She's been a captive all her life. Love could set her free. Ariana "Ari" Geiker lives an isolated life on an imperial space station commanded by her father. The 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, Ari's perfectly ordered life is thrown into chaos. Her nameless slave is intelligent, dangerous, and sexy, and seems to know an awful lot about tactics, star charts, and the infamous queen, Mír. What happens when the slave also reveals an expertise in seduction to her innocent mistress?The Lily and the Crown is a lesbian science fiction romance about daring to risk your heart with someone you shouldn't.