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Dark Olympus novels volume 3
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"Achilles Kallis vowed that he'd do whatever it took to claw his way into Olympus's inner circle. Now that the former Ares is gone and the coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to both compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect the infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize ... or for the sparks that fly when the three of them meet. Zeus may have decided Helen...
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"Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world's most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad. Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand ships-revealing...
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"For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships-but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra"--
As princesses of Sparta, Helen and Klytemnestra have known nothing but luxury and plenty. With their high birth and unrivaled beauty, they are the...
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Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller.
The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's Iliad, continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy.
Laden with doom, yet surprising...
The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's Iliad, continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy.
Laden with doom, yet surprising...
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"This is the epic retelling of Troy, the most famous war in myth or history, in which four strong yet misunderstood women take center stage, their stories so intricately and beautifully woven together that the result is an utterly spellbinding and immersive historical novel"--
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Princesses of myth volume 2
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Still longing for adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise as a boy to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo, the ship commanded by Prince Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.
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Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her goddess as she poses as two different princesses over the next six years, before ending up as a servant in the company of Helen and Paris as they make their way to Troy.
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In Troy in 1180 B.C., Acheron, storyteller in the palace of Paris and Helen, is so well-known as a liar that when a wooden horse left by the enemy Greek army rouses his suspicion and he learns truth about the deadly threat it holds, no one will believe him. Includes facts about Troy and its destruction.
10) Helen of Sparta
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"Long before she ran away with Paris to Troy, Helen of Sparta is haunted by nightmares of a burning city under siege. These dreams foretell impending war--a war that only Helen has the power to avert. To do so, she must defy her family and betray her betrothed by fleeing the palace in the dead of night. In need of protection, she finds shelter and comfort in the arms of Theseus, son of Poseidon. With Theseus at her side, she believes she can escape...
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Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the east, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans, the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy's gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world: slaves and queens, heroes and cowards, seers and kings-- and these are their stories.
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Monsters and muses volume 3
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"Lenny Primrose is a puppet. A temptress sent to make my life bloody miserable. Adored by the public and used for her father's benefit. Every man wants her, and every woman wants to be her. She's good for my reputation. That's the only reason I agree to the little devil's proposal. I'm game. Willing to play pretend to get what I want. Until what I want is her. Now, there are no rules. I'll wage a war against the world just to keep her."--
14) Haunted by myth
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"Chloe knew her future would be boring. Every job pales in comparison to the family legacy: hunting monsters and banishing ghosts. But that birthright belongs to her mother and sister, leaving Chloe forever outside looking in. Until her sister dies without warning. Chloe gets the family magic, a lack of self-confidence, a grieving mother, a sarcastic spirit guide, and room for nothing else, especially love. And lately, someone seems to be summoning...
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Helena de Troya es devuelta a su patria por su marido depués de la destrucción de la orgullosa ciudad. Al viento y a las olas, ella confía su propia historia. Nos habla de una criatura sedienta de amor, llena de pasión y sensualidad, pero obligada a casarse con un hombre al que no había elegido. Una decisión fatal, de la que nacerán lutos y tragedias, porque Helena buscará entre otros brazos aquello que le ha sido negado.
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