She plays the villain so the princess can wear the crown.
Queen Victoria endures a fatal curse after her true love's kiss saves Princess Anna, her stepdaughter and forbidden desire. With months remaining, she engineers a reign of calculated cruelty, stripping Anna of inheritance and allies before forcing a political marriage. The court brands Victoria a tyrant while Anna feels only betrayal, unaware that every vicious decree clears obstacles from the heir's path to an uncontested throne.
fantasy
historical
romance
tragedy
What draws you in
Forbidden royal step-relationship
Curse triggered by true love's kiss
Villain mask hiding protective intent
You'll love it if
You crave sapphic royalty where apparent cruelty conceals desperate devotion.