GUILTY SMILE GN (2025)

A spicy romance about a princess whose fate lies in the hands of a man seeking vengeance against her family. Part of Seven Seas’ imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women: Steamship!When Princess Lailah’s kingdom falls, she has one final duty: to act as a body double for her twin sister and face death at the hands of rebel leader Prince Khalifa—who just happens to be her first love. Princess Lailah’s ruse to deceive the prince by impersonating her sister works, but it turns out he has other plans for her. Seeking revenge on the princess who imprisoned and tormented him, Khalifa puts a curse on Lailah that forces her to submit to his every whim. Can she endure the grudge of a man she once loved in order to protect her sister? Or will she accept her role as a doll that lives only to serve him? For Mature Readers.

DEADLY CURSETime is running out for Lailah, and it’s all Khalifa’s fault. The curse of the Guilty Smile is fatal—when the flower upon her neck blooms in full, she will die. Terrified of losing his beloved, Khalifa searches without rest for a cure...but as each fruitless day passes, Lailah’s nightmarish fate grows ever closer.

LAILAH'S HEART HAS BEEN TRAMPLED ENOUGH!At last, Khalifa and Lailah have confessed their feelings to one another—but in a cruel twist of fate, time has run out, and the cursed crest is complete. There is one last hope: Lailah's estranged great-aunt Monir may yet hold the key to a cure. As Khalifa and Lutf race against the clock to find her, Malaika sets her carefully calculated escape plan into motion.The final volume!