Queen of the Underworld

Persephone is a quiet, gentle goddess of nature who lives in her mother's shadow, overlooked by the whole of Olympus. She wants control of her own life and someone who notices her. Instead, a dull god chosen by her mother waits as her future husband.

Then she meets a dark, handsome warrior whose power is impossible to miss, and heat runs through her. He fits the rumours told in Olympus about Hades, the cruel god-king who rules the dead with an iron fist. Hades needs a queen, and he has picked her.

He abducts Persephone and holds her in the depths of the Underworld. There, something dormant in her wakes. As she learns the truth about him, she cannot tell whether the growling king is her doom or her rescue.

This is a forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance that retells the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone. It is a prequel to the Guardians of Hades series and reads like an adult Beauty and the Beast, with a grumpy hero and a sunny heroine who hides her fire. The series promises no cliffhangers, a happy ending and some strong language.

Persephone decides she wants this king, and she means to tame him and win his black heart.