The First Collection. The Court of Desire Chronicles, #5.5

The Court of Desire: The First CollectionBeneath Queen Seravine's gilded throne, obedience is worship and pleasure is power. The Court of Desire: The First Collection gathers the first five stories from Queen Seravine's decadent world-a palace where every vow, every glance, every touch can change the shape of a life. Each story follows a different soul drawn into the Queen's orbit: the ambitious, the defiant, the curious, and the broken.
Some arrive seeking favor. Others stumble in by accident. None leave untouched. Within these walls: Servants learn that devotion can taste like sin. Warriors find mercy in surrender. Lovers hide their tenderness behind masks of obedience. The Court is a place of contradictions-silk and steel, cruelty and kindness, hunger and grace. Desire is both punishment and reward, and even the purest heart can be remade beneath the Queen's gaze.
For those who crave stories of dark romance and quiet rebellion, this volume offers five intimate glimpses into a kingdom ruled by temptation itself. Together they reveal the secret truth of the Court: that surrender can be freedom, and pleasure can be the most dangerous loyalty of all. Explicit, emotional, and unflinching, The Court of Desire: The First Collection invites you to step behind the velvet curtains and see what devotion costs when the Queen is watching.(Contains explicit adult content and themes of power, submission, and desire.
Intended for mature readers.)