Isha desperately wants true love’s kiss… from both of her married roommates.
The evil Duchess Gemma rules post-apocalyptic Vegas with the help of her ferocious tigers and an A.I. construct known as Mira, who warns that someone fairer has come to replace her.
Little does she know the neighboring kingdom of Kesiah has sent three loyal citizens to take her down. The happily married spies Grissom and Serafina run a gambling hall/bakery as a front, while the queen’s loyal attendant Isha works behind the scenes to hack into Mira.
But Isha finds living with two people she’s in love with is more complicated than she had hoped. She wants their love, but refuses to accept less than their full hearts. Meanwhile, Serafina and Grissom struggle with how Isha fits in with their future after the mission is complete.
As the three navigate a city of temptation and danger, they realize trusting each other might not just be the way to happiness. It might be the only way to make it out alive.
This polyamorous novella is 36,000 words, and has two bisexual heroines, a grumpy cinnamon roll hero, three HEA’s, and several happy endings.
5✨ This was an interesting take on Snow White with a lot of threesomes, a lot of pussy eating, and some pegging. The development of this polyamorous relationship felt more realistic than any I head read in a while with the ups and downs of someone not accustomed to the idea of someone being able to love more than one person at the same time.
I was very charmed by the fairy tale vibe and emotions in the previous installment but I just didn't like this one as much. Part of it was the high stakes of the relationship -- from the very beginning -- felt so artificial. Before they even began exploring their relationship as a threesome it felt like there were very intense expectations as to timelines and commitment that sucked all the fun out of everything (but if you like angst a lot, this may be exactly what you want). The non-romance plot in the previous book felt fanciful but not completely far-fetched, but this one I spent so much time going "really?" that I was distracting myself.
I'd still check out other books by this author, but this one just wasn't for me.