The Scales of Seduction
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Seeking to change her body, Petra Kruos, a mercenary and the last living Basilisk, strikes a deal with the goddess Cybele in exchange for recovering Perseus’ divine armaments from his grave.
The hero’s corpse rests within the lair of the legendary Medusa, who lives in exile surrounded by a vicious and deadly gauntlet. Surviving to reach the gorgon is perilous enough, but the potent lure of a fellow serpent threatens to undo everything Petra holds dear.
The Scales of Seduction is a 33,000 word F/F erotic romance novella between a butch trans woman and a feral cis femme, focused on lesbian desire and reclaiming one's body from those who would destroy it.
This book is intended for readers 18 or older.
THEMES & TROPES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU: butch in peril, fighting to fucking, lethal to everyone but each other, hurt/comfort, a treatise on the objectification of monstrosity (horny), her strap is huge.
| GENERAL CONTENT NOTES | Descriptions of violence (including blood, gore, and injury), body horror, societal transmisogyny and lesbophobia, brief references to past sexual assault and suicidality, dysphoria, trauma around fertility and infertility, past acts of self-mutilation, and death of a family member by suicide (off-page). |
| CONTENT NOTES FOR INTIMATE SCENES | Frottage, venom play (intoxication), strap-on sex, oviposition (roleplay), bloodplay, choking, cloaca play, anal sex, hemi-clit, consensual body modification, sadomasochism, overstimulation, use of sex toys, virginity kink (roleplay), consensual non-consent, dacryphilia, power exchange, contested dominance, fisting, and breeding kink (no pregnancy). |
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I loved this so much. I expected something extraordinarily well-written and hot, and this absolutely delivered - but I didn't expect a story whose tenderness and thoughtful examination of the costs of queer assimilation (during a kinky erotic scene!) would make me cry. Absolutely gorgeous.
Gray's ability to instantly put me in the time and place as the character with how they describe it never disappoints. And very specifically here, the way they play on the themes of pain, physical or emotional, and how it shapes people and then how in turn they can use it to shape themselves really just struck a chord with me.
Fantastic story from start to finish, worth every minute spent reading.
Amazing story! The author has a way where parts are almost poetic, lyrical in their beauty and description. A sapphic monster romance with lots of Greek mythology featuring two serpentine women, one born and one made. They come together in an explosive encounter that ends up meaning so very much more than either could have ever imagined. Beautiful. Highly recommend this as well as this author’s other stories!!!
Gray's books are auto-buys for me, and I dropped everything to buy and devour The Scales of Seduction. What a mouthwatering meal. While I was expecting to be wow-ed by Gray's third take on Medusa, Petra's journey slithered into my heart, making me wonder, "Am I into all types of snake lesbians now?" Yes. The theme of reclaiming and shaping the body made my heart thud, and of course, the intimate scenes re-wired my brain chemistry. The more Greek-based diction felt like little tasty morsels and enriched an already lively setting. I'd also like to give a shout-out to the gorgeous, sensual cover art! Hot damn. Why are you still reading this review? Go read The Scales of Seduction!