Nymphs and centaurs collide in an
epic war of gods, monsters, and forbidden desire.
(A standalone dark fantasy
romance in the Arcadia series.)
Callisto is the nymph who betrayed Artemis. This is her story.
Callisto, the daughter of the great Arcadian King Lycaon and the nymph Maia, has taken a sacred vow of purity, forsaking all others for Artemis, and attains the revered position of Bear Goddess among the nymphs. When she meets Kasin, a follower of Zeus and her sworn enemy, her life is shattered.
Kasin is a centaur prince and one of
few who can take human shape. Despite having sworn allegiance to Zeus, he saves
the life of one of Artemis’s nymphs. He is torn between his love for Callisto
and his duty to his people and his god.
Danger and betrayal follow Kasin and
Callisto after their secret, forbidden connection is exposed. To survive, they
must evade a god obsessed with having Callisto for himself, as well as others
who also want to keep them apart. With a devastating war looming between the
centaurs and the nymphs, Callisto must make a difficult choice. To prevent
bloodshed and to save an innocent life, she must die.
Game of Thrones meets the Iliad
with more warrior women and Greek mythology with a twist. An epic ancient
historical, enemies to lovers romantasy with centaurs and nymphs that rivals Outlander.
Everything had happened so fast—being caught with
Kasin, being bound with silver, Kasin changing into a centaur—Callisto hadn’t
had time to absorb the shock of discovering the man she loved was a centaur.
Weakened by the silver chain still binding her hands, she couldn’t escape. All
she could do was lay helpless in his arms while he galloped with her off into
the night.
He came to an abrupt halt at the edge of a steep
plateau, searching the darkened forest lit by faint beams of moonlight. The
fierce set of his handsome face made her breath catch in her throat. His arms
held her in a confident, strong grip. With some hesitancy, she admitted to
herself that she found him exciting. He was a centaur, her enemy who she was
supposed to hate, but he had never mistreated her and he saved her life once
again. She could only stare at him, stunned.
“I greatly admire Ms. Heckart’s
knowledge of Greek mythology and the way she weaves it into her fictional world
along with the paranormal. Her characters are deeply drawn and engaging, and
the plots are fast-paced and draw the reader in on page one.”
Rochelle Weber, Roses &
Thorns Reviews
The Bear Goddess sounds wonderful, Kelley. I love dark fantasy romances. :)
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