Lazira was supposed to be a witness.

She watches from the temple steps as Queen Seraphinae bleeds out beneath the fangs of the holy vipers, the empire’s most sacred ritual collapsing into prophecy and ruin. By the time the last drop hits the marble, the priests are already on their knees—and they’re kneeling at her feet.

Crowned Serpent Queen of Sarnavaal at twenty-two, Lazira inherits a glittering court that runs on venom and seduction, a conspiracy that reaches into the highest chambers of power, and a divine ability awakening in her blood that no mortal queen has ever survived for long.

To stay on the throne—to stay alive—she’ll need allies in her war council, her bedchamber, and the criminal underground beneath her own palace:

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.

Three men. Three loyalties. One queen who will burn the whole empire down before she lets it betray her again.

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. Contains explicit sexual content, polyamorous relationships, violence, and themes of grief and political murder.