Rhea Silvia was born a Latin princess, until grief and greed stripped her of her title and saw her transformed into a priestess. She then became a mother and, by association, a condemned woman. And finally, in the most unexpected of transformations, she became a wolf. And that wolf became the Mother of Rome. ThisContinue reading “‘Mother of Rome’ by Lauren J.A. Bear”
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‘The Women of Artemis’ by Hannah Lynn
Release Date: 21 October 2025 When Otrera’s husband drinks and gambles away all their money and moves them to a ramshackle hut in a tiny village she thinks her life is over. But the kindness of strangers helps her to build a new life, one where she is surrounded by a community of women whoContinue reading “‘The Women of Artemis’ by Hannah Lynn”
‘Hymn to Dionysus’ by Natasha Pulley
Release date: April 3 2025 A knight in the Theban army, Phaidros lives by the motto his beloved commander taught him: duty is honour, and obedience is strength. He never questions his duty or obedience to his commander or to his city and he never questions the dangerous path that life has given him. UntilContinue reading “‘Hymn to Dionysus’ by Natasha Pulley”
‘Medea’ by Rosie Hewlett
To be published 21/01/2024… From a young age, Medea’s powers have ostracised her. Even her own family hate her magic and spurn her for it. When the opportunity arises for her to use her powers and finally prove their worth to her father, she takes it. Yet it is still the magic he respects, notContinue reading “‘Medea’ by Rosie Hewlett”
‘Girl, Goddess, Queen’ by Bea Fitzgerald
Kore has lived in isolation her entire life, her mother’s desperate plan to keep her little girl safe from the lecherous men that fill the Greek pantheon. Except Kore isn’t a girl anymore, she’s a woman, and it is time for her father to sell her off to the highest bidder. Whilst her mother worksContinue reading “‘Girl, Goddess, Queen’ by Bea Fitzgerald”
‘Atalanta’ by Jennifer Saint
As a baby Atalanta is left on a mountain to die and rescued by bears. Later Artemis takes her in and places her in the care of nymphs, secluded deep in the forest. Atalanta grows strong and tall until her speed and prowess with the bow is surpassed only by that of Artemis herself. WhenContinue reading “‘Atalanta’ by Jennifer Saint”
‘Clytemnestra’ by Costanza Casati
To be published 30/03/2032… Two sisters, princesses of Sparta, as close as sisters can be yet each feeling dwarfed by the shadow the other casts. Helen is the most beautiful woman that Greece has ever seen, so beautiful that some believe her father to be a god. Clytemnestra is the strongest and most cunning ofContinue reading “‘Clytemnestra’ by Costanza Casati“
‘Pandora’ by Susan Stokes-Chapman
To be published 27/01/2022… Blake’s Emporium for Exotic Antiquities is a rundown shop of fakes; a mockery of the lustre and status it once held. Hezekiah Blake is to blame of course, him and his greed, but if her Uncle choses to run her dead parent’s legacy into the ground then there is not muchContinue reading “‘Pandora’ by Susan Stokes-Chapman”
‘The Women of Troy’ by Pat Barker
To be published 26/08/2021… The war is over. Troy has fallen. Achilles is dead. But life goes on for Briseis; life and pain. She is no longer a slave. Her new status is defined by Achilles’ child growing inside her and the wedding vows that his right hand man Alcimus swore to her. Yet she feelsContinue reading “‘The Women of Troy’ by Pat Barker”
‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint
To be Published April 29th 2021… Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos, the sister of the Minotaur, the accomplice of Theseus, and the wife of Dionysus. Very rarely is she described in any way that is not adjacent to the power of the men who lived their lives alongside her. This book explores theContinue reading “‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint”
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