Pemberthy Parker grew up having very little in her lower middle class community, but from these humble beginnings emerges the woman destined to be Queen. At first it seems like a dream that one day she will return to her mother's kingdom and her vampire coven as it's ruler. Pem's mother left the coven and married a mortal many years ago to avoid her own arranged marriage to King Vitale, a man she did not love. She did not, however, escape the King's indignant wrath. Desperate to keep the crown in the Urbino family, the king on his death, arranged the betrothal of Pem to his cousin Fortuno. Now Pem finds herself the victim of an elaborate intrigue in a world that is completely foreign to her. She has been betrayed by her own mother and her husband has been executed, she fears for the life of her son after the courts annul her marriage and declare her son a bastard. It is only then that she finds she is merely a pawn in a much larger plot by the Milan family in their relentless quest for power. The players in this drama are not only driven by their insatiable thirst for power but they have been cursed for many centuries by their primitive cravings for blood and lust. In their quest to satisfy their ancient cravings, this vampire coven takes naughty to a whole new level. Their bodies crave satisfaction and they will get it in any way they can. This is the story of seduction, power and lust, and the intricate web which entwines these things in a kingdom where there is no 'happily ever after'.