The Serpent Queen

by Tiffany Rosewood

"I was a monster . . . I was the Serpent Queen."

The Serpent Queen has ruled over the Kingdom of Phantamos for nearly eight decades, keeping her people in line through fear and her penchant for executing her opposition. When rumors spark of another rebel group forming, the Serpent Queen is forced to come face to face with the one man she hates most . . . the immortal she bargained her soul away The Serpent King.

Their confrontation won't be like last time, she vows, not only because the Serpent Queen has changed much during her reign, but because this time, she is not alone. When the mortal bodyguard she has grown close to and the immortal king who owns her soul finally meet, tensions rise. She finds herself caught between the two men in her her loyal bodyguard who has stood by her side as she ruled, and the immortal who knew her as just Seera, before all of this, and was the only man to ever break her heart.

When the gods decide to meddle in the affairs of the King and Queen, power will become the most important thing to Seera. But with her quest for power comes something she might not be able to resist . . . love.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication February 13, 2026

Reviews

[Bradie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this from beginning to end & cannot WAIT for book 2. Definitely an easy/quick read but kept me engaged the entire time. The Serpent Queen is such a bad ass character and was such a fun narrator.

[Sam Manucy (chsbibliophile) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This dark romantasy debut took me entirely by surprise, starting from the very first chapter! Immediately being thrown into the story was the hook I didn’t know I needed. As her debut, Tiffany Rosewood has created a lush world full of power dynamics, a believable magic system backed by myths and gods, as well as examining deeply raw human emotion and their consequences upon one’s psyche. Seera, our beloved Serpent Queen, rules with an iron (and well-manicured) fist, feeding off the fear of her people to fill the hollowness within her since selling her soul for power and immortality. Seera is always accompanied by her snakes, Dante and Ember, as well as her trusted bodyguard, Landon. As unforeseen challenges arise, Seera must seek a reluctant alliance with the man to whom she bargained her soul, the immortal Serpent King. Tensions build and alliances are questioned as everything Seera knows is turned on its head. This story is both dark and heartbreakingly human, reminding the reader that even our most broken pieces are worthy of being held and tended to. I really enjoyed how Rosewood correlated smells to different emotions, I thought this was a brilliant way to immerse the reader further into how Seera experiences her surroundings. Ending on a mind-blowing reveal of a cliffhanger, I’m eagerly awaiting what the future holds for Seera, Landon, and the Serpent King.

A big thank you to Tiffany Rosewood for providing me an eARC for review; all thoughts are my own.