Overview
For centuries, the Waster Women of House Est have wielded power that could build thrones or bring them to ruin. Liama was one of them, blessed by an ancient goddess with dominion over flesh and blood and destined to pass that power on to her daughter. Then, ten years ago, that destiny was shattered by meeting the eye of a stranger. Robbed of her memories and her freedom, Liama wakes each dawn as the wife of the Chieftain, a powerless man who wields her violent abilities in order to hold his usurped throne. When a single touch begins to fracture the power binding her memories, Liama faces an agonizing choice: remain in the gilded cage of her false marriage, where a tenuous agreement keeps her daughter safe, or risk it all on a forgotten alliance that could put a crown on Liama's head, and a dagger in her daughter's heart. In a land where women bear the weight of both salvation and destruction, Liama will rupture ancient bonds and tear the veil between worlds to protect her daughter. But to save the girl from inheriting a legacy of stolen memory and forced submission, Liama will have to shatter the very bones of everything the Wasters have built, remaking their legacy from spilled blood.
Full Product Details
Author: Samantha Burgess-Smith
Publisher: Samantha Burgess-Smith
Imprint: Samantha Burgess-Smith
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9798993957203
Pages: 402
Publication Date: 22 January 2026
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Samantha Burgess-Smith has been writing stories since the 4th grade. Her first short story was a Sleeping Beauty retelling in which the princess and the dragon live happily ever after. Award-winning in her field, Burgess-Smith has been on the founding teams of 3 start-up businesses, including an international non-profit. Following the death of her father and the birth of her two daughters, she evolved her entrepreneurship career into a return to her first love, writing. Graduating with a degree in Literature with a specialization in Feminist Film Theory, Burgess-Smith has a deep fascination with elements of literary theory such as structure/form as content, the narrative gaze, and the reimagination of common tropes through the feminine lens. Experimentation with these elements comprises much of her work, as well as her meticulously high self-imposed standards for damn good dialogue.Snake Wife, with its intense and intimate exploration of the maternal in fantasy fiction, is her debut novel.
