The 12 Hunks of Herculeia (Herculeia #1)
C. Rochelle
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
4.18
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 36 ratings · 324 pages · Published: 24 May 2022

What’s a big city girl to do but pack my bags and go solo on that Grecian cruise I’d booked with my ex. Who needs a man when you have tropical breezes, stunning vistas, and free cocktails with frilly umbrellas?
But thanks to a freak storm, I find myself washed ashore on a mysterious Greek Isle inhabited by 12 hotties determined to help me in any way they can.
What in the rom-com setup is this?
Somehow, I’ve ended up inside a famous Greek myth, tasked with conquering the very men I find myself unable to resist—despite their fur, fangs, tentacles, extra appendages, and extremely large…secrets of their own.
Danger lurks around every crumbling ancient ruin, but the longer I stay, the more I wonder if I want to return to my old life at all.
Here, I get to be the heroine of my own story, and it might just be time to rewrite history.
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Herculeia is a monstrously mythic, medium-dark rom-com loosely based on the 12 Labors of Hercules, with many ridiculous liberties taken. And before my fellow history nerds get their togas in a bunch, I am aware that Hercules is the Roman spelling (it gets addressed in the book, trust.) For those wondering how weird this is gonna get in the sheets: Think monster shifters, who maintain fancy accessories in human form.
Includes MM (loads of it!)
Multiple POV
This book is meant for readers 18 and over.
Possible triggers:
Sweary dialogue
Naughty irreverent humor
Graphic sex, including kink and various edgeplay
Gore and violence
Trauma related to past death in the family, a bad breakup, and a magical shipwreck
Signature weirdness and medium-dark elements
In general, please do not read if you own pearls to clutch, or if you regularly ask to speak to the manager, as you and I will probably not get along.
Tagged as:
- poly (3+ people) 9
- reverse harem 8
- fantasy 7
- menage 6
- monsters 6
- fated mates 6
- non-human hero 6
- mmf 6
- breeding 6
- forced proximity 5
- praise kink 5
- creative anatomy 5
- historical 4
- paranormal 4
- funny 4
- alpha male 4
- enemies to lovers 4
- m-f romance 4
- bisexuality 4
- sassy heroine 4
- independent heroine 4
- competent heroine 4
- queer romance 4
- ancient times 3
- shapeshifters 3
- lion shifter 3
- mystery 3
- bdsm 3
- primal/chase play 3
- double penetration 3
- curvy heroine 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 3
- take-charge heroine 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- possessive hero 3
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- tortured hero 3
- fighter hero 3
- gay romance 2
- white collar heroine 2
- gifted/super-heroine 2
- shy hero 2
- magic 2
- age gap 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- height difference 2
- caretaking 2
- insta-love 2
- anal sex 2
- exhibitionism 2
- abduction 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- vengeance 2
- cheerful/happy heroine 2
- sunny/happy hero 2
- warlord/commander hero 2
- contemporary 1
- survival 1
- suspense 1
- angst 1
- friends to lovers 1
- good grovel 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- second chances 1
- role switching 1
- spanking 1
- somnophilia 1
- childfree 1
- mfm 1
- mmm+ 1
- betrayal 1
- found family 1
- himbo 1
- bodyguard/protector hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- body betrayal 3
- dubious consent 3
- slut shaming 3
- past child neglect 2
- death / grief 2
- non-consent between mcs 1
- mental trauma 1
- misogyny 1
- geography
- greece 4
- cyprus 3
- north america 2
- usa 2
- new york state 2
- south-east europe 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- first person pov 4
- dual pov 4
- male pov 3
romance tags
The 'Herculeia' series
71 ratings 4.21 ·
audiobook · humor · forced proximity · fantasy · monsters · bdsm · explicit-plentiful · from hate to love · paranormal · fated-mates · historical · ancient times · angst · sweet heroine · abduction · friends to lovers · tortured hero · sweet-hero · lion shifter · grovel
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