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Cruel Seduction

by Katee Robert

Desire and rivalry in a modern Olympus

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Desire and rivalry in a modern Olympus

In this contemporary reworking of Greek myth, Aphrodite enters a marriage with Hephaestus while plotting to undermine him through Pandora, the person he cares about most. He responds by drawing Aphrodite’s former lover, Adonis, into their contest. Seduction becomes a tool of retaliation, but the novel complicates the game as attraction and emotional attachment blur the lines between opponents. The conflict also unfolds against growing unrest in Olympus, linking the characters’ private entanglements to danger for their city and the people they love. The book is part of Katee Robert’s Dark Olympus series and centers on Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Adonis, and Pandora.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary retellings of Greek mythology.
  • Readers who enjoy romance built around rivalry, seduction, and tangled relationships.
  • Readers following the Dark Olympus series.

Themes

Greek mythology retold in a contemporary settingRivalry and seductionDesire and emotional entanglementUnrest and danger in Olympus

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Book overview

He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Aphrodite and Hephaestus (and Pandora and Adonis).*

Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she's not about to start now--even if that means marrying Olympus's enemy number one, the new Hephaestus. She has a wicked plan to keep her deadly new husband off-balance, seducing the one person he seems to care about most in this world: Pandora, a woman as beautiful as she is sweet.

Two can play the seduction game, however, and Hephaestus is all too happy to put his new wife in her place. Her ex, Adonis, seems like he'll do the trick. It doesn't hurt that he's gorgeous in the way of fallen angels, either.

The only problem with using seduction as a weapon? Hearts are all too quick to get involved. With Hephaestus and Aphrodite trading venomous strikes that feel a whole lot like foreplay, lines become blurred and emotions entangled. But a broken heart may be the least of their worries. With unrest in Olympus reaching new heights, these bedroom games may have deadly consequences for themselves, their city, and everyone they've come to love.

"Deliciously inventive...Red-hot."--Publishers Weekly STARRED Review for Neon Gods

"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."--Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily for Neon Gods

The World of Dark Olympus:

Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)

Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche)

Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)

Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)

Cruel Seduction (Aphrodite & Hephaestus & Adonis & Pandora)

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