LOGLINE:
Vera built her empire on hating Sable.
Now surviving means trusting her —
and wanting her is the one thing
Vera can't control.
GENRE & FORMAT:
FF Dark Contemporary Romance · 3 Books · Short Format (Novellas)
Heat Level: 4/5 · Fast Burn · SAME COUPLE arc
TROPES:
#enemies-to-lovers / #criminal-queens / #FF-dark-romance /
#obsessive-love / #forced-alliance / #morally-grey-WLW /
#power-equals / #fast-burn
WHY THIS WORKS ON KU:
- The enmity is structural, not decorative. Both characters
are the specific obstacle to each other's survival — which
means the proximity the series forces on them is also
structurally inevitable. The obsession doesn't arrive
because the plot needs it. It arrives because the architecture
made it the only possible outcome. Readers feel the difference.
- Designed for 65%+ B1→B2 conversion: the read-through hook
is emotional, not informational. The question that carries
the reader into Book Two isn't «what happens to the
syndicate» — it's «what does it mean to want someone
you can't afford to trust.» Plot questions close.
That kind of question doesn't.
- The FF dark romance shelf on KU is systemically undersupplied
at this intensity level. Het dark romance has built one of
KU's most commercially durable readerships on exactly this
dynamic — possessive, morally grey, mutually obsessive —
and the sapphic reader who wants the same thing is still
looking for it. Iron Queens is built to be that book.
PRODUCTION PACKAGE OPTIONS:
BOOK 1 ENTRY:
Studio Short Format: from $3,890
Production Short Format: from $6,490
FULL FRANCHISE (all 3 books): Studio $6,500 · Production $10,500
Exclusive acquisition. One buyer. Full IP transfer included.
Concept permanently delisted upon delivery.
Available on request.
Inquire: [email protected] · Code: FOUNDRY
STATUS: Available for Exclusive Spec Buyout · Full IP Transfer
SeriesBrief_FFDarkRomance_IronQueens_v1.0.pdf