual awakening, and the raw honesty of choosing a life that feels true over one that only looks correct from the outside. Perfect for readers who love: Victorian London & gaslight atmosphere Twin flame / soulmate reincarnation themes Print shops, séances, and spiritualist salons Slow-burn tension with deep emotional payoff Romance woven with reflection on your own soul journey Step back into Westminster’s fog… where the flame remembers what the mind keeps trying to forget.