King of Shadows

The Hades Trilogy, Book 1

“Breathtaking, intense, and scorching hot, King of Shadows is the modern myth I’ve been waiting for.”—Skye Warren, New York Times bestselling author

A mysterious billionaire…

Hades owns a diamond mine, but he wants something money can’t buy—Persephone. The innocent young woman challenges his claim on her.

He’ll stop at nothing to have her.

The contract is binding.

The daughter of his enemy…

Persephone wants freedom more than anything. Instead, she falls into the hands of a ruthless businessman. He demands complete possession of her. Body. Mind. Soul.

He wants her submission. She demands his secrets.

Their sensual battle may break them both.

©2020 Amelia Wilde (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

amazing

really loved the different take on how their relationship started. performance and story was awesome. so glad I found her can't wait to finish the trilogy.

not bad...

Dark and spicy. I don't know much about Greek mythology but I did enjoy Wilde's tale. On to the next one in the series.

Another mythological romance

I truly appreciate Greek and Roman mythology. All mythology tbh, but I have a real hard time getting over the incestuous inbreeding. That Demeter, Zues and Hades are brothers and sister. least of all Persephone is the daughter of Zues and Demeter. Making Hades, Persephone's Uncle. So when I read a fantasy romance book about them, all I can think is Persephone is having sex with her uncle! So if you can move past that you'll enjoy this book.

No plot

This entire book is one huge smut scene. There are so many holes in this story, that it's sickening. It skips details & gives you a bare minimum introduction, just to jump straight to smut. And it isn't even good smut. it's juvenile. Hades feels like a p3d0 and persephone is a 20 year old with no sense of the world. It ends on a cliffhanger and it's not enough to convince me to even read the next one. it's so bad. There is no depth at all to the characters & some of them I feel could've been left out because they serve no purpose. Almost DNF'd within the first hour. Should've. Don't waste your time.

Well preformed

I love this story and couldn’t wait to hear it in audio. The female narrator brought Persephone to life. You could feel the tension. The male narrator was good but I felt he was a bit old for Hades. Although, he definitely had the “Beast” voice needed. Overall it was enjoyable.