The Ruin of Eros: An epic romantic fantasy (Shadows of Olympus Book 1)

I never thought I’d be selected for Aphrodite’s great pageant.I never thought it would get me into so much trouble.Every year our town celebrates Eros, god of desire, in a special festival. But this year there’s to be a pageant like never before, and out of all the girls in Sikyon, I’ve been chosen to play the part of Aphrodite. They tell me it’s an honor… but I worry it's a curse.When Aphrodite demands a sacrifice, my worst fears come true, and the king's men bind me to a cliff and leave me there to die. But a mysterious stranger intervenes. He says he can offer me my life back... for a price. He won't tell me who he is, or show me his face, and when he reveals his jet-black wings, it's obvious he's no mortal man. But by then, the bargain is made, and the bond is sealed.Now he thinks he owns me, but little does he realize I’m hatching plans of my own. Plans for my freedom. Plans to save my family. And plans that just might upend all of Olympus.... Read more