In the years since her husband King Charming boarded a pirate ship to โfind himselfโ, Queen Ella has ruled alone. Romantic love? Itโs a girlish emotion. These days, her only confidant is her steward, Sebastian.
Five years is a long time to forego sexual pleasures. Sheโs the queen, after all..shouldnโt she be allowed a few indulgences? A masquerade is just the ticket to find the fulfillment Charming never gave her. With Sebastianโs encouragementโand a little help from a fairy godmotherโElla prepares to make some magic.
The first masked stranger she dallies with gives her a taste of what sheโs been craving. And itโs just not enough. A second ball follows. A
third. Each oneโand each anonymous manโsends her to newheights of sexual pleasure. And reawakens the notion that maybe, just maybe, love does not always lead to pain.
Her indiscretions have not gone unnoticed. As her step-family makes a move to take over the throne, Ella has nowhere to turn, no one to trustโฆexcept the men behind the masksโฆ