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Queen of Snakes: A Dark Romantasy Novel of Court Intrigue, Forbidden Power, and Reverse Harem Romance
Her mother died screaming on sacred ground. They called it divine judgment. Lazira calls it murder.When Queen Seraphinae bleeds out beneath the fangs of holy vipers during the empire's most sacred ritual, the priests declare the goddess has spoken. But twenty-two-year-old Lazira watched those serpents strike — and she knows something was wrong.
Now crowned Serpent Queen of Sarnavaal, Lazira inherits a glittering court that runs on venom and seduction, a conspiracy that reaches into the highest chambers of power, and divine abilities awakening in her blood that no mortal queen should possess. To survive, she'll need more than a throne. She'll need allies — in her war council, in her bedchamber, and in the criminal underground.
A battle-scarred captain who has protected her for seven years and loved her for longer. A high priest whose rituals unlock her darkest powers through the most intimate acts. A foreign prince whose silver tongue hides a dangerous second mission. A shadow operative who deals in secrets and knows where every body is buried — because they buried half of them.
As Lazira hunts her mother's killer through poisoned wine, coded journals, and a dead woman's twenty-year conspiracy, she discovers the murder was only the beginning. Something ancient stirs beneath the empire — a chaos god straining against its prison, fed by a cult that has infiltrated every level of her court.
Her blood is the key. To seal the wards, she may have to become something more than human. To save her people, she may have to sacrifice the woman she's only just becoming.
Queen of Snakes is a standalone adult romantasy featuring a cunning heroine, multiple love interests, explicit intimacy, South Asian-inspired worldbuilding, and a mystery that coils tighter with every chapter.
Content This novel contains explicit sexual content, polyamorous relationships, violence, and themes of grief and political murder. Intended for readers 18+.
Perfect for fans The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Now crowned Serpent Queen of Sarnavaal, Lazira inherits a glittering court that runs on venom and seduction, a conspiracy that reaches into the highest chambers of power, and divine abilities awakening in her blood that no mortal queen should possess. To survive, she'll need more than a throne. She'll need allies — in her war council, in her bedchamber, and in the criminal underground.
A battle-scarred captain who has protected her for seven years and loved her for longer. A high priest whose rituals unlock her darkest powers through the most intimate acts. A foreign prince whose silver tongue hides a dangerous second mission. A shadow operative who deals in secrets and knows where every body is buried — because they buried half of them.
As Lazira hunts her mother's killer through poisoned wine, coded journals, and a dead woman's twenty-year conspiracy, she discovers the murder was only the beginning. Something ancient stirs beneath the empire — a chaos god straining against its prison, fed by a cult that has infiltrated every level of her court.
Her blood is the key. To seal the wards, she may have to become something more than human. To save her people, she may have to sacrifice the woman she's only just becoming.
Queen of Snakes is a standalone adult romantasy featuring a cunning heroine, multiple love interests, explicit intimacy, South Asian-inspired worldbuilding, and a mystery that coils tighter with every chapter.
Content This novel contains explicit sexual content, polyamorous relationships, violence, and themes of grief and political murder. Intended for readers 18+.
Perfect for fans The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
442 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2026
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