by Abigail Owen
First published 2024
Every century, the gods force mortals into their twisted games. Our narrator works as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves in San Francisco, Zeus' patron city. She keeps her head down, hoping the Olympian gods won't notice her. Zeus already cursed her once. She doesn't need more divine attention. Then she crosses paths with Hades, the King of the Underworld. For the first time, he enters the Crucible, the deadly competition that determines Olympus' next ruler. The gods don't fight themselves. They choose mortal champions instead. Hades picks her. A sarcastic nobody with a curse weighing on her shoulders. She can't understand why the ruthless, unpredictable god selected her as his representative. Every time he calls her his, her heart races. She doesn't know if she's his pawn, his bait, or something else entirely. Hades guards more secrets than there are stars. He plays by his own rules, and Death always finds a way to win.
Genres: mythology, fantasy, urban-fantasy, contemporary-romance
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: San Francisco, Olympus, Underworld
Period: Every Century
509 pages · Hardcover · Entangled: Red Tower Books