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The Games Gods Play: An Enemies-To-Lovers Greek Gods Romantasy

by Abigail Owen

A mortal champion in a divine contest

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A mortal champion in a divine contest

In a San Francisco under Zeus’s patronage, a cursed office clerk is drawn into the Crucible, a contest in which gods choose mortals to fight on their behalf. Her unlikely patron is Hades, whose reasons for choosing her remain uncertain as the struggle over Olympus unfolds. The setup brings Greek-god mythology into a contemporary city and ties a dangerous competition to a romantasy built around an enemies-to-lovers pairing. This is the opening volume of the Crucible series, with the publisher listing two subsequent books and recommending that the series be read in order.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Greek-god fantasy set in a contemporary city
  • Romantasy readers who enjoy an enemies-to-lovers premise
  • Those looking for the first book in a continuing series

Themes

Greek mythologyDivine power and mortal championsCursesRomance amid a contest for Olympus

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Book overview

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
HOLT Medallion award winner for Speculative Romance of 2025
Goodreads Choice Awards Romantasy nominee of 2024

The stunning DELUXE PAPERBACK EDITION features gorgeous brand-new foiled and stenciled edges, an exclusive bonus scene, and new interior cover artwork. This breathtaking collectible is available only in the U.S. and Canada and is a must-have for any book lover.

"This story is my latest obsession."--USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry

The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...

I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.

Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus' patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god.

The worst god. Hades.

For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible--the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name mortals to compete in their stead.

So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me--a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders--as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I'm his?

I don't know if I'm a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky?

Because Hades is playing by his own rules...and Death will win at any cost.

The Crucible series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 The Games Gods Play
Book #2 The Things Gods Break
Book #3 The Wrath Gods Reap

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