Title: Taking Medusa (Dark Gods Rising, Book 1)
Author: S.M. McCoy
Genre: Fantasy Romance, Romantasy, Greek Mythology Retelling, Monster Romance
Book Blurb:
A Greek Myth Monster Retelling
My blood can cure death, but it can also be the deadliest poison on Earth, and the gods will try to kill me just for existing. Hades wants me to join him. Zeus is still bitter about an age-old prophecy that the dark gods, the monsters of Tartarus, will rule Olympus. And Poseidon is the key to everything, maybe even my heart, but his son, Triton, rules Atlantis, and I accidentally killed his daughter, Coraline.
All I know for certain is the gods have mistreated us "monsters" long enough, and I’m yanking through the ribbons of fate to change my history before I’m beheaded all over again.
My name is Alessandra, most call me Aless, and I had no idea my family was more than just superstitious, they were hiding me from the gods, and lying about who I was.I was Medusa.
And now that the gods have found me… I’m destined to die.
Using current known Greek myths as we know them and retelling them from Medusa’s perspective. After all, history is written by the victors, and the bards got the story all wrong. Poets were influenced by the reigning Olympians, and Medusa still lives in Florida after convincing her over protective mom to let her go to college. Her previous life was erased from memory so the gods wouldn’t find her, but fate has a way of repeating itself, and the sea is calling for her return.
A paranormal myth and legends adventure romance that will have you flipping pages well past your bedtime to know what happens next as the dark gods rise up and prove being a hero is a matter of perspective.
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What makes your featured book a must-read?
“Think you know Greek mythology? After reading this book, you’ll discover the real story behind Medusa. I admit, I love Greek mythology. What I love even more is this imaginative retelling of Medusa. It has everything an immersive romantic fantasy adventure ought to have: engaging characters, gods and goddesses playing with people’s lives, and a love so great and powerful, it defies prophesy.” – N. N. Light’s Book Heaven
“This was such a wild and engaging read that totally sucked me into Greek mythology with the spin of modern times. What I love about this story, besides the characters, world building and plot, is how I could disengage from life and just be in the story.” – Reviewer
“I was sucked in by Dion, Triton, Alessa and everything that they were up against. The angst of an unknown threat of the gods, the mixture of today's world while diving deep into the "lost city of Atlantis". This book really took me away into an entirely different world which I loved.” – Reviewer
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Author Biography:
Stevie Marie is a paranormal fantasy author born within the apex of another universe, where magic flows like leaky faucets. Forged from the fires of the Underrealm she dug her way to Earth reluctantly participating in human society, secretly returning to her home world within her mind to relay the stories of her monsters, and the troubled love of her dark heroes. When she isn’t writing she’s crafting clothing in her sewing room, cuddling her tiny humans, or pretending to adult by narrating audiobooks in the rainy city of Seattle, Washington.
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