In a land to the East, in the year 1891, the so-called Royal Flower Boy Program buys and sells adolescent boys for huge sums of money for their looks and other aesthetic prowesses. Young Natsuki Shigevuur just turned 18 and his mother, unbeknownst to him, is in huge financial debt due to his late father's trade business. All the while, the Empire has been taken over by corruption and immense greed, squeezing the knot ever tighter around people's necks.

What will this mean for young Natsuki and his family? Not everything is as it seems in this story. Hidden motives, coercion and questionable morals are etched into the fabric of this narrative. Reader discretion is advised. Rated 16+. This book is part 1 of a series. Inspired by lived experience. No AI was used in the writing of this book.