Mistresses of rulers are often overlooked, even ridiculed for seemingly only providing their body to their lover, but a mistress can persuade her King with more than just her body, her words can also persuade him into doing her will. Ife, a young Egyptian girl with the title of Lady Of Isis (a rank arguably as important as a Pharaoh), is Ptolemy XII "Auletes"'s only mistress. As long as she is close to him, nobody can lay a hand on her. Her first two years as his mistress is filled with passion, immense wealth, and love. However, nothing golden can stay. Her world slowly crumbles as her lover is forced to flee the palace as three assassination attempts on his life fail their goal. To make matters worse, his two eldest daughters, Tryphaena and Bernice declare themselves the rulers of Egypt and denounce their father as a traitor to the crown. As Ife's secret letters to her lover are discovered, she is thrown into the dreaded dungeon and is sentenced to be executed. She narrowly escapes with the help her allies, Ptolemy's younger daughters, Cleopatra and Arisonë. She is faced with many trials along the way as she attempts to be reunited with her lover, and being pregnant with his twins only make it more difficult to conceal her identity. Does love truly conquer all? Or will the only pure thing in the world succumb to the dark side?

Sometimes a mistress is the wife you met too late. She's your friend and your lover, your confidante. You care for her like you would your wife, providing her with the things a man should provide his, woman. He finds himself in awe of her every move and showing her off to the world; as though she belonged to him alone. Forty-three year old Harvey Darnell is the owner of a computer software company and husband to a shiny little trophy wife. Blaire has the perfect body and perfect smile and perfect hair. She is utterly and without a doubt perfect. His doll to play with. But he is not in love with her, nor has he ever been. Their marriage was based solely on a contract. Twenty-one-year old Kimi Townsend is a high school graduate and single mother. She spends every ounce of her time between school, work, and motherhood. Kimi has nothing near a charmed life and doesn't have any time to kick up her feet and sit back. When the two cross paths, nothing could prepare them for the momentous changes coming in their lives.