In the 19th century Queendom of Aselyn, a European realm where women hold all the power, as Lady Temperance of Lilithaina comes of age and joins the ruling sisterhood of nobility, she must confront her heart's illicit secret...she is desperately in love with her handmaiden, Amity. This enchanting lesbian regency tale of forbidden desire, noble duty, female power, and heartbreaking sacrifice, promises spice, laughs, and tears. Lady Temperance has reached her twentieth year…she has come of age and is about to formally join the sisterhood of nobility that has kept their matriarchy strong and sovereign for three centuries. As Heiress of Lilithaina, she will one day succeed her mother as Duchess, and rule one of Aselyn’s nine provinces, but she is a young noblewoman hiding an intimate truth. Since she was a child, Temperance’s constant companion has been her handmaiden, Amity. But they are far more than mistress and servant to each other, they are desperately in love. It is a mutual attraction they dare not acknowledge. Temperance must someday marry a nobleman, and continue her long, distinguished lineage. She can never be with her heart’s deepest desire. As Temperance is exposed to the secrets of Aselyn’s sorority of royals, drawing the affections of the Queen’s daughter, Princess Verity, Heiress to the throne, Temperance’s feelings toward Amity turn from a wistful longing, into a perilous liability. Is Temperance and Amity’s love story destined to be quelled by the fates before it even begins?