Beauty's Kingdom

by Anne Rice

First published 2015

In the kingdom of the Beastspeakers, Princess Thaïs inherits the throne after her father's death. But her subjects are scandalized by her open embrace of the kingdom's sensual traditions. Thaïs must navigate court politics and her own passions to restore the kingdom's sexual freedom and reunite her people. With the future of her realm at stake, Thaïs must choose between propriety and her deepest desires.

Genres: romance, historical-fiction, fantasy, adult-fiction

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance

448 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books

Content warnings: sexual-content

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