Title: King of Shadows
Author: Amelia Wilde
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 27, 2020
Release Date: January 27, 2020
Blurb
Luther Hades has
always been my family’s sworn enemy. He’s the opposite of everything we stand
for—ruthless to the core.
always been my family’s sworn enemy. He’s the opposite of everything we stand
for—ruthless to the core.
I’m not afraid of
him. It’s my mother who cowers and hides. All my life, she’s hidden me from
him. Hidden me from the world. Not anymore.
him. It’s my mother who cowers and hides. All my life, she’s hidden me from
him. Hidden me from the world. Not anymore.
I’ve planned my
escape down to the last detail. But two steps outside the safety of my mother’s
house, the devil comes calling. And nobody hears me scream.
escape down to the last detail. But two steps outside the safety of my mother’s
house, the devil comes calling. And nobody hears me scream.
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Little Sepphie
Anthela doesn’t know she’s in danger. That her fool of a lover has betrayed
her. That her adorable plan is a death sentence.
Anthela doesn’t know she’s in danger. That her fool of a lover has betrayed
her. That her adorable plan is a death sentence.
She doesn’t know how
men look at her.
men look at her.
And she doesn’t know
the lengths I’m willing to go to protect her. She’ll be safe in my underground
kingdom—even if it kills me.
the lengths I’m willing to go to protect her. She’ll be safe in my underground
kingdom—even if it kills me.
KING OF SHADOWS is a
dirty and dark contemporary retelling of Hades & Persephone. It’s the
underworld, after all.
dirty and dark contemporary retelling of Hades & Persephone. It’s the
underworld, after all.
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Excerpt
“Are you going to
kill me now?”
kill me now?”
My men step up
behind her, but she doesn’t dare turn her head. Two of them hook their arms
under Decker’s and drag him past us, giving us a wide berth. Her eyes follow
his slumped body. The man won’t shut up. All the groaning, the whining—fucking
pathetic.
behind her, but she doesn’t dare turn her head. Two of them hook their arms
under Decker’s and drag him past us, giving us a wide berth. Her eyes follow
his slumped body. The man won’t shut up. All the groaning, the whining—fucking
pathetic.
“You said you would
do anything to save him. That was your bargain. Are you telling me you’d rather
be dead?”
do anything to save him. That was your bargain. Are you telling me you’d rather
be dead?”
A flicker of fear is
chased off her face by a nameless expression, a light flaring in her eyes. She
glances down at Conor, the whites of her eyes glowing in the moonlight. “No,”
she whispers. “I want to live.”
chased off her face by a nameless expression, a light flaring in her eyes. She
glances down at Conor, the whites of her eyes glowing in the moonlight. “No,”
she whispers. “I want to live.”
I lean in close,
bending down so my lips are level with my ear. Her heart beats hard under my
fingertips. She smells sweet, like roses and sunshine and something unique to
her. It must be the fresh softness of her. Fuck, the things I’m going to do to
her, dangling her not-boyfriend on a string as if she’ll ever be anything but
mine. The urge to throw her down into the dirt is so strong it almost overtakes
me, but now that all this has transpired, it’s best for the train to move on.
I’m no longer interested in dealing with Demeter tonight—not now that I have
her daughter for my very own.
bending down so my lips are level with my ear. Her heart beats hard under my
fingertips. She smells sweet, like roses and sunshine and something unique to
her. It must be the fresh softness of her. Fuck, the things I’m going to do to
her, dangling her not-boyfriend on a string as if she’ll ever be anything but
mine. The urge to throw her down into the dirt is so strong it almost overtakes
me, but now that all this has transpired, it’s best for the train to move on.
I’m no longer interested in dealing with Demeter tonight—not now that I have
her daughter for my very own.
The poor thing.
“We’ll see how long
that lasts.”
that lasts.”
MY REVIEW:
Smoking hot debauchery & dark, steamy romance! A total mindfuck! Sweet, virginal Persephone is about to get more than she bargained for when her plan to escape her mother’s grip on her life go awry. She chooses the wrong person to trust in the seemly good guy, Decker, and she lands in Luther Hades’ hands. The one her mother warned her about. But Hades is too mesmerizing to ignore. Hot, huge, domineering, handsome and sexy. The relationship between Persephone and Hades appears to be one sided with Hades holding all the power. He has Persephone quaking and crying and sizzling as he holds her to her word of doing anything he wants. Her bargain takes an unexpected turn as Hades turns her fear into a smoldering desire for the evil lord of the Underworld. Hades takes what he wants but for some reason he knows he shouldn’t go all the way with Persephone. Why is a mystery. But when the beauty begs for something she doesn’t understand he can’t resist. It’s brutal and dark and hot! But the care Hades gives her after is spellbinding and wonderful. Then the betrayal happens and Persephone is lost to Hades and in the hands of new evil. There are so many mysteries in this story that beg for answers. Who are Hades and his equally evil brother Zeus? What’s the relationship between Hades and Persephone’s mother, Demeter? What’s up with Hades’ eyes? What is the fallout from Hades taking Persephone’s virtue? The ending was a heart stopping cliffhanger with Persephone in peril, Hades in full fury form and a betrayer revealed. I can’t wait for the next installment.
Amelia Wilde wrote her first story when she was
six years old, a narrative strongly inspired by The
Polar Express. When she was nine she wrote her first novel-length
work, all in one paragraph.Now, Amelia is all about that love. Her romances feature unique,
independent heroines and alpha heroes who are strong of heart and body.
Readers have described her work as “emotional,” “intense,” “phenomenal,”
and “like a child scribbled with a crayon,” which she takes as the highest
praise.
six years old, a narrative strongly inspired by The
Polar Express. When she was nine she wrote her first novel-length
work, all in one paragraph.Now, Amelia is all about that love. Her romances feature unique,
independent heroines and alpha heroes who are strong of heart and body.
Readers have described her work as “emotional,” “intense,” “phenomenal,”
and “like a child scribbled with a crayon,” which she takes as the highest
praise.
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