Gods of Myth Series by Alannah Carbonneau

Persephone A love of ancient Greek lore, and a passion for archaeology brought me to Greece.I should have known better than to work for Hades Pluton.He is magnetic, and dark, and dangerous.He is a painter of torment, and his touch promises the most delicious sin.He is everything my mother warned me about men.And yet my heart is a prisoner to his.Ancient lore brought me here, but my love for him threatens to keep me.If I could trust my slipping mind, I might not fight it so hard—this love... morePersephone A love of ancient Greek lore, and a passion for archaeology brought me to Greece.I should have known better than to work for Hades Pluton.He is magnetic, and dark, and dangerous.He is a painter of torment, and his touch promises the most delicious sin.He is everything my mother warned me about men.And yet my heart is a prisoner to his.Ancient lore brought me here, but my love for him threatens to keep me.If I could trust my slipping mind, I might not fight it so hard—this love.But my mind is slipping. It’s been fragile since I was a child, but now that I’m seeing things, visions, dreams—none of it is real. I can’t help but question the reality of us, too.He doesn’t deserve someone like me. Someone who sees things that aren’t there…So, I’ll leave him. Eventually.But I’ll love him first.Hades I am trying to do it right this time. Her and I.The story of Hades and Persephone.I vowed I would not steal her. Would not plunder her body, her heart, her mind. Vowed I would not force her loyalty.I will earn her love.I will worship the body she gifts me, and protect the soul she offers me to keep.I am trying to maintain patience, to honor my vows—but there are darker forces at play.The story of love is rarely told without tragedy.And this is ours.For the war has already begun. less

Hades The mistakes we make can last a lifetime. In my case, that’s been centuries. Millenia.I vowed I’d never again steal her away to the Underworld. I broke that vow.She’s here now, in my realm, my house, my bed.She’s here—and she doesn’t hate me.But there’s more at stake than her affection, even though there is nothing I crave more.As the past is revealed, sinister intentions come to light, and the war we stand on the cusp of is no longer something we can avoid... moreHades The mistakes we make can last a lifetime. In my case, that’s been centuries. Millenia.I vowed I’d never again steal her away to the Underworld. I broke that vow.She’s here now, in my realm, my house, my bed.She’s here—and she doesn’t hate me.But there’s more at stake than her affection, even though there is nothing I crave more.As the past is revealed, sinister intentions come to light, and the war we stand on the cusp of is no longer something we can avoid.Demeter has allied with Zeus, with Olympus.She has a plan, and it could destroy us all.PersephoneThere’s more to Hades than he lets me see.The pieces of my puzzle are falling slowly into place, but with every click, the picture is clearer.He is cloaked in regret and I’m not sure that even my forgiveness can absolve him his sins.I am not dead, and yet I’ve found myself in the Underworld.Everything I thought I knew about the world crumbles around me as a truth I can no longer deny takes its place with a violence that leaves me trembling.There is a war brewing, and the players possess a power that could wipe out all of humanity.To save the souls both living and dead, I must make a bargain. But when you pay with your soul—does winning ever cover the loss? less