Eve’s life isn’t perfect—but with money, freedom, and a client list she’s carefully curated over years, it’s hers. After a stressful day, she’s more than ready to have dinner and a long, pleasurable night with one of her favourites—until Azazel asks her to roleplay with him by signing a contract and she discovers she’s let things get too serious. Bragainer demon Azazel has loved Eve in secret, knowing his place as a client. But when an enemy realises the true depth of his feelings, he protects her in the only way he knows how: by binding her to him. Angered and hurt by his betrayal, Eve is determined to make Azazel pay for every second she’s trapped in the demon realm. Yet no matter how hard Eve tries to guard her heart, she can’t help but see that beneath the monstrous nature of Azazel’s true form is the man who already found a way inside. 

Having had glimpses of the story through the previous novels in the Deal With A Demon series, I’ve been looking forward to The Demon’s Queen. MMC Azazel, leader of the Bargainer Demons, was the driving force behind the overarching series plot which saw the leader of each of the realm’s kingdoms—dragons, krakens, gargoyles, and succubi/incubi—find their human match. In those previous novels, there were tantalising glimpses at his complicated romance with FMC Eve. It was great to experience their full story, although the story didn't have the narrative depth I've enjoyed in the previous novels. I appreciated the little romantic twist in the HEA and found the ending satisfying, if a bit fast. Overall, this was an enjoyable, quick novella with a pleasant dose of angst and spice.