Mythic Passions Series by Cleo Calloway

Beneath the blossoms lies the shadow… and the man who would claim her. Persephone is the cherished daughter of the goddess Demeter, bringer of spring, adored and sheltered in equal measure. But beauty and bloom are not enough. She longs for more than the endless cycle of seed to flower. She longs to be desired. Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has watched her from afar, drawn to her light and maddened by his own restraint... moreBeneath the blossoms lies the shadow… and the man who would claim her. Persephone is the cherished daughter of the goddess Demeter, bringer of spring, adored and sheltered in equal measure. But beauty and bloom are not enough. She longs for more than the endless cycle of seed to flower. She longs to be desired. Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has watched her from afar, drawn to her light and maddened by his own restraint. When he hears her whisper her longing to the wind, he answers—pulling her into a world of silver-lit halls, pomegranate orchards, and a slow seduction that binds far more than her body. What begins as a dangerous game of power and temptation becomes a love that defies Olympus itself. But their passion comes with a six seeds and a war of wills. Steamy, lush, and darkly romantic, Of Power and Pomegranates is the first novella in Cleo Callaway’s Mythic Passions series—an epic of gods and mortals, desire and destiny, for fans of scorching romance and myth retellings that aren’t afraid of the shadows. less

When a goddess craves something mortal, even Olympus cannot contain her. Aphrodite, goddess of love, has tasted every pleasure—and yet she hungers still. The perfection of Olympus has become her beauty without flaw, desire without depth. Restless, she descends to the mortal world in search of something real. There she finds Adonis, a hunter whose beauty is matched only by his strength of spirit. He does not fall at her feet. He does not beg for her touch... moreWhen a goddess craves something mortal, even Olympus cannot contain her. Aphrodite, goddess of love, has tasted every pleasure—and yet she hungers still. The perfection of Olympus has become her beauty without flaw, desire without depth. Restless, she descends to the mortal world in search of something real. There she finds Adonis, a hunter whose beauty is matched only by his strength of spirit. He does not fall at her feet. He does not beg for her touch. Instead, he meets her with caution, with quiet fire, with a passion that sees her not as goddess, but as woman. Their love blooms fierce and tender, rooted in reverence and hunger. But in a world where gods are jealous and beauty cannot be unguarded, passion is always shadowed by peril. Blood stains the meadow where they lie together, and Aphrodite must descend into the realm of death itself to beg for the life of the man who has undone her. Steamy, lush, and darkly romantic, Of Blood and Bloom is the second novella in Cleo Callaway’s Mythic Passions series—an epic of gods and mortals, desire and destiny, for fans of scorching romance and myth retellings that aren’t afraid of the shadows. less

In the darkness, he waits unseen. In the silence, she learns the sound of her desire. Psyche is the most beloved mortal in the realm—worshipped for her beauty, desired by princes, envied by queens. But admiration is not the same as love. And when a prophecy demands she wed a monster no man dares name, she is left alone on a mountain peak… awaiting her fate. Eros, god of love, was never meant to fall himself. Sent to curse her, he falls for her instead... moreIn the darkness, he waits unseen. In the silence, she learns the sound of her desire. Psyche is the most beloved mortal in the realm—worshipped for her beauty, desired by princes, envied by queens. But admiration is not the same as love. And when a prophecy demands she wed a monster no man dares name, she is left alone on a mountain peak… awaiting her fate. Eros, god of love, was never meant to fall himself. Sent to curse her, he falls for her instead. In the darkness of a palace with no escape, they find each other by voice, by breath, by the ache that refuses to ease. But love without sight cannot last. And trust, once broken, demands a price even gods may fear to pay. What follows is a journey through fire and shadow, where soul meets longing—and love remakes them both. Steamy, lush, and darkly romantic, Of Shadow and Soul is the third novella in Cleo Callaway’s Mythic Passions series—an epic of gods and mortals, desire and destiny, for fans of scorching romance and myth retellings that aren’t afraid of the shadows. less