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* Creator/RudyardKipling wrote a poem called [[http://www.online-literature.com/donne/921/ "The Vampire".]] TropeNamer.
* Milady de Winter in ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers''.
* Played for laughs in ''The Science of Literature/{{Discworld}} II: The Globe''; the queen of TheFairFolk ''tries'' to seduce Rincewind, but all he desires is [[TrademarkFavoriteFood potatoes]].
* Berelain in the [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Wheel of Time]] started out as one, who seduced people for political advantage and spent multiple books chasing after Perrin to the detriment of Perrin's marriage, but is starting to look a bit more sympathetic. Her current [[LoveAtFirstSight infatuation]] with Galad, putting an end to the horrific PoorCommunicationKills arc of the last five books, certainly helps.[[note]]What also helps is that, when she's ''not'' bothering Perrin or catfighting with his wife, she's one of the sharpest political minds in the series, and remains firmly on the side of the good guys.[[/note]]
* The title character of "Literature/TheSnowQueen" by Creator/HansChristianAndersen.
* The White Witch of Creator/CSLewis's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'', even more so in the films. In the film adaption of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,'' Edmund even imagines her promising to make him "a king...and more", making it obvious that this was a large factor in his decision to become [[TheMole her mole.]] But even in ''The Magician's Nephew'', she strikes Diggory as stunning (while Polly doesn't see the attraction), and Uncle Andrew loses his head over her, even imagining she might find him attractive. And, of course, the Lady of the Green Kirtle from ''The Silver Chair'' seduces and [[{{Brainwashed}} enslaves]] the prince. Jill ''does'' [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer see the attraction]].
* Zenia in Margaret Atwood's ''The Robber Bride''.
* In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Literature/HorusHeresy novel ''Fulgrim'', Bequa Kenska. When her attempt to seduce Ostian Delafour fails, she is enraged both to lose the chance to corrupt his youth and innocence and because she had never failed before.
* The title character in Andrew Vachss' ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Strega]]'' (the second ''Literature/{{Burke}}'' novel) is explicitly The Vamp to the extent that she even {{Lampshade|Hanging}}s the fact that she can bend men to her will. The protagonist, Burke, does succumb to her sexual wiles, but [[SubvertedTrope subverts the trope]] in that he's [[GenreSavvy perfectly aware]] of what [[HoneyTrap she represents]], and manages to pull away once her goals are no longer parallel with his. [[spoiler:The girlfriend in Vachss' ''The Getaway Man'' plays the trope straight, however.]]
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Lara Raith. She's also a psychic vampire who feeds on people's souls during sex.
** Mab, the Unseelie Queen of Air and Darkness, has elements of this archetype. While it normally doesn't come up (since she's more powerful than most gods), she has proven capable of using seduction when the situation calls for it. Harry also describes her as "too terrifying to be beautiful."
--->'''Mab:''' Are you frightened of me, Harry?\\
'''Harry:''' I'm sane.
** Maeve, the Unseelie Lady and Mab's daughter, uses this trick quite a bit more than her mother and is far more blunt about it. She's about as subtle as a prostitute sticking her hand down the front of your pants. A very, very, very beautiful prostitute, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot with friends]], but still.
* Nefer of ''Literature/TheEgyptian'', although she ''is'' considerate enough to actually warn him first. Doesn't help, though.
* ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': Cavilo (who had already thus secured control of a mercenary warfleet) attempts this with Emperor Gregor Vorbarra in the ''The Vor Game''. As you might guess from the "attempts", it doesn't work out the way she planned.
* This trope is so old that even parodying it is OlderThanSteam. At the end of ''Literature/SirGawainAndTheGreenKnight'', Gawain claims he has learned never to trust women, that they only lead you to sin, etc., etc. The Green Knight tells him [[SpoofAesop this is ridiculous]] and that he has to take responsibility for his own failure.
* Male example: Spyros Stavaronas, the attractive young shrimp fisherman in ''Alexandra'' by Scott O'Dell. At first, he uses his charms to distract Alexandra so his henchmen can smuggle cocaine on her boat. When Alexandra finds out, he further tries to charm her into keeping his secret and not turning them in to the cops.
* Marquise Merteuil in ''Literature/DangerousLiaisons'', a BitchInSheepsClothing variety.
* Mr. Wickham from ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' is another male example. Unlike the passive if [[TheHedonist Hedonistic]] [[TheCasanova Casanova]] Willoughby of ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', who doesn't care if he breaks hearts, Wickham actively tries to win the heroine over and turn her against Mr. Darcy via MaliciousSlander. This is years after he tried to get revenge on Mr. Darcy by seducing his sister. Later, he tries to get back at ''her'' by [[spoiler:seducing her little sister Lydia and very nearly succeeds]]. Elizabeth later feels [[BreakTheHaughty terrible over how easily she believed his lies]].
* The woman in Creator/RobertEHoward's "Literature/TheGodsOfTheNorth", who lures Literature/ConanTheBarbarian to her brothers to be killed. When this does not work, things get rather uglier for her.
** Thalis tries this in "The Slithering Shadows". Conan is embarrassed because Natala, his slave girl, is watching.
* Parodied with Muriel Kane in ''Literature/TheBeautifulAndDamned''. She wants to be seen as a vamp (and happens to look like Theda Bara, mentioned above) but tries far too hard.
* Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham from the ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'' series is a light comedic variant. A troublemaker with EvilRedhead tendencies, she makes a habit of luring Bertie into trouble and then working against him to benefit herself. Of course, Bertie is an ExtremeDoormat who can get talked into anything, but in Bobbie's case, the fact that she's gorgeous and flirtatious doesn't hurt her cause.
--> ''Bobbie Wickham ... went about the place letting the pure in heart in for the sort of thing I was doing now.''
* Matilda fills this role in ''Literature/TheMonk'', particularly if you read her character as deliberately leading Ambrosio astray rather than merely being tempting.
* ''Extremely'' common in ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'', especially among the Sisters of the Dark. [[DarkMagicalGirl Nicci]] is perhaps the best example prior to [[spoiler: her HighHeelFaceTurn]], and has [[Really700YearsOld a long history]] of using her beauty and sex to get what she wants. The generally antagonistic (though not ''evil'') and neutral at best witch woman [[HotWitch Shota]] tends to play this at times as well. Calling her default wardrobe "revealing" [[IncrediblyLamePun doesn't even cover it]].
* Lilith Eve Mabus in Creator/SteveAlten's ''[[Literature/{{Domain}} Resurrection]]'' is an extreme example of the trope.
* Cersei Lannister in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Men desire her and she's willing to use that. Littlefinger actually pities her because her beauty is the only true advantage she possesses -- [[NeverASelfMadeWoman everything else is due to the men in her life]] -- in the game of thrones, and that will fade with time. Eventually {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as the consequences of being exposed as the Vamp become apparent. [[spoiler: The High Septon finds out and forces her to walk through the city naked and shaved. This destroys all the power she has gained; no one will respect her now that everyone has seen her in such a vulnerable state. Even Jaime is unsympathetic and abandons her in her time of need. He thought she was cheating on her husband with him because he was her true love, and the discovery that she's sleeping with other people to win their allegiance makes him question their entire relationship.]]
* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Luke Castellan is a semi-censored RareMaleExample. Because this is a middle-grade series, they can't exactly say he used sex to gain information, but [[spoiler:Silena's confession that she spied for him because he seemed so "handsome and trustworthy"]] makes it pretty clear that something happened (especially considering that [[ComfortingTheWidow her love interest had just died recently]]). He wasn't above using Annabeth's PrecociousCrush to manipulate her either.
* Annabella Wilmot in ''Literature/TheTenantOfWildfellHall'', as Lord Lowborough discovers too late. Gilbert warns Frederick Lawrence that Jane Wilson is not to be trusted before he can choose a similar fate.
* La Belle Dame sans Merci, from the Creator/JohnKeats poem [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Belle_Dame_sans_Merci of the same name.]] She also has shades of TheFairFolk.
* Delia of Eldorne in ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'' deliberately pits men against each other and seduces Prince Jon, toying with his moods by giving or withholding her attention (and sex) in order to keep him off-balance. All of this is in aid of Duke Roger's plan to usurp the throne because she wants to be the queen.
* In ''Literature/TheGeneralSeries'' Suzette Whitehall's modus operandi (seduction, manipulation, provoking duels over herself, having {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s dumped in the river with 40-kilo roundshot chained to their ankles, etc.) fits with this... but she does so not ForTheEvulz but for the sake of the husband she actually ''does'' love (an [[IncorruptiblePurePureness honest soldier]] whom the DecadentCourt of the Gubierno Civil would probably destroy otherwise).
* Melisande Shahrizai from the ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'' series is an almost perfect example of this trope, especially early on.
* Wyre from ''Literature/DarkHeart''. She's not averse to using sex to manipulate men, [[spoiler:though she's also good at mind-warping magic]].
* In the ''Literature/ArchieSheridan'' series, Gretchen Lowell is the extreme of this trope, as a beautiful female serial killer who claims to have over two hundred kills. Not just any kills, either--she likes to torture using blades and chemicals to extend the torture session for as long as possible. She uses sex to collect "apprentices," weak-minded selfish men who she can mold into serial killers themselves.
* In Creator/AgathaChristie's stories featuring professional problem-solver [[Literature/ParkerPyneInvestigates Mr. Parker Pyne]], one of his employees is the impossibly glamorous Madeleine de Sara, who plays this role as needed for a FalseCrucible or OperationJealousy.
* In ''Literature/TerraIgnota'', Danaë is so seductively feminine that she is able to make anyone do what she wants basically just by being in the same room as them. It is eventually revealed that she was raised in a brothel and educated to undermine others by using her sex appeal, giving her a dark streak despite her innocent demeanor. Justified in that it's quite clear that any modern person would easily be able to resist her charms, but in the genderless world of the 25th century, the only experience anyone has with sexuality and sexual appeal outside the bedroom are historical videos and pornography. Mycroft describes this as giving people "the weakness but no resistance."
* Lee Gen, the darkly [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] Chinese spy in ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'', is one of the very few [[CampGay male]] examples known to exist, thanks to science-fiction technologies which allow him to present a ''really'' convincing AttractiveBentGender.
* ''Literature/LoyalEnemies'' has Tairinn. The only reason she approached Veres, slept with him, and generally played his girlfriend was to get her hands on [[spoiler:his writings about werewolves and their origins and magical capabilities]], secretly laughing about Veres' moral integrity. It worked because of her innocent, alluring dark-haired looks. After having [[spoiler:latched onto another man and faked her own death]], she tries that shtick on Veres ''again'' in the finale because she still hasn't figured out everything insinuated by his thesis, using her sex appeal to lure him to her side. [[spoiler:This time, though, Veres sees through it.]]
* ''Literature/MercyThompson'' features the Widow Queen otherwise known as Neuth, the Black Queen who serves as the BigBad of the novel ''Fire Touched''. The Widow Queen is a member of the ruling class of the fae who are known as the Gray lords. Her MO is the seducing good men until they are obsessed with her, luring them into temptation before destroying them and all they loved before ruining their lands.
* Sophonisba in Santiago Posteguillo's ''Literature/AfricanusTrilogy'' is a good example, managing to turn Syphax (and almost Masinissa) to the Carthaginian cause only through her feminine charms. This was TruthInTelevision, apparently.
* PsychoPsychologist Lilith Ritter in ''Literature/NightmareAlley'' is a particularly vicious and manipulative example. Pretty much immediately after the main character Stan comes to her as a client, she seduces and begins controlling him through sexual and emotional coercion. Within weeks Stan is so infatuated with her that he is willing to do literally anything she wants to ensure that she continues their secret relationship. It's later revealed at the end of the book that Lilith was conning Stan all along. She steals a majority of the money they have swindled together and when Stan discovers her betrayal and confronts her, she tells him he is deluded and attempts to have him committed to an institution, a fate he very narrowly escapes.
* ''Literature/AnnoDracula'': Christina Light expertly uses her beauty and sexuality to seduce men into joining her anarchist cause while caring nothing for their lives.
* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': The Enchantress. The Guide outright says "Enchantress" is "another word for seductress, only with more punch". They use magic to make themselves look more beautiful and thus be appealing for seducing a captured male hero.
* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': Zettila uses her beauty and charm to wrap Emperor Banwi around her finger, making him blindly follow her every advice and trust her word even when she's obviously using him.
* Phoedria from ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' throws herself at any man who comes near her island in hopes of leading them astray and leaving them forever stranded in the middle of the deadly sea.
* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Ophelia Salvadori is a TragicVillain example: a sexually predatory upperclassman who SmellsSexy due to [[UnevenHybrid her succubus ancestry]] and specializes in using male essence to breed chimeras within her own womb. It's apparently a family tradition, one which her {{Unlucky Childhood Friend}}s tried unsuccessfully to turn her away from (she wanted to, but bullying at school over her abilities [[ThenLetMeBeEvil drove her]] to a FaceHeelTurn).
* Milady de Winter in ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers''.
* Played for laughs in ''The Science of Literature/{{Discworld}} II: The Globe''; the queen of TheFairFolk ''tries'' to seduce Rincewind, but all he desires is [[TrademarkFavoriteFood potatoes]].
* Berelain in the [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Wheel of Time]] started out as one, who seduced people for political advantage and spent multiple books chasing after Perrin to the detriment of Perrin's marriage, but is starting to look a bit more sympathetic. Her current [[LoveAtFirstSight infatuation]] with Galad, putting an end to the horrific PoorCommunicationKills arc of the last five books, certainly helps.[[note]]What also helps is that, when she's ''not'' bothering Perrin or catfighting with his wife, she's one of the sharpest political minds in the series, and remains firmly on the side of the good guys.[[/note]]
* The title character of "Literature/TheSnowQueen" by Creator/HansChristianAndersen.
* The White Witch of Creator/CSLewis's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'', even more so in the films. In the film adaption of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,'' Edmund even imagines her promising to make him "a king...and more", making it obvious that this was a large factor in his decision to become [[TheMole her mole.]] But even in ''The Magician's Nephew'', she strikes Diggory as stunning (while Polly doesn't see the attraction), and Uncle Andrew loses his head over her, even imagining she might find him attractive. And, of course, the Lady of the Green Kirtle from ''The Silver Chair'' seduces and [[{{Brainwashed}} enslaves]] the prince. Jill ''does'' [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer see the attraction]].
* Zenia in Margaret Atwood's ''The Robber Bride''.
* In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Literature/HorusHeresy novel ''Fulgrim'', Bequa Kenska. When her attempt to seduce Ostian Delafour fails, she is enraged both to lose the chance to corrupt his youth and innocence and because she had never failed before.
* The title character in Andrew Vachss' ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Strega]]'' (the second ''Literature/{{Burke}}'' novel) is explicitly The Vamp to the extent that she even {{Lampshade|Hanging}}s the fact that she can bend men to her will. The protagonist, Burke, does succumb to her sexual wiles, but [[SubvertedTrope subverts the trope]] in that he's [[GenreSavvy perfectly aware]] of what [[HoneyTrap she represents]], and manages to pull away once her goals are no longer parallel with his. [[spoiler:The girlfriend in Vachss' ''The Getaway Man'' plays the trope straight, however.]]
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Lara Raith. She's also a psychic vampire who feeds on people's souls during sex.
** Mab, the Unseelie Queen of Air and Darkness, has elements of this archetype. While it normally doesn't come up (since she's more powerful than most gods), she has proven capable of using seduction when the situation calls for it. Harry also describes her as "too terrifying to be beautiful."
--->'''Mab:''' Are you frightened of me, Harry?\\
'''Harry:''' I'm sane.
** Maeve, the Unseelie Lady and Mab's daughter, uses this trick quite a bit more than her mother and is far more blunt about it. She's about as subtle as a prostitute sticking her hand down the front of your pants. A very, very, very beautiful prostitute, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot with friends]], but still.
* Nefer of ''Literature/TheEgyptian'', although she ''is'' considerate enough to actually warn him first. Doesn't help, though.
* ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': Cavilo (who had already thus secured control of a mercenary warfleet) attempts this with Emperor Gregor Vorbarra in the ''The Vor Game''. As you might guess from the "attempts", it doesn't work out the way she planned.
* This trope is so old that even parodying it is OlderThanSteam. At the end of ''Literature/SirGawainAndTheGreenKnight'', Gawain claims he has learned never to trust women, that they only lead you to sin, etc., etc. The Green Knight tells him [[SpoofAesop this is ridiculous]] and that he has to take responsibility for his own failure.
* Male example: Spyros Stavaronas, the attractive young shrimp fisherman in ''Alexandra'' by Scott O'Dell. At first, he uses his charms to distract Alexandra so his henchmen can smuggle cocaine on her boat. When Alexandra finds out, he further tries to charm her into keeping his secret and not turning them in to the cops.
* Marquise Merteuil in ''Literature/DangerousLiaisons'', a BitchInSheepsClothing variety.
* Mr. Wickham from ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' is another male example. Unlike the passive if [[TheHedonist Hedonistic]] [[TheCasanova Casanova]] Willoughby of ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', who doesn't care if he breaks hearts, Wickham actively tries to win the heroine over and turn her against Mr. Darcy via MaliciousSlander. This is years after he tried to get revenge on Mr. Darcy by seducing his sister. Later, he tries to get back at ''her'' by [[spoiler:seducing her little sister Lydia and very nearly succeeds]]. Elizabeth later feels [[BreakTheHaughty terrible over how easily she believed his lies]].
* The woman in Creator/RobertEHoward's "Literature/TheGodsOfTheNorth", who lures Literature/ConanTheBarbarian to her brothers to be killed. When this does not work, things get rather uglier for her.
** Thalis tries this in "The Slithering Shadows". Conan is embarrassed because Natala, his slave girl, is watching.
* Parodied with Muriel Kane in ''Literature/TheBeautifulAndDamned''. She wants to be seen as a vamp (and happens to look like Theda Bara, mentioned above) but tries far too hard.
* Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham from the ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'' series is a light comedic variant. A troublemaker with EvilRedhead tendencies, she makes a habit of luring Bertie into trouble and then working against him to benefit herself. Of course, Bertie is an ExtremeDoormat who can get talked into anything, but in Bobbie's case, the fact that she's gorgeous and flirtatious doesn't hurt her cause.
--> ''Bobbie Wickham ... went about the place letting the pure in heart in for the sort of thing I was doing now.''
* Matilda fills this role in ''Literature/TheMonk'', particularly if you read her character as deliberately leading Ambrosio astray rather than merely being tempting.
* ''Extremely'' common in ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'', especially among the Sisters of the Dark. [[DarkMagicalGirl Nicci]] is perhaps the best example prior to [[spoiler: her HighHeelFaceTurn]], and has [[Really700YearsOld a long history]] of using her beauty and sex to get what she wants. The generally antagonistic (though not ''evil'') and neutral at best witch woman [[HotWitch Shota]] tends to play this at times as well. Calling her default wardrobe "revealing" [[IncrediblyLamePun doesn't even cover it]].
* Lilith Eve Mabus in Creator/SteveAlten's ''[[Literature/{{Domain}} Resurrection]]'' is an extreme example of the trope.
* Cersei Lannister in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Men desire her and she's willing to use that. Littlefinger actually pities her because her beauty is the only true advantage she possesses -- [[NeverASelfMadeWoman everything else is due to the men in her life]] -- in the game of thrones, and that will fade with time. Eventually {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as the consequences of being exposed as the Vamp become apparent. [[spoiler: The High Septon finds out and forces her to walk through the city naked and shaved. This destroys all the power she has gained; no one will respect her now that everyone has seen her in such a vulnerable state. Even Jaime is unsympathetic and abandons her in her time of need. He thought she was cheating on her husband with him because he was her true love, and the discovery that she's sleeping with other people to win their allegiance makes him question their entire relationship.]]
* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Luke Castellan is a semi-censored RareMaleExample. Because this is a middle-grade series, they can't exactly say he used sex to gain information, but [[spoiler:Silena's confession that she spied for him because he seemed so "handsome and trustworthy"]] makes it pretty clear that something happened (especially considering that [[ComfortingTheWidow her love interest had just died recently]]). He wasn't above using Annabeth's PrecociousCrush to manipulate her either.
* Annabella Wilmot in ''Literature/TheTenantOfWildfellHall'', as Lord Lowborough discovers too late. Gilbert warns Frederick Lawrence that Jane Wilson is not to be trusted before he can choose a similar fate.
* La Belle Dame sans Merci, from the Creator/JohnKeats poem [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Belle_Dame_sans_Merci of the same name.]] She also has shades of TheFairFolk.
* Delia of Eldorne in ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'' deliberately pits men against each other and seduces Prince Jon, toying with his moods by giving or withholding her attention (and sex) in order to keep him off-balance. All of this is in aid of Duke Roger's plan to usurp the throne because she wants to be the queen.
* In ''Literature/TheGeneralSeries'' Suzette Whitehall's modus operandi (seduction, manipulation, provoking duels over herself, having {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s dumped in the river with 40-kilo roundshot chained to their ankles, etc.) fits with this... but she does so not ForTheEvulz but for the sake of the husband she actually ''does'' love (an [[IncorruptiblePurePureness honest soldier]] whom the DecadentCourt of the Gubierno Civil would probably destroy otherwise).
* Melisande Shahrizai from the ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'' series is an almost perfect example of this trope, especially early on.
* Wyre from ''Literature/DarkHeart''. She's not averse to using sex to manipulate men, [[spoiler:though she's also good at mind-warping magic]].
* In the ''Literature/ArchieSheridan'' series, Gretchen Lowell is the extreme of this trope, as a beautiful female serial killer who claims to have over two hundred kills. Not just any kills, either--she likes to torture using blades and chemicals to extend the torture session for as long as possible. She uses sex to collect "apprentices," weak-minded selfish men who she can mold into serial killers themselves.
* In Creator/AgathaChristie's stories featuring professional problem-solver [[Literature/ParkerPyneInvestigates Mr. Parker Pyne]], one of his employees is the impossibly glamorous Madeleine de Sara, who plays this role as needed for a FalseCrucible or OperationJealousy.
* In ''Literature/TerraIgnota'', Danaë is so seductively feminine that she is able to make anyone do what she wants basically just by being in the same room as them. It is eventually revealed that she was raised in a brothel and educated to undermine others by using her sex appeal, giving her a dark streak despite her innocent demeanor. Justified in that it's quite clear that any modern person would easily be able to resist her charms, but in the genderless world of the 25th century, the only experience anyone has with sexuality and sexual appeal outside the bedroom are historical videos and pornography. Mycroft describes this as giving people "the weakness but no resistance."
* Lee Gen, the darkly [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] Chinese spy in ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'', is one of the very few [[CampGay male]] examples known to exist, thanks to science-fiction technologies which allow him to present a ''really'' convincing AttractiveBentGender.
* ''Literature/LoyalEnemies'' has Tairinn. The only reason she approached Veres, slept with him, and generally played his girlfriend was to get her hands on [[spoiler:his writings about werewolves and their origins and magical capabilities]], secretly laughing about Veres' moral integrity. It worked because of her innocent, alluring dark-haired looks. After having [[spoiler:latched onto another man and faked her own death]], she tries that shtick on Veres ''again'' in the finale because she still hasn't figured out everything insinuated by his thesis, using her sex appeal to lure him to her side. [[spoiler:This time, though, Veres sees through it.]]
* ''Literature/MercyThompson'' features the Widow Queen otherwise known as Neuth, the Black Queen who serves as the BigBad of the novel ''Fire Touched''. The Widow Queen is a member of the ruling class of the fae who are known as the Gray lords. Her MO is the seducing good men until they are obsessed with her, luring them into temptation before destroying them and all they loved before ruining their lands.
* Sophonisba in Santiago Posteguillo's ''Literature/AfricanusTrilogy'' is a good example, managing to turn Syphax (and almost Masinissa) to the Carthaginian cause only through her feminine charms. This was TruthInTelevision, apparently.
* PsychoPsychologist Lilith Ritter in ''Literature/NightmareAlley'' is a particularly vicious and manipulative example. Pretty much immediately after the main character Stan comes to her as a client, she seduces and begins controlling him through sexual and emotional coercion. Within weeks Stan is so infatuated with her that he is willing to do literally anything she wants to ensure that she continues their secret relationship. It's later revealed at the end of the book that Lilith was conning Stan all along. She steals a majority of the money they have swindled together and when Stan discovers her betrayal and confronts her, she tells him he is deluded and attempts to have him committed to an institution, a fate he very narrowly escapes.
* ''Literature/AnnoDracula'': Christina Light expertly uses her beauty and sexuality to seduce men into joining her anarchist cause while caring nothing for their lives.
* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': The Enchantress. The Guide outright says "Enchantress" is "another word for seductress, only with more punch". They use magic to make themselves look more beautiful and thus be appealing for seducing a captured male hero.
* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': Zettila uses her beauty and charm to wrap Emperor Banwi around her finger, making him blindly follow her every advice and trust her word even when she's obviously using him.
* Phoedria from ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' throws herself at any man who comes near her island in hopes of leading them astray and leaving them forever stranded in the middle of the deadly sea.
* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Ophelia Salvadori is a TragicVillain example: a sexually predatory upperclassman who SmellsSexy due to [[UnevenHybrid her succubus ancestry]] and specializes in using male essence to breed chimeras within her own womb. It's apparently a family tradition, one which her {{Unlucky Childhood Friend}}s tried unsuccessfully to turn her away from (she wanted to, but bullying at school over her abilities [[ThenLetMeBeEvil drove her]] to a FaceHeelTurn).
