282 pages
Published Dec. 4, 2017 by Ylva Publishing.
Ariana “Ari” Geiker lives an isolated life on an imperial space station commanded by her father. The skilled, young botanist rarely leaves her living quarters, where she maintains an elaborate garden. When an imperious older woman is captured from a pirate ship and given to her as a slave, Ariana’s perfectly ordered life is thrown into chaos. Her nameless slave is watchful, intelligent, dangerous, and sexy, and seems to know an awful lot about tactics, star charts, and the dread, marauding pirate queen, Mir. What happens when the slave also reveals an expertise in seduction to her innocent mistress? "The Lily and the Crown" is a lesbian romance about daring to risk your heart with someone you shouldn’t.
Finished it with 2,5 hours left of 2017.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, and would have gotten 5 stars if a major plot point wasn't so obviously predictable. But I have the feeling that was done on purpose somehow.
There are quite a few laughs to be had, some serious feels as well, and I Loved that epilogue.
