A Hades & Persephone Retelling with a “Why Choose” Twist.
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A Persephone & Hades Retelling with a “Why Choose” Twist
The God of Death says I’m his long-lost bride.
His soul mate.
An Omega who betrayed him two thousand years ago.
He believes my memories are the key to our survival.
Only, they’re memories I no longer possess. Because I’m not who he thinks I am.
I’m Serapina, not Persephone.
A human, not an Omega.
And that knot he keeps talking about? Yeah, that’s not coming anywhere near me.
Except Hades isn’t the only one threatening to claim me with his knot. Morpheus, the God of Dreams, says I belong to him, too.
And don’t even get me started on Maliki, the sexy fae guard in charge of my captivity. That deadly fae has a body crafted in sin and a smirk that makes me question my sanity.
All three men want access to my nest. To my heart. To my mind.
It’s that last part that scares me most. Because if I truly am the Omega that betrayed my own kind, then I’m not worthy of being a Goddess. Let alone their Goddess. And what happens then?
Author’s Bride of Death is book one of the Netherworld Fae trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger.
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Hello, my alpha and omega readers, have I got a treat for you! Even if you are not into alpha and omega stories, I think you’re going to like this one too. I myself am not a huge fan of the alpha and omega genre but I dip my toe in from time to time and Lexi Foss has some good books in her different series. So, I had an idea of what to expect but this trilogy exceeded my expectations. This trilogy is a retelling of Hades and Persephone. Serapina is the reincarnation of Persephone, but her reincarnation did not follow the usual reincarnation rules so there is some very interesting things going on here. There is a book that comes before this trilogy that follows Serapina’s sister’s story, but I have not read it and I was not missing anything for Serapina’s story. This trilogy has a mix of all kinds of things, including Greek gods and goddesses, a very interesting take on how the underworld looks and works, and letting go of the past to accept a very different future.
I have to say that one of the things that really impressed me here was the world building and the storyline. I am an avid reader and there were several things in this series that I just did not see coming. Serapina has her own ideas on how she wants to live her life and is determined to make her own way with a job and be independent. Hades is convinced that she is Persephone, and that she is pretending to not remember anything and that she is trying to trick him. Enter Maliki, Hades friend and an assassin, that Hades has keep an eye on Serapina. He is his own kind of chaos, and he keeps Serapina from being attacked by all different kinds of things in the underworld without her knowing it, so she thinks she is just fine living on her own. The third thing to heat up our magical story is Morpheus, the God of Dreams, who has been trying to get Hades to admit that he is also Persephone’s mate for hundreds of years. However, Hades has a jealous streak 10 miles wide that I swear borders on obsession and won’t admit to anything. Morpheus is determined to be part of Serapina’s life, including her dreams, and he is the one that really helps her learn the truth about who she is and what is happening to her.
Book 1 introduces us to our main characters, their world, and to the fact that something strange is happening but you can’t quite put your finger on what is wrong. Book 2 introduces us to the wider underworld, to the fact that something is very wrong with the way Serapina was reincarnated, and to the fact that someone has been using Persephone / Serapina’s soul to do some very underhanded things. Book 3 unravels all the lies, all the mysteries, and shows us if these three very different alphas can work together. Serapina is no weak omega that needs protected all the time, she is a fighter in more ways than one and she’s determined to fix everything even if it costs her her life.
I have to say I really loved the way this series looks at the world of the underworld and the entities that live there. There are such interesting characters and viewpoints. I do recommend reading this trilogy in order as each book picks up right after the previous one. I also recommend 18+ for readers interested in this story. While it is somewhat of a slow burn there is plenty of nudity and innuendoes before the explicit content that I’d say 18+ all the way. These books are all in KU:
USA Today Bestselling Author Lexi C. Foss loves to play in dark worlds, especially the ones that bite. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and their furry children. When not writing, she’s busy crossing items off her travel bucket list, or chasing eclipses around the globe. She’s quirky, consumes way too much coffee, and loves to swim.
Visit her website at http://www.lexicfoss.com