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The Games Gods Play

THE GODS LOVE TO PLAY WITH US MERE MORTALS. AND EVERY HUNDRED YEARS, WE LET THEM …

I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.

Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won’t notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus’ patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god.

The worst god. Hades.

For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name mortals to compete in their stead.

So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me—a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders—as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I’m his?

I don’t know if I’m a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky?

Because Hades is playing by his own rules … and Death will win at any cost.


Author:

  • Abigail Owen

Narrator:

  • Piper Goodeve

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 17 h 57 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Fantasy
  • Romantic fantasy

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    Abigail Owen

    Award-winning author Abigail Owen loves to write feisty heroines, sexy heroes who deserve them, and a cast of lovable characters to surround them (and maybe get their own stories). Abigail currently resides in Austin, TX, with her own personal hero (her husband) and their two kiddos, who are growing up way too quickly. Find Abigail Owen at AbigailOwen.com, on Facebook at Facebook.com/Abigail.Owen.Books, and on Twitter @AOwenBooks.

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