Mughal Mommy: A Forbidden Sapphic Romance of Power, Desire, Royal Secrets, and Love Across Time (Sapphic Obsessions)

Sonam Kaur, a dedicated history doctoral student, thinks she knows everything about the Mughal Empire—until a brush with an ancient artifact rips her from modern-day Delhi and drops her into the silk-draped, suffocating reality of a 17th-century harem. Inhabiting the body of a minor royal wife, Sonam must navigate a treacherous landscape of lethal court politics and rigid gender hierarchies where survival is a fragile, daily calculation. Then, she meets Zarina. As the feared and legendary queen of the zenana, Zarina commands the harem with a sharp tongue and an enigmatic reputation that borders on the supernatural. While others flee from Zarina’s cold intensity, Sonam finds herself irresistibly drawn to her. What starts as a desperate search for protection blossoms into a forbidden, all-consuming obsession that defies the constraints of their brutal era. As they navigate a world where discovery means certain death, their bond deepens into a defiance that radiates through the centuries. Caught between the watchful eyes of the emperor and the machinations of the court, the two women must fight to preserve a love that is as dangerous as it is eternal. This is a visceral tale of desire, power, and a passion that survives the shifting sands of time.